The package of proposals proposed by the Commission to study and submit for energy also includes the proposal of Kyriakos Mitsotakis – Six-point plan – for the imposition of a temporary ceiling on gas prices, as well as their transfer to electricity prices. More specifically, in his proposal, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasizes that the prices that […]
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State Department to Moscow: Ensure evacuation of civilians from besieged cities
The US State Department today called on Moscow to allow civilians to safely leave Ukrainian cities besieged by the Russian military, adding that powerful military forces were encircling key cities after destroying many vital infrastructure. “Putin’s military plan to quickly occupy Ukraine has clearly failed. He is resorting to a strategy of depopulating large urban […]
Ukraine: Russian armored train also appeared in Kherson
A Russian armored train appeared in the Kherson region of Ukraine, on a separate and unconnected railway line, about 100 miles from where an armored train bound for Melitopol was spotted on Tuesday. According to CNNin the videos that have been posted on social media, the characteristic wagons with the guns can be seen and […]
US: Congress calls for tariffs on Russia, new barriers to bilateral trade
Senior Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives and the US Senate are stepping up their campaign to raise tariffs in Russia and impose new barriers to stopping trade between the two countries on “normal” terms. , although a relevant provision was removed from the text of the Parliament bill for the ban on […]
Kiev mayor: ‘We have supplies for a 10-day siege’
The Ukrainian capital, based on its supplies of food, water, fuel and other vital goods, “will withstand a 10-day siege,” according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. He stressed that half of the population of the Kiev urban complex has left since the Russian invasion began. “According to our information, one in two residents of Kiev has […]
Bulgaria: YPAM satisfied with the information it receives from the security services
Defense Minister Dragomir Zakov made it clear that he was satisfied with the information he was receiving from the security services. “The services provide accurate information, but sometimes they differ in the conclusions they draw. This really happened at the beginning of the military crisis (in Ukraine). At the moment I have nothing critical of […]
F. Karavias (Eurobank): These are the effects of the crisis
By Leonidas Stergiou All the forecasts for the profitability of 600 million euros for 2022 and the three-year business plan are based on the assumption that there will be no interest rate increase by the ECB, until the end of the year, or if there will be such by the end of the year that […]
M. Draghi: The answer to the Ukrainian drama can only be European
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said ahead of an informal meeting of EU heads of state and government in Versailles that “the answer to this drama can only be European.” “I had a long meeting with the President (of France, Emanuel) Macron. We talked about the war and its consequences for Europe and Italy. France […]
Central Bank of Russia ‘war measures’ – Restricts business access to hard currency
Russia’s central bank announced on Thursday that it was imposing restrictions on Russian businesses’ access to foreign currency for at least the next six months. During the six-month period, Russian companies and Russian businessmen who need US dollars, Japanese yen, British pound sterling or euros in cash can raise just $ 5,000 – and only […]
Volkswagen chief: The economic consequences of the war for Europe are more serious than the consequences of the pandemic
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Dees estimates that the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the European economy may be more serious than those of the coronavirus pandemic. A prolonged military conflict would likely hit the region “much worse” than the spread of Covid-19, the VW chief told the Financial Times, explaining that global supply chains […]
