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Liz Truss: I will not allow impasse over Northern Ireland Protocol to drift

The Prime Minister stressed that she would act unilaterally to address problems with the protocol if a deal with Brussels proved elusive.

The Independent UK

Brussels promises to cap price of Russian oil after Putin escalation

European Commission also proposes extra curbs on hi-tech trade as part of sanctions to ‘make Kremlin pay’ over Ukraine war

The Guardian - UK

Truss urged to attend meeting of Macron’s European club to boost UK-EU trust

Prime Minister Liz Truss attending the European Political Community meeting would be a ‘very good signal’, the EU’s ambassador to the UK said.

The Independent UK

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Stalled Brexit talks driving higher UK energy bills, industry warns

UK and EU are yet to agree efficient trading system to replace single market

The Independent UK

EU Commission moves to ban Hungary's access to funds over corruption allegations

The European Union's executive branch has proposed suspending €7.5 billion in financing for Hungary, as it awaits anti-corruption reforms from Budapest.

Radio France Internationale

Europe will 'stand by your side' says von der Leyen on visit to Ukraine

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Ukraine would have the backing of Brussels "for as long as it takes" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears its seventh month. The comments came during her visit to Kyiv, her first since the country became a candidate for bloc…

Radio France Internationale

Brexit: UK tells EU it will extend grace periods on Northern Ireland border checks

EU expected to hold off on further escalation in row, despite unilateral move by Liz Truss government

The Independent UK

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UK risks angering EU further with response to post-Brexit legal threats

The Government is understood to have told Brussels it will continue with the grace periods relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

EU to slap windfall tax on oil giants to send profits to 'those who need it'

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said 'it is wrong to receive extraordinary profits benefiting from war' as EU chiefs drew up plans for this winter

Daily Mirror

Poland’s ruling party counts on anti-EU stance to boost election chances

Jarosław Kaczyński, chair of Law and Justice party, said Polish politicians had ‘sacred duty’ to oppose ‘culturally alien’ EU

The Guardian - UK

War in Ukraine: has the time for EU enlargement arrived?

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has upended the European order as we know it, and that was even before the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline was cut off this week. While the bloc gets down to grappling with the unfolding energy crisis, the question of consolidating its flanks by…

The Conversation

Polish PM calls for reform against EU 'imperialism' - Welt op-ed

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the European Union of imperialistic behaviour towards smaller member states in an op-ed published on the Welt news website on Wednesday.

Reuters

Rishi Sunak video vowing to shred EU rules branded ‘absurdly stupid and irresponsible’

Tory leadership candidate shares clip of Brussels’ documents going through shredding machine

The Independent UK

Kosovo delays measure stirring tensions with minority Serbs

Kosovo’s authorities have postponed a decision to implement a law on vehicle license plates and identity documents after minority Serbs rioted by blocking roads, turning on air raid sirens and firing their guns into the air

The Independent UK

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EU Struggles with How to Cut off Reliance on Russian Gas

European Union nations struggled Monday to find common ground on how to wean the bloc off its reliance on Russian natural gas, seeking to appease wary consumers at home while upholding unity as Moscow turns down the tap. On the eve of an emergency meeting to discuss plans to cut…

Al Jazeera

What is the EU’s gas plan and does it have support of the bloc?

Bloc says rationing is necessary amid Russian ‘blackmail’ but some member states have rejected the proposal.

AFP

Russia resumes critical gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream

Berlin (AFP) - Russia on Thursday restored critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany via the Nord Stream pipeline after 10 days of maintenance, but uncertainty lingered whether the Kremlin would still trigger an energy crisis on the continent this winter.

Reuters

EU asks countries to cut gas demand by 15% until spring

The European Union set out emergency plans on Wednesday for countries to cut their gas use by 15% until March, warning them that without deep cuts now they could struggle for fuel during winter if Russia cuts off supply.

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AFP

EU to seek cuts in heating, cooling of buildings to save gas

Prague (AFP) - The European Commission is expected next week to ask EU countries to reduce heating and cooling of public buildings and offices to cut demand for gas, according to a document seen by AFP.

Radio France Internationale

EU lawmakers support 'green' label for gas and nuclear energy

The European Parliament on Wednesday gave its support for labelling gas and nuclear power as “green” under the bloc’s taxonomy rules. The move comes despite deep divisions on the issue between member states.

The Guardian - UK

I saw first-hand how US tech giants seduced the EU – and undermined democracy

Silicon Valley used opaque lobbying to weaken crucial new regulations. Firms like Google and Meta must be held to account

The Conversation

Ukraine war: all eyes on Lithuania as sanctions close Russian land access to Kaliningrad

Tensions between Russia and Nato, already stretched considerably by the invasion of Ukraine, have ratcheted up even further over Kaliningrad, a small piece of Russian territory sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast and cut off from mainland Russia.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson accused of using ‘Putinesque’ tactics by staging protocol row with EU

PM wants to keep dispute going until next general election, says former Northern Ireland secretary

The Guardian - UK

I negotiated a Northern Ireland deal that worked. Johnson’s Putinesque strategy will wreck it

The 2007 settlement I worked on aimed to deepen the peace process – the vandals now in charge of Britain don’t care about it, says former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary accuses Boris Johnson of ‘Putinesque tactics’

Labour peer Peter Hain says PM is using Northern Ireland protocol bill to provoke populist row with EU

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