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While it aspires to play the role of “honest mediator” between Serbia and Kosovo, Athens reiterated that it would not recognise Kosovo as an independent state despite the suggestion by the US to do so, according to the Kathimerini newspaper.

Greek position on Kosovo’s independence unchanged

Greece’s position of not recognising Kosovo’s independence has not changed

Shulginov reiterated that Russian oil and gas production was expected to decline in 2023, as Moscow comes under pressure from Western restrictions and a lack of European buyers.

Russia says it has rerouted all oil exports, India the biggest buyer

Russia has successfully redirected all its crude oil exports affected by Western sanctions over Ukraine to “friendly” countries, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said

The Commission responded positively to a German proposal to create a new category of vehicles that run exclusively on carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, also known as e-fuels, according to Germany’s transport minister Volker Wissing.

German minister: E-fuels row ‘did Europe a great service’

Germany and the European Commission have moved closer to a deal on the future of the internal combustion engine, the German transport minister said

Proponents, led by France, want nuclear-made hydrogen to count in the new EU targets for renewable energy. Paris says that the EU cannot achieve the climate goals without nuclear energy.

Role of nuclear energy divides again the EU

The role of nuclear energy in tackling climate change is once again a divisive issue in the European Union

Von der Leyen responded after the first day of the summit, saying: “only the net-zero technologies that we deem strategic for the future – like solar panels, batteries and electrolysers, for example – have access to the full advantages and benefits” – which is not the case for nuclear power.

Paris plots response to von der Leyen’s ‘unfortunate’ comments on nuclear

The office of French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher slammed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s recent comments about nuclear not being “strategic” for EU decarbonisation

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While the proposal has already been lambasted by Habeck’s liberal coalition partner, the business-friendly FPD, Habeck himself publicly speculated that a previous draft of the proposal was leaked to the press from within government ranks to gain a tactical advantage.

Europe

Top meeting postponed as Berlin government shows cracks

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

A meeting between Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, government members and the leadership of the coalition parties to resolve differences including climate, transport and budgetary issues that went into the night Sunday was paused and postponed

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The new Regulation for the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFIR) sets mandatory deployment targets for electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for the road sector.

Europe

European Green Deal: ambitious new law agreed to deploy sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council to boost the number of publicly accessible electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling stations

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In recent months, the European External Action Services (EEAS), the bloc’s diplomatic arm, has been working on updating its EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox, an initiative to coordinate a diplomatic response to malicious cyber activities.

Europe

EU institutions, member states in competition over cyber intelligence

Thursday, March 23, 2023

The European Commission and the EU’s diplomatic service are setting up two competing initiatives to collaborate with private companies on cybersecurity threats

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The annual Health at a Glance report published in December 2022 by the European Commission together with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) rang the alarm bell on depression among young people in particular, which is more than doubled as half of young Europeans reported unmet mental health needs.

Europe

EU lawmaker: Mental health plan must address those ‘who suffer in silence’

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Pain management should be included in the forthcoming Commission’s mental health strategy to relieve those “who are suffering in silence”, according to a socialist MEP, Alex Agius Saliba

Under the law, which is being hailed as the most ambitious maritime fuel legislation in the world, ship emissions will be reduced by 2% as of 2025 and 80% as of 2050.

Europe

EU strikes ‘ground-breaking’ deal to cut maritime emissions

Thursday, March 23, 2023

The European Parliament and EU ministers struck a deal on the bloc’s flagship law to cut emissions in the maritime sector, marking a major step forward for the bloc’s plans to reach carbon neutrality by 2050

Deliveries have also been disrupted at the Port-Jerome Gravenchon site operated by ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso, which has had its production reduced according to the supply of crude from the Le Havre terminal, a company spokesperson said.

Europe

France requisitions refinery workers as energy strikes continue

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Several French refineries were still blocked from delivering products after two weeks of strikes, disrupting production and power supply, while attempts to requisition workers at the Fos depot sparked scuffles with police

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed on Monday in Brussels to support Athens’ candidacy for the position of non-permanent member of the Security Council in 2025-26 and Ankara’s bid for the General Secretariat of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

World

Greece, Turkey back each other in international fora

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Greece and Turkey have decided to support each other in the UN’s Security Council and the International Maritime Organisation

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The plus side is that the EU has so far weathered the Russian energy crunch, and is at last addressing its defence shortcomings. But the debit column in the balance sheet is much longer.

Europe

Where to now? Ukraine’s war is eclipsing the EU’s internal woes

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Although Ukrainians face a second year of misery, an uncomfortable truth is that the European Union has been having, as they say, ‘a good war’

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In the state election of Lower Austria in January, the OVP came out first but fell 10% short of their previous election result, meaning they had to form a coalition. After the OVP’s negotiations with the social democrats failed, the far-right, which came in second, seized on the opportunity.

Europe

Austria’s conservatives team up with far-right, again

Monday, March 20, 2023

The Austrian centre-right OVP of Lower Austria looks to govern with the far-right FPO, forming a right-wing government in the country’s largest state and setting the scene for the upcoming 2024 elections

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Serbia is one of Russia’s traditional allies and has refused to join international sanctions against Moscow, although it backed two UN resolutions condemning Russia in 2022.

World

Ambassador: Serbia can count on ‘any support’ from Russia

Friday, March 17, 2023

The Russian ambassador to Belgrade said on Thursday Serbia can count on “any support from Russia” but refused to explicitly confirm or deny whether this could also entail military aid

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The ambassador also called for speedy agreement on the stalled Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) which would grant EU investors a greater level of access to China’s market.

World

China’s new man in Brussels says business community can help prevent conflict

Friday, March 17, 2023

China’s new ambassador to the EU says Europe’s business community has a “big role” to play in bridging any gaps between the two sides

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 After Covid-19 had made 2020 "the worst year in tourism history", international tourist arrivals increased by just 11 percent in 2021, as travel restrictions remained in place for protracted periods in many parts of the world.

World

Charted: How international travel bounced back strongly in 2022

Thursday, March 16, 2023

While few industries have been spared by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past three years, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector

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Role of nuclear energy divides again the EU

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The role of nuclear energy in tackling climate change is once again a divisive issue in the European Union

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