Tag: European Union
European countries disagree on gas price cap
The 27 countries of the European Union (EU) held emergency negotiations this Saturday, December 10. The aim is to reach an agreement on the gas price cap by the meeting…
EU bets on new car battery regulations to better recycle them
Brussels is betting on the circular economy to boost battery production in Europe, in the context of growing competition for this key product of the energy transition with the United…
Qatar suspected of corruption in the European Parliament, five arrests in Belgium
Five people, including a vice-president of the European Parliament, were arrested this Friday in Brussels as part of an investigation opened this summer by a Belgian financial judge on suspicion…
EU-Western Balkans summit, facing Russia, seduction operation in Tirana
This new annual summit between the 27 and the Western Balkans was symbolic: in the midst of the war in Ukraine, it was a question of strengthening ties, stretched by…
The European Union hardens its trade showdown with China
In disagreement with Chinese reprisals against Lithuania and with Beijing’s policy on patents, Brussels had seized the World Trade Organization (WTO) at the beginning of 2022. This time, it is…
cartridges from a Franco-Italian company used in the repression
Since September 16, the repression of demonstrations has killed nearly 450 people, according to the NGO Iran Human Rights. Ersahd Alijani is a journalist for Les Observateurs de France 24…
start of an EU summit in Tirana on the Western Balkans
A summit of the European Union and the Western Balkans is taking place this Tuesday, December 6 in Tirana. In the context of the war in Ukraine, this summit is…
European maritime embargo on Russian oil enters into force
The EU embargo on Russian oil comes into force on Monday. A long-awaited sanction on the side of kyiv which is supposed to dry up one of Moscow’s main sources…
The European Union reaches an agreement to cap the price of Russian oil
The Twenty-Seven reached an agreement on Friday, December 2 on a cap of 60 dollars per barrel on the price of Russian oil, a tool designed by the West to…
Italy places under supervision the Sicilian refinery of the Russian oil giant Loukoil
As a result of the embargo on Russian oil in Europe, the Italian government placed, this Thursday, December 1, under ” temporary administration of the State a refinery of the…