Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)25m ago
Europe could offer to help Trump on Iran — if he backs Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb suggests https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-help-donald-trump-iran-war-ukraine-finland-alexander-stubb/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Energyprices #Intelligence #Negotiations #WarinUkraine #Fossilfuels #Airdefense #Sanctions #WarinIran #Industry #Missiles #Shipping #Defense #Weapons #Defense #Cities #Crisis #Drones #Tanks #Golf #Oil #War
Europe could offer to help Trump on Iran — if he backs Ukraine, Finland’s Stubb suggests

Alexander Stubb, a golf buddy of the U.S. president, says it’s a “really good idea” to try to bargain with Trump, who wants Europe to help him open the Strait of Hormuz. 

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Ukraine accepts EU help to restart Druzhba oil flows https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-accepts-eu-help-to-restart-druzhba-oil-flows/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Energysecurity #Pipelines #Security #Energy #Oil
Ukraine accepts EU help to restart Druzhba oil flows

Deal could help ease tensions that prompted Hungary to block a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)23h ago
Don’t ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-war-iran/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #SocialMedia #MiddleEast #WarinIran #Conflict #Military #Missions #Security #Shipping #Mobility #Politics #Defense #Imports #Defense #Energy #Rights #Trade #Oil #War
Don’t ‘blackmail’ us: Europe rejects Trump’s demand to help clean up Hormuz mess

“This is not Europe’s war,” the EU tells Washington in a bruising rebuke on Iran even as oil prices rise.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)23h ago
EU considers relaxing state aid and capping gas price to bring down energy bills https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-considers-relaxing-state-aid-and-capping-gas-price-to-bring-down-energy-bills/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EmissionsTradingSystem #EnergyandClimate #Infrastructure #Electricity #Investment #Companies #Emissions #Stateaid #Markets #Carbon #Crisis #Energy #Rights #War
EU considers relaxing state aid and capping gas price to bring down energy bills

Measures aim to soften the impact on Europeans of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Hungary presses EU to scrap tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilizers https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-presses-eu-to-scrap-tariffs-on-russian-and-belarusian-fertilizers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EU-Russiarelations #AgricultureandFood #EnergyandClimate #Foodsecurity #Supplychains #WarinUkraine #Agriculture #Fertilizers #Humanrights #Naturalgas #Sanctions #Tariffs #Energy #Trade #Trade
Hungary presses EU to scrap tariffs on Russian and Belarusian fertilizers

Budapest says farmers need cheaper fertilizer as prices rise, challenging an EU policy meant to curb funding for Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Top EU diplomat to Trump: Europe exploring ways to secure Strait of Hormuz https://www.politico.eu/article/kaja-kallas-donald-trump-europe-strait-of-hormuz-war/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimateUK #EnergyandClimate #Communications #ForeignAffairs #Satellites #Sanctions #WarinIran #Missions #Mobility #Politics #Exports #Defense #Grains #Trade #Water #Oil #War
Top EU diplomat to Trump: Europe exploring ways to secure Strait of Hormuz

But some EU countries are pushing back on Trump’s threat to NATO if they don’t help clear the strait.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Not one molecule! EU rules out relaxing Russian gas ban to ease energy crisis https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-rules-out-relaxing-russian-gas-ban-to-ease-energy-crisis/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Energyprices #Electricity #Fossilfuels #WarinIran #Markets #Energy #Oil #War
Not one molecule! EU rules out relaxing Russian gas ban to ease energy crisis

The European Commission is resisting pressure from some member countries to temporarily import Russian fossil fuels.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Germany to Trump: This is ‘not NATO’s war’ https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-to-trump-this-not-nato-war-strait-hormuz-iran/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Maritime #Military #Missions #Mobility #Politics #Defense #Defense #War
Germany to Trump: We won’t help you reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Berlin says Iran is “not NATO’s war.”

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don’t secure Strait of Hormuz https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-warns-nato-very-bad-future-allies-iran-strait-of-hormuz/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EnergyandClimate #Foreignpolicy #WarinIran #Maritime #Missions #Security #Politics #Defense #Energy #Oil #War
Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don’t secure Strait of Hormuz

“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there,” says U.S. president as Iran war drags on.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago
EU’s crisis-proofing summit derailed by … another crisis https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-crisis-summit-economy-war/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EmissionsTradingSystem #EnergyandClimate #Competitiveness #Energyprices #WarinUkraine #MiddleEast #Technology #Emissions #Inflation #Sanctions #WarinIran #Defense #Tariffs #Crisis #Drones #Energy #Trade #Oil
EU’s crisis-proofing summit derailed by … another crisis

Leaders had hoped to focus on the EU’s long-term competitiveness problem. Instead, they’re back to firefighting.

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