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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO declares monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency

The European Commission has approved an existing smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox after the World Health Organization declared the virus to be a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm which the WHO can issue.

Radio France Internationale

Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval

Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Reuters

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EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies

The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy department, said on Saturday.

Reuters

Thousands join Budapest Pride march in sweltering heat

In sweltering temperatures, thousands of Hungarians took part in the annual Budapest Pride march on Saturday, vowing to keep up their fight against government policies on LGBTQ rights that have drawn EU condemnation.

Reuters

EU plans to ease crop rotation rules as global food risks mount

The European Commission on Friday proposed a temporary suspension of EU crop rotation rules to increase cereal production and help head off a global food security crisis due to the impact of the war in Ukraine.

Reuters

Irish Foreign Minister Coveney sees 'opportunity for a fresh start' as Boris Johnson quits as UK PM

Ireland's foreign minister has told France 24 that Dublin sees the United Kingdom's search for a new prime minister as "an opportunity for a fresh start" in the two countries' relations. This Friday, the European Commission launched new legal action against the government of Boris Johnson — this, as it…

France 24

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EU envoys review compromise on plan to reduce gas use

National envoys to the European Union debated on Friday a compromise to a European Commission proposal that all 27 EU countries cut their natural gas use after widespread resistance from governments.

Reuters

EU launches fresh legal action against UK Government over Northern Ireland Protocol

Four new infringement procedures were triggered by the European Commission (EC) as relations further soured this week

The National (Scotland)

EU ramps up legal pressure on UK over breaches of Brexit deal

The European Union ramped up its legal campaign against the UK over breaches to the Brexit deal, days after legislation allowing Britain to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland protocol cleared the House of Commons.

Tribune News Service

EU gives Hungary a month to act before moving to suspend funds

The European Commission gave Hungary a final month to address its concerns about the rule of law before asking European Union governments to suspend some of the funds Hungary is to get under the bloc's 2021-2027 budget.

Reuters

EU launches new Brexit legal action after MPs back Boris Johnson's plan to rip up deal

MPs backed Boris Johnson's plan to tear apart his own deal with the EU - which comes after he claimed he had 'got Brexit done'

Daily Mirror

EU launches fresh legal action against UK over Northern Ireland Protocol

The European Commission has triggered four new infringement procedures.

The Independent UK

EU sues Britain again as N. Ireland bill undermines trust

The European Commission launched four new legal procedures against Britain on Friday after the British parliament's lower house cleared a bill to scrap some of the rules governing post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

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The Independent UK

EU launches four new legal actions against UK government for breaking Northern Ireland protocol

Total of seven infringement proceedings are now live against the UK for not implementing Brexit deal

The Independent UK

Spain, Portugal reject EU plan to cap natural gas use

The governments of Spain and Portugal have both rejected the proposal by the European Commission's president to establish a mandatory reduction in natural gas use to prepare for a potential cutoff this winter by Russia

The Guardian - UK

Destruction of nature as threatening as climate crisis, EU deputy warns

European Commission’s Frans Timmermans says biodiversity situation is ‘really very, very scary’

Reuters

EU plan to curb gas use faces opposition from countries

A European Union proposal that member countries cut gas use by 15% to prepare for possible supply cuts from Russia is facing resistance from governments, throwing into doubt whether they will approve the emergency plan.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

EU imposes sanctions on Russian motorcycle club and pro-Putin actors

Ukrainian leader dismisses latest measures, also targeting Russian gold and major bank, as ‘not enough’

The Independent UK

Public health research at risk if EU programme membership is lost – universities

Russell Group say research is too important to be part of Northern Ireland Protocol negotiations.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: hope for the best, prepare for the worst – Europe sweats over the future of Russia's gas supply

The invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and the nearly five months of war that have followed have reminded many European countries of the stark reality of their energy dependence on Russia. For ten days, western Europe has sweated on the resumption of gas supplies through the Nord Stream 1…

Al Jazeera

Russia resumes critical gas supplies to Europe via Nord Stream 1

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline under the Baltic Sea had been shut since July 11 to undergo annual maintenance.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US to Send More Rocket Systems to Ukraine, Moscow Signals Wider War Aims

The United States on Wednesday promised to send more precision rocket systems to Kyiv, soon after Moscow signaled it was aiming to seize more Ukrainian territory beyond the eastern industrial region of Donbas. The announcement came as the European Commission called on EU members to slash demand for natural gas…

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