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Economy & Business

WAR IN UKRAINE

US, Europe mull Russian oil import ban amid energy supply fears

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/6/22

However, Washington is worried about petrol prices, which have already reached staggering heights

HANDOUT - 01 March 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (on screen) is applauded as he addresses members of the European Parliament via video conference during an extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament on the situation in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. Photo: Alain Rolland/EU Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

EU responds to Kiev there is "a long path" ahead before membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/1/22

"Prove you are with us," Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told the European Parliament in an emotional appeal on Tuesday.

FILED - 16 March 2020, Brandenburg, Berlin: A Boeing 737-800 of the Russian Airlines Aeroflot takes off from Berlin-Brandenburg airport. Germany's Transport Ministry confirmed that the country would close its airspace to Russian flights from 1400 GMT, for the next three months following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

EU shuts airspace to Russian aircraft, bans 'Kremlin's media machine'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/28/22

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen referred to RT and Sputnik as "the Kremlin's media machine" and said they were being used to spread Russian President Vladimir Putin's lies to…

25 February 2022, Ukraine, Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) surrounded by several top officials, addresses the country on Friday night local time from the doorstep of the presidential administration in central Kiev to show he and other leaders haven't fled the capital. Photo: -/Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press Wire Service/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

President Zelensky calls for Ukraine to be granted EU membership

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/26/22

Ukraine is not listed by the EU as an official candidate country or a potential candidate

HANDOUT - 24 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference on Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Photo: Dati Bendo/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

New EU sanctions to stop Russian banks' access to EU finance markets

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/22

The EU is Russia's biggest trading partner, according to the commission

HANDOUT - 21 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Josep Borrell (R), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba (L) arrive to attend the EU Foreign Ministers meeting. Photo: Mario Salerno/European Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

EU agrees new sanctions targeting Russian lawmakers and 'oligarchs'

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/23/22

The EU's punitive measures target the 351 lawmakers who voted in favour of Moscow's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions as independent republics

HANDOUT - 26 January 2022, Belgium, Brussels: EU Commissioner for Internal Market and consumer protection, Industry, Research and Energy Thierry Breton speaks during a joint press conference with EU Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager (not pictured), on the proposal for a European declaration on digital rights. Photo: Aurore Martignoni/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

ECONOMY

Chips, please: EU plan to pump billions into semiconductors presented

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/8/22

The aim is to mobilize more than €40 billion, including €12 billion for research and development, and €30 billion to help establish huge manufacturing plants

Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meeting in Helsinki 3.2.2022
© Lauri Heikkinen | valtioneuvoston kanslia

World

NATO-RUSSIA TENSIONS

Von der Leyen assures Finland of EU solidarity against Russia

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/4/22

Finland has a longer border with Russia than any other EU member state, and while it is not a member of NATO, it enjoys close ties with the military alliance

HANDOUT - 02 February 2022, Belgium, Brussels: European Financial Services Commissioner Mairead McGuinness speaks during a press conference in Brussels. Photo: Lukasz Kobus/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Economy & Business

CONTROVERSY

EU executive labels gas, nuclear energy as sustainable investments

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

The environmental group Greenpeace accused the commission in a statement of an "attempted robbery" of climate funds with its "anti-science plan"

dpatop - 2021: A projection by the environmental protection organization Greenpeace shines on the German nuclear power plant Grohnde (long exposure). A debate has flared up in the EU about the climate impact of nuclear power plants. Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa.

Economy & Business

ENERGY

EU to classify nuclear and gas as sustainable energy investments

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

Spain in January rejected the move in joint letter to the European Commission with Denmark, Austria and Luxembourg

FILED - 04 July 2011, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Karlsruhe: Euro coins lie on a Euro flag. The rate of inflation in the 19 countries of the eurozone recuperated slightly to 0.4 per cent in July, according to a first estimate from EU statistical office Eurostat. Photo:Uli Deck/dpa.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Eurozone GDP growth eased in fourth quarter

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/31/22

On a yearly basis, economic growth accelerated to 4.6 per cent from 3.9 per cent in the preceding quarter

FILED - 20 August 2021, Brandenburg, Doberlug-Kirchhain: Local forces from Afghanistan walk to their accommodation on the grounds of the DRK Refugee Aid at the Initial Reception Centre in the early morning. About 71,400 applications for asylum were lodged in the European Union and associated countries in November, up by 9 per cent from October and the second-highest level since the refugee crisis of 2016, an EU authority said on Friday. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

World

ASYLUM

EU sees surge of asylum seekers from Afghanistan

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/28/22

Substantial increases also occurred for Iraqis, Venezuelans, Pakistanis and Colombians

28 October 2021, Ukraine, ---: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is seen on a video displayed on a smartphone screen as he announces the new name for Facebook. Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta in a nod to the "metaverse." Photo: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

EU watchdog conditionally approves Meta takeover of Kustomer

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

The Wall Street Journal reported at the time that Kustomer was valued at just over 896 million euros (1 billion dollars)

13 January 2022, South Korea, Cheongju: A worker checks boxes containing Paxlovid, COVID-19 treatment pills developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., at a distribution center in the central city of Cheongju. The first batch of Paxloivd for 21,000 people arrived in South Korea earlier in the day. Photo: -/YNA/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU regulator gives Pfizer pill for Covid-19 green light

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

Possible side effects include impaired sense of taste, diarrhoea, high blood pressure and muscle pain

The Third Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

LETTER TO THE COMMISSION

Spain rejects in writing the EU plan to label gas, nuclear energy as green

The Nomad Today 1/21/22

The 27 EU countries have very different energy mixes and visions of how to reach zero emissions - whether it be nuclear, fossil fuel natural gas or sources like wind, solar or tidal.

13 January 2022, Belgium, Brussels: EU Commissioner responsible for a Europe fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager speaks during a press conference at the European Commission headquarters. The EU's competition regulator blocked the takeover of the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo (DSME) by its competitor Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHIH). Photo: Valeria Mongelli/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Economy & Business

INDUSTRY

EU regulator blocks merger of two South Korean shipbuilders

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/13/22

"The merger of HHIH and DSME would have created a dominant position in the world market for the construction of large liquefied natural gas carriers, on which European transport companies rely,"…