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EU hits Russia with fresh sanctions targeting energy, shadow fleet
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 18, 2025
The European Commission, the EU's executive branch, had proposed to lower the oil price cap from USD 60 to USD 45, which is lower than the market price, to target Russia's vast energy revenues The EU has slapped several rounds of sanctions on...
EU approves 18th Russia sanctions package after Slovakia ends protest
United Press International (UPI)
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July 18 (UPI) -- The European Union on Friday reached an agreement to impose its 18th round of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine after Slovakia ended its protest. The package targets Russia's so-called shadow fleet of ships as well...
News digest: Slovakia will back EU sanctions after gas deal with von der Leyen
The Slovak Spectator
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July 17, 2025
Greetings from Bratislava! You are reading the latest edition of Today in Slovakia – it is Thursday, 17 July. Thanks for being with us. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement We have recently...
Banana prices drop 17% in Spain, rise 8% in Slovakia
Fresh Plaza
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July 17, 2025
EU Banana wholesale prices week 28: In the week ending 13 July 2025 (week 28), average wholesale prices for ACP bananas (€/100kg) saw notable changes in several European countries compared to the previous week (week 27, ending 6 July 2025),...
EU fails to approve new Russia sanctions as slovakia blocks proposal over energy concerns
The Sentinel - Assam News
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Brussels: The European Union (EU) failed to approve a new round of sanctions against Russia, as the move was blocked by Slovakia over concerns related to energy security, according to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy...
Europe issues some of strongest sanctions against Russia to date, targeting banking and energy
Fortune
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The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships, EU foreign...
UK FTA means cheaper Rolls-Royce, Bentley. Though it matters little to India’s auto market
The Print
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August 3, 2025
The past couple of days have been a bit of a news whirlwind, and the 72-point-size headline screams: ‘Tariffs’. After Donald Trump’s latest tantrum against India — imposing a 25 percent tariff on Indian exports to the United States, with...
COMMENT: Slovakia’ Prime Minister pushes back on EU gas phase-out, demands a delay to the sanctions as EU cracks widen
BNE Intellinews
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is becoming a major embarrassment for the EU plans to phase out all Russian gas imports by 2028. In a letter shared on social media and reported by European Pravda on July 16, Fico argued that the proposed gas...
The EU and UK hit Russia with new sanctions. Moscow's energy revenue and spies are...
Journal News - Ohio
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Kallas said it's "one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date" linked to the war, now in its fourth year. It comes as European countries start to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine to help the country better defend itself. Ukrainian...
EU and U.K. announce new Russia sanctions targeting Moscow’s energy revenue and spies
The Globe and Mail
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July 18, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the measures amount to “one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date” in connection to the war.Yves Herman/Reuters The European Union and Britain on...
How Slovakia’s spy agency used art to frame a bishop
The Slovak Spectator
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July 18, 2025
Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Something suspicious is going on with an old and highly significant work of art, with police forces involved. Hidden away—no one knows where it is or what its...
Western Equity and Foreign Giants Accelerate Land Grab Across Ukraine’s Agricultural Heartland
[your]NEWS
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July 18, 2025
Multinational firms, private equity funds, and offshore entities are tightening control over Ukraine’s farmland as lobbying campaigns push for fast-track EU accession. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A growing number of Western agribusiness interests...
EU targets Russia's energy revenue and shadow fleet with new sanctions over Ukraine war
KOKH - Oklahoma
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union approved on Friday a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting of more shadow fleet...
Fico: Slovakia never to support REPowerEU gas plan
Radio Slovakia International
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared on Wednesday that Slovakia will never support the European Commission’s REPowerEU gas supply plan, as in his view it will harm Slovak households and the economy and further reduce the...
EU targets Russia`s energy revenue, shadow fleet with new sanctions
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 18, 2025
The European Union has announced its toughest sanctions yet against Russia, targeting oil revenue, shadow fleet ships, and Nord Stream transactions. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy welcomed the move, calling it a timely and necessary response to...
Slovakia again blocks EU sanctions against Russia — report
TASS
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July 9, 2025
PRAGUE, July 9. /TASS/. Slovakia again blocked the 18th package of sanctions against Russia at the level of EU ambassadors, the TASR news agency reported. According to EU diplomats, a compromise on the sanctions could be reached within the next...
EU Approves 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia Targeting Energy and Banking
Mezha
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July 18, 2025
On the morning of July 18, a meeting of European Union ambassadors took place, during which the 18th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation was agreed upon. The official approval of this package will occur today at the EU General...
EU agrees on 'one of its strongest' Russia sanctions packages after Slovakia lifts veto
The Kyiv Independent
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July 18, 2025
EU member states have agreed on the 18th package of sanctions imposed against Russia over its aggression against Ukraine, Kaja Kallas, the bloc's top diplomat, announced on July 18. "The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions packages...
EU targets Russian energy revenue with new sanctions over Ukraine war
Shropshire Star
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July 18, 2025
The European Union approved a new raft of sanctions against Russia over its war on Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines and the targeting of more shadow fleet ships, the EU foreign policy...
Uzbekistan, Slovakia Set To Boost Trade And Industry With Upcoming Business Forum
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 17. Uzbekistan's Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, held meetings in Bratislava with Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Denisa Saková, the...