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Commentary: NATO should think twice before accepting Finland and Sweden

One of the ironies of Russia’s war against Ukraine — ostensibly fought to prevent that nation from joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — has been its impact on two of Europe’s traditionally neutral states, Finland and Sweden. On May 18, just 84 days after the invasion, Swedish and Finnish…

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NATO to gather officials from Sweden, Finland and Turkey in coming days - Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday he will convene a meeting in Brussels in the coming days with senior officials from Sweden, Finland and Turkey to discuss Turkey's opposition to Sweden and Finland joining the defense alliance.

Reuters

Hungary's Orban escapes EU sanctions on Russian oil

Hungary's divisive leader has once again got his own way with the European Union - this time in tough negotiations on Russian oil at the recent summit in Brussels.

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Angus Robertson aims to bolster ties with European Parliament in Brussels

ANGUS Robertson has met with key international figures in Brussels in a bid to strengthen Scotland’s ties with the European Union.

The National (Scotland)

Taoiseach hints Irish households likely to face higher energy costs after EU decision on Russian fuel ban

Speaking in Brussels the Taoiseach said the sanctions account for a "significant volume of Russian oil".

Irish Mirror

Angus Robertson visits Brussels to strengthen Scotland's ties with EU

ANGUS Robertson will be in Brussels on Tuesday in an effort to forge closer links between Scotland and the European Union.

The National (Scotland)

EU leaders aim to break oil ban impasse with unity at stake

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders intend to give their political backing to a ban on Russian oil, paving the way for a possible agreement next month on a sixth package of sanctions targeting Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

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What is Europe's next move? EU weighs up sixth round of sanctions against Russia

The EU is weighing up more sanctions against Russia. In Brussels, a special summit has been examining a sixth round of sanctions against Moscow since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. Is this the moment an oil embargo comes into play?

France 24

EU leaders meet in Brussels to break deadlock over Russian oil embargo

Ambassadors from the 27 European Union member states have been examining a compromise being tabled to break the deadlock on a Russian oil embargo ahead of a two-day emergency summit of EU leaders in Brussels.

Radio France Internationale

‘Same nightmare week after week’: UK firms fed up with post-Brexit EU trade

Exporters fear Northern Ireland protocol row will spur trade war with Brussels, making an already difficult job even harder

The Guardian - UK

Irish PM warns of dangers of 'shocking', 'unnecessary' UK-EU trade war

Speaking on the fringes of this week's World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Irish leader Michéal Martin blamed the United Kingdom and Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a deadlock in talks between Brussels and London over the movement of goods between Britain and Northern Ireland.

Radio France Internationale

Polish Parliament approves judicial reforms to unblock EU funds

Poland's Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a bill that will replace a contested disciplinary chamber for judges with a new body, clearing the way for the country to get billions in COVID-19 recovery funds from Brussels.

Reuters

The Guardian view on Viktor Orbán’s Brussels bashing: a reckoning must come

Editorial: The contempt shown by Hungary’s prime minister for EU norms requires a response

The Guardian - UK

Armenia, Azerbaijan Leaders Discuss 'Peace Treaty' over Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed in a Brussels meeting Sunday to "advance discussions" on a peace treaty over a troubled region that saw a war break out in 2020, the European Council's president said. The Nagorno-Karabakh region, situated in Muslim-majority Azerbaijan with mostly Christian Armenian residents, is…

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Azeri and Armenian leaders meet on Nagorno-Karabakh

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia met on Sunday in Brussels to discuss a peace plan for Nagorno-Karabakh that has stoked a wave of protests in Yerevan over opposition claims that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is being too soft.

Benzinga

Here's How Microsoft Addressed Complaints From Smaller European Cloud Companies

Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) pitch to Brussels directly addressed competition worries with a clear geopolitical purpose prompted by recent complaints from smaller European cloud companies, the Financial Times reports. Microsoft laid out a series of "principles" that it would follow out of respect for Europe's concerns. Any customer who has paid to license…

The Guardian - UK

US delegation arrives in Europe for talks on Northern Ireland and Brexit

Nine-strong team led by close Biden ally will visit Brussels, Dublin and London in significant intervention on division over NI protocol

The National (Scotland)

Tory threats to tear up Northern Ireland deal will result in EU retaliation, Johnson told

BORIS Johnson’s threats to rewrite part of the Brexit deal he signed would result in retaliation from Brussels, the EU's ambassador in the UK said.

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Orban tells CPAC conservatives in Europe, U.S. must align "troops" for 2024 votes

Conservatives in Europe and the United States must fight together to "reconquer" institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten Western civilisation ahead of votes in 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Finance Ministers to Thrash Out Ukraine Aid Plan

G7 partners meet Thursday hoping to find a solution for Kyiv's budget troubles as the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to roil the global economy. Finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are holding talks in Koenigswinter in western Germany to coordinate their response. "The bilateral…

Al Jazeera

EU unveils $220bn plan to ditch Russian energy

Brussels plans to spend $314bn by 2030 to end its dependency on Russian oil and gas imports.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Microsoft Announces Changes after Cloud Computing Complaints

Microsoft, which had been fined 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by EU antitrust regulators, will revise its licensing terms and allow cloud service providers to better compete in response to complaints, its president Brad Smith said on Wednesday. The company was taking the first step but not the last to…

The Independent UK

Lewis says Northern Ireland Protocol is ‘not working’ as Truss prepares to act

The Foreign Secretary is set to announce a domestic law that would overwrite elements of the Brexit treaty with the European Union.

Belfast Live

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sets out 'insurance policy' plan to rewrite the NI Protocol

The PM used the trip to issue a warning to Brussels that the UK is prepared to rewrite unilaterally the terms of the deal he signed

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson vows unilateral action in Brexit row, despite warnings of trade war with EU

Promise of legislation on Northern Ireland protocol fails to break power-sharing deadlock

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