Eurasia Press & News
Na ministerstve vnútra tuho spali. Včera zazvonil budíček. Česko obnovuje pre stúpajúcu nelegálnu migráciu kontroly na 27 bývalých hraničných priechodoch. Polícia spolu s vojakmi bude kontrolovať aj zelenú hranicu.
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October, 2022
September, 2022
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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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30 September
ECB chief Christine Lagarde: ‘Our primary objective is price stability’
Faced with a crisis that’s sending eurozone inflation to record highs, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde struck a decisive tone Wednesday during the Atlantic Council and Atlantik-Brücke’s Frankfurt Forum on US-European GeoEconomics—pledging to bring prices under control through consistent and deliberate policy. “We will do what we have …
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30 September
Which Giorgia Meloni will Washington get?
Long a controversial figure both at home and abroad over her party’s direct lineage from Italy’s neo-fascist movement, Giorgia Meloni is now expected to become the country’s newest prime minister after her party secured the most votes in Sunday’s election. Her controversial views on migration, erstwhile fascination with Russian President …
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30 September
Russia’s military isn’t ready for an escalation. Ukraine and its partners can exploit that.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russian reserves this month will almost certainly exacerbate internal divisions within Russia by highlighting his regime’s poor military-personnel policies. This should prompt Ukraine and its Western allies to prepare for an onslaught of poorly trained, disjointed troops. Unlike the …
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