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October, 2022

September, 2022

  • 30 September

    Lukoil abused dominant position in Bulgaria, watchdog finds

    Lukoil Bulgaria abused its dominant position on the wholesale fuel market by pressuring prices, the country’s competition authority, following a complaint by OMV Bulgaria and Insa Oil. Lukoil Bulgaria gradually changed price conditions for the wholesale sale of oil and removed discounts – a pricing policy which, according to the …

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  • 30 September

    Sweden to raise Nord Stream ‘sabotage’ at European Council

    Sweden will raise the issue of possible sabotage that led to gas leaks from Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the Baltic Sea at the informal EU summit in Prague next week, the government declared on Thursday. Four leaks from the Nord Stream pipelines have so far been detected in …

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  • 30 September

    Slovak oil refiner to keep selling Russian oil, hopes Commission turns a blind eye

    Slovakia’s largest oil refiner Slovnaft will keep selling Russian oil on the domestic market even after its exemption under the EU embargo on Russian crude oil runs out at the end of 2023, the company’s CEO Marek Senkovič said. Unlike other EU countries, Slovakia, like Hungary, will be able to …

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  • 30 September

    Iran says enemies causing ‘sedition’ in the country with protests

    Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi calls recent protests “sedition,” and police arrest a former president’s daughter. At a cabinet meeting today, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi blamed “enemy” countries for provoking protests. “The enemy’s efforts at sedition in the country is a result of the fear they have of the system’s power …

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  • 30 September

    US unveils new sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sales

    The Biden administration on Thursday blacklisted entities in China, Hong Kong, Iran, India and the United Arab Emirates over their alleged involvement in Iran’s petrochemical trade. The United States announced fresh sanctions Thursday on an international network of companies it says are involved in the sale of Iranian petroleum and …

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  • 30 September

    What’s Congress’ role in holding Putin accountable? US senators discuss their next moves.

    As Russian President Vladimir Putin launches a new phase in his war in Ukraine, attempting to mobilize three hundred thousand more troops and issuing new nuclear threats, Washington faces pivotal choices as well. At an Atlantic Council Front Page event on Monday, following reports of the Biden administration’s back-channel warnings …

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