Europe must increase grain production to “avoid a global food crisis” if Russia and Ukraine cut off supplies, said French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandi. Russia and Ukraine account for about 30% of world wheat imports, the French minister said, noting that especially in the Mediterranean region, many countries are completely dependent on wheat exports from […]
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S&P 500 up, EU may consider joint bond sell-off to finance energy and defense
Risk appetite sentiment is seeing new signs of life after a Bloomberg news that The European Union is set to outline a plan this week to jointly issue bonds on a potentially massive scale to finance energy and defense spending.. additional details “The proposal may come after EU leaders hold an emergency summit in Versailles, […]
Le Monde: The EU is setting up a fund to deal with the effects of the war in Ukraine
Discussions on the creation of a new mutual fund as soon as possible in order to absorb the consequences of the Russian war in Ukraine are taking place in Europe, as reported by the French newspaper Le Monde. According to the newspaper, a relevant announcement could be made even at the informal European summit organized […]
Γ.Γ. of the Council of Europe: More and more voices are calling for an exclusion of Russia
Voices are multiplying in the Council of Europe over the expulsion of Russia from the pan-European body, which has already suspended its participation, Council Secretary-General Maria Pejsinovic Buric told AFP, urging Moscow to stop for the last time. the battles and return to the diplomatic route. “Today, more and more voices are calling for the […]
M. Varvitsiotis: EU to pressure Turkey to impose sanctions on Russia
The need to protect the citizens of Ukraine, especially the Greek expatriates, and the need for compliance of all Western and Turkish forces in the imposition and application of economic sanctions on Russia, stressed the Deputy Foreign Minister, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, at today’s informal General Council EU Affairs, held in the French city of Arles. In […]
The EU has agreed to grant temporary protection to refugees from Ukraine
The EU Council of Interior Ministers has agreed to grant “temporary protection” to Ukrainian refugees, as Home Affairs Commissioner Ilva Johansson announced on Twitter, referring to a “historic agreement”. “A historic agreement has been reached in the Council of Interior Ministers. The EU will provide temporary protection to those fleeing the war in Ukraine. The […]
EPP: The EU to adopt a single European policy in the field of energy
The impact of the energy crisis on the lives and daily lives of European households, especially after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the need for EU energy autonomy, was discussed at an event held in the European Parliament, in Brussels, by MEPs and national MEPs who belong to the political family of the European […]
Commodities and Powell helped the European markets close with gains
European stocks closed higher on Wednesday, reversing their earlier picture as rising commodity prices boosted shares of energy and mining companies for fear of reducing supply in the wake of harsh sanctions against Russia. . Russia and Ukraine are reportedly pushing for a second round of talks, raising hopes that a Russian-led invasion of Ukraine […]
Lavrov: Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons
LAST UPDATE: 13.27 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a disarmament conference in Geneva on Tuesday that Kyiv was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, citing a real danger that must be averted. “Ukraine still has Soviet technologies and the means to deliver such weapons,” Lavrov told a conference on disarmament in Geneva. “We can […]
And Georgia is asking for Europe’s support
Another diplomatic front opens for Putin: The Georgian president is visiting Paris asking for support for Ukraine and its country. Georgia’s 2018 President Salome Zurabishvili arrived in Paris today, the crucial day for the negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis. In the afternoon, he will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is also President of […]
