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This year the Europeans had to cut their gas consumption by 40-50 billion cubic meters. m due to the closure of enterprises for the production of fertilizers, gas chemistry, metallurgy and "this is just the beginning", The EU's decision to impose a gas price ceiling and other sanctions are provoking a long-term crisis and gas shortages in the region. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Rus...

The vice-speaker of the Bundestag warned that if the authorities fail to deal with the consequences of the energy crisis, then Germany could face state bankruptcy. He called for urgent action Germany, due to its inability to solve the problem of the energy crisis, risks becoming a dysfunctional bankrupt state, Wolfgang Kubicki (FDP), Vice Speaker of the German Bundestag, said in an interview with ...

Photo Unsplash In the outgoing year, the Ukrainian crisis has certainly become the number one topic in the information space. But no less attention in 2022 was paid by the world media to the economic war - unprecedented in scale, unpredictable in its consequences, drawing in not only the parties to the conflict, but literally the whole world. And sanctions have become the main weapon in this war. ...

The Bank of Russia welcomes any steps to solve the problems of Russians with blocked foreign assets. So RBC in the press service of the regulator commented on the Luxembourg license issued to the National Settlement Depository (NSD). The Central Bank noted that "additional comments are premature" and the license "requires careful study." On the eve of the Ministry of Finance of Luxembourg allowed ...

The EU countries, after lengthy consultations, agreed on a compromise option for limiting the gas price to about $2,000 per 1,000 cubic meters. m. This is many times higher than the pre-crisis level, On Monday, December 19, the EU countries agreed on a gas price ceiling at all European hubs in the amount of €18......

The EU has already adopted the ninth package of sanctions against Russia. In addition to expanding restrictions on individuals and companies, it includes new bans on investments and supplies. Analysis of the main sanctions, On December 16, the Council of the European Union approved a new sanctions package against Russia. “The sanctions are aimed at the Kremlin. Their goal is to weaken the ability ...

The work on the ninth package of EU sanctions at the end of November was announced by the head of the EC Ursula von der Leyen. According to Politico, the EU intends to massively expand the blacklist of individuals from Russia. Borrell pointed out The EU countries were unable to agree on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia before the meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, which will be...

EuropeanDidier ReindersDidier ReindersDidier Reinders EU ministers will discuss a way to confiscate the assets of Russian oligarchs in the EU on the basis of criminal charges for circumventing sanctions. This was announced by European Commissioner for Justice and Rule of Law Didier Reynders upon arrival at a meeting of the EU Council at the level of ministers of the interior. A video of Reynders' ...

Hungary again opposed the introduction of new anti-Russian sanctions.Her position may block the adoption of the ninth EU sanctions package Hungary opposed a new package of sanctions against Russia and a proposal to double the EU fund that finances arms supplies to Ukraine, writes The Financial Times, citing senior EU diplomats. “This is becoming quite predictable,” one of the interlocutors of the ...

The head of the European Commission announced the content of the ninth package of sanctions against Russia. She did not name specific companies and individuals, The European Union proposes to introduce restrictions against 200 individuals and legal entities as part of the ninth anti-Russian sanctions package, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. According to her, the list will ...

The UK will announce a new package of sanctions on Friday 9 December. This was reported by Bloomberg, citing sources. According to the agency, sanctions will be directed against Russian individuals and legal entities, in particular those associated with corruption and human rights violations. The new package of restrictions also aims to combat the evasion of existing sanctions. The European Commis...

Several EU countries are asking the European Commission to "more clearly" formulate exceptions for grain and fertilizer supplies from Russia, as the established practice of applying restrictions complicates supplies to the poorest countries,figured out FT Leading European Union countries - among them Germany, France and the Netherlands - are calling on Brussels to change the regime of sanctions im...

Carl Nehammer Austria opposes the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen area, before that it is necessary to clarify security issues related to illegal migration, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on the sidelines of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Tirana, ORF reports. “At the moment there is no agreement to expand [the Schengen area to include] Bulgaria and Romania. We have .........

The international community must make "constructive efforts" to secure global oil supplies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a briefing, Sina reported. “Oil is one of the key commodities, it is extremely important to ensure the security of global supplies of this energy carrier. We believe that all parties should make constructive efforts to this end,” said a Chinese Foreign ...

Russia is in the process of adapting to the sanctions, it is fixed by experts, said the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, RBC correspondent reports. So he commented on the words of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the effectiveness of restrictions against Russia is growing. “Certain problems, of course, arise due to sanctions, but so far they have not been critical. And here you ca...

The Alliance upheld the current plan to reduce oil production by 2 million barrels. per day. The decision was made against the backdrop of an unstable market situation, including due to the entry into force of the embargo and the oil price ceiling.From Russia OPEC+ has decided to maintain the current oil production plan, which provides for a 2 million barrel per day (bpd) reduction in production f...

According to the sources of the newspaper, the new sanctions list may include 180 items,and the package of restrictions can be adopted as early as next week The ninth package of EU sanctions against Russia may include restrictions on the financial, technology and media sectors, the Politico newspaper learned. According to the newspaper, 18......

Western countries agreed on a ceiling on oil pricesfrom Russia to reduce its ability to finance military operations in Ukraine. Moscow said that it would not supply raw materials to countries The EU countries have agreed to impose a ceiling on oil prices from Russia at $60 per barrel, the European Commission announced on December 3. It took European countries more than a week to agree on the price...

Politico notes that the discussion of the ninth package of sanctions is a “concession” to Warsaw, which asked to link the oil price ceilingwith a new sanctions package The European Commission (EC) this week is ready to start negotiations with the EU countries on the preparation of a new - ninth - package of sanctions against Russia, Politico reports, citing officials. According to Politico, such a...

Now the European Commission will have to develop a directive that will define the criminal offenses related to the circumvention of sanctions and the penalties for them. The EU has imposed eight packages of sanctions against Russia, The Council of the EU unanimously approved the inclusion of violations of sanctions measures in the list of crimes against the European Union, according to the website...

EU talks on a ceiling on Russian oil prices have stalled over Poland's desire to set a lower cap than other countries see fit, the Financial Times reported, citing an unnamed European diplomat. “This is the moment when we need to send clear signals of our unity to [Russian President] Vladimir Putin. The issue should be resolved long before December 5, ”the source said. According to the publication...

The press secretary of the European Commission noted that the EU did not consider a complete ban on the import of Russian gas. The Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that they will stop importing energy resources to countries The European Union has never considered imposing a ban on Russian gas imports, European Commission (EC) spokesman Eric Mamer said at a briefing. “We have never consid...

price ceiling until December EU energy ministers have postponed a decision on a gas price ceiling until December, the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said. Russiahas repeatedly stated that it will stop supplying energy resources to countries"political decision makers" on the ceiling EU energy ministers at a meeting on November 24 failed to agree on a price ceiling for Russian gas. The next ...

Negotiations were supposed to resume on November 24, but have been postponed as diplomats need time to overcome differences between states.writes Bloomberg EU talks on an oil price ceiling have been postponed due to disagreements between the countries, they may resume on Friday, Bloomberg reports, citing informed sources. “Negotiations on the G7 proposal, which were originally supposed to resume o...

Work on the ninth package of EU sanctions against Russia is in full swing, said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during a visit to Finland. A video of the performance was posted on her Twitter page. “We are working hard to hit Russia's pain points to further blunt its ability to wage war on Ukraine. And I can announce today that we are working at full speed on the ninth pac...

The publication indicates that, according to the EU plan, the price ceiling should come into effect under conditions that have not yet been met. EU ministers intend to finalize the draft and postpone the final decision until December, EU energy security ministers are likely to be unable to reach an agreement on capping Russian gas prices at their November 24 meeting, so a decision could be delayed...

Sberbank is challenging the decisions of the European authorities regarding its three subsidiaries. Shortly after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the ECB warned of the likelihood of their bankruptcy, Sberbank appealed to the court of the European Union with a demand to cancel the decisions regarding its three European subsidiaries, the defendants in the claims are the Single Resolut...

At the same time, Brussels has still not been able to determine how much of the frozen assets relates to the international reserves of the Bank of Russia, so the calculations continue,writes Politico In total, the EU countries have frozen Russian assets worth €68 billion, most of them are in Belgium, Politico reports citing an internal EU document covering all aspects of the European Commission's ...

The company promised to continue supplying gas, counting onthat an exception will be made for Turkish Stream Turkish Stream operator South Stream Transport BV announced the early revocation of the export license for pipes. “As a result of the imposition of new sanctions on September 18, 2022, the export license of South Stream Transport BV, the operator of the Turkish Stream offshore gas pipeline,...

The European Commission has developed a new package of sanctions against Russia, which should satisfy all 27 participating countries. It included restrictions on oil, steel, timber, In addition to the previously announced plans to impose restrictions on the price of Russian oil, the new EU industry sanctions package may include the diamond mining company ALROSA, caviar, vodka and cigarettes, and p...