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UK energy crisis: why rationing is likely to happen this winter, whether Liz Truss likes it or not

In the 1970s, the UK government used a series of planned blackouts to manage energy shortages. The result was a three-day week for commercial use of electricity, with work and leisure often happening by torch or candlelight. Without widespread demand reduction to tackle the impact of high gas prices, European…

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022

‘We face many challenges together’ – world leaders react to Liz Truss victory

Leaders from Europe to Australia have sent their congratulations to Boris Johnson’s successor.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

EU wants ‘constructive’ relationship with Truss to resolve NI Protocol stand-off

The impasse over the post-Brexit arrangements governing trade in Northern Ireland is one of the big-ticket issues in the new PM’s in-tray.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

EU warns next PM unilateral action on Brexit deal is of ‘great concern’

European Commission vice-president, Maroš Šefčovič, says it is ‘legally and politically inconceivable’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

EU's Borrell has received response from Iran in nuclear talks - spokesperson

The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has received a response from Iran in the talks over a revival of the nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic and distributed it to all other participants in the negotiations, a spokesperson said.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

EU must act now on ‘catastrophic’ energy price spike, says European Council chief

Charles Michel says bloc must address price caps and has been too late in putting ‘concrete proposals on the table’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022

EU's top executive backs price cap on Russian pipeline gas

The European Union’s top executive says the bloc’s electricity market is no longer working and has proposed a price cap on Russian pipeline gas

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022

EU States Urged to Roll Out COVID Booster Shots to Fend off Winter Infections

EU countries should start offering COVID boosters to their populations now to contain a fresh wave of infections expected this autumn and winter, the bloc's executive said in a document seen by Reuters on Friday ahead of its official release. The Brussels-based European Commission said more than 2,300 people still…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022

Energy price inflation: how the UK and EU could fight it

What can be done about rising prices – and would nationalising gas and electricity firms help?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2022

EU, responding to UN report, condemns rights violations in China

The European Commission, responding to a U.N. report that China may have committed crimes against humanity in its Xinjiang region, said on Thursday that it strongly condemns human rights violations in the country.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022