Gas giant Algeria slams EU gas price cap
Africa’s top gas exporter Algeria on Tuesday (20 December) spoke out against a European Union price cap on natural gas, saying it would threaten upstream investments.
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December 20, 2022 EU Commission ‘fully committed’ to fight anti-Muslim hatred but lacks coordinator
This article is part of our special report Mapping anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe. While Islamophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment keeps growing across the EU, lawmakers have called on the European Commission to quickly appoint the EU coordinator to fight anti-Muslim hatred and step up efforts to tackle discrimination across the Union.
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December 19, 2022 EU countries back watered down methane regulation
EU energy ministers agreed new rules on Monday (19 December) to tackle methane emissions from the oil and gas industry, but were immediately criticised by the European Commission and campaigners for reducing the law’s initial ambition.
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December 18, 2022 EU, Azerbaijan launch Black Sea electricity link
Azerbaijan agreed Saturday (17 December) to supply the European Union with electricity via a subsea cable, inking a deal in Bucharest as the bloc diversifies energy supply away from Russia following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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December 16, 2022 EU must deliver REACH revision before end of current legislature
The European Commission should publish the revision of the regulation for evaluating and authorising chemicals (REACH) before the end of this legislature to protect human health and the environment, writes Zakia Khattabi.
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December 15, 2022 EU health systems at ‘critical moment’, require common approach
While there is no silver bullet to address the many issues facing Europe’s overstretched medical systems, addressing them at the EU level is a good start, former EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said.
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December 14, 2022 Switzerland to contribute €5.4 million for cohesion projects in Cyprus
The Minister of Finance, Constantinos Petrides and the Swiss Ambassador to Cyprus, Christoph Burgener signed on Monday the Framework Agreement by which Cyprus will receive a grant of €5.4 million for the implementation of projects in the area of Cohesion.
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December 14, 2022 Deal struck on EU plan to finance Russian fossil fuel exit
The European Union reached an agreement early Wednesday morning (14 December) on a new law that makes energy projects eligible for financing under the EU’s €800 billion recovery fund, agreed two years ago in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 13, 2022 Kaili removed as EU Parliament VP following corruption scandal
In an almost unanimous vote, EU lawmakers removed Eva Kaili as vice president of the European Parliament on Tuesday (13 December), following the so-called Qatargate, one of the biggest corruption scandals in the EU’s history.
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December 12, 2022 EU aims for quick deal on carbon border levy
EU negotiators aim to reach an agreement during late-night negotiations on Monday (12 December) on a new levy that would put a price on carbon-intensive goods entering the EU.
