Tag: Bruegel
First oil price rise will drive inflation at least two years
Berlin The tense situation caused by the Ukraine war is causing oil prices to rise. In March, the oil price rose by around 20 percent. That jump in March will…
Why it’s hard to cut off Vladimir Putin’s source of foreign exchange
Russian oil fields The EU fears that the Russians could divert oil exports to other countries and benefit from them. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin, Brussels, Zurich A small group of demonstrators…
Export barriers prevent the world from getting enough
Ukraine and Russia are the world’s largest grain exporters after the United States. A quarter of global wheat exports and more than half of global sunflower exports come from both…
This is how the EU could make electricity cheaper after the summit
Brussels The EU sat out the problem for a long time, but now, after a long dispute, it is showing some movement. She wants to tackle the problem of high…
Concern about Germany going it alone in energy
Brussels, Berlin Germany aroused the suspicions of its European partners with its offensive global campaign for additional gas supplies. “If the Germans go it alone, that will jeopardize European solidarity,”…
EU Commission wants to regulate gas storage more strictly
Berlin, Brussels The EU Commission wants to standardize the management of natural gas storage facilities within Europe in order to increase security of supply and reduce price fluctuations. It wants…
EU Commission wants to regulate gas storage more strictly
The EU Commission wants to standardize the management of natural gas storage facilities within Europe in order to increase security of supply and reduce price fluctuations. It wants to oblige…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
The EU wants to suspend Russia’s membership of the IMF and World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington Brussels, Versailles Under the impact of Russian bombing raids on Ukrainian civilians, the EU is tightening its sanctions. “Tomorrow we will take a…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Ukraine is to get half a billion euros worth of weapons and other equipment from the European Union to fight the Russian invasion. Foreign policy representative Josep Borrell made a…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Ukraine is to get half a billion euros worth of weapons and other equipment from the European Union to fight the Russian invasion. Foreign policy representative Josep Borrell made a…
States are fighting for positions in the Ukraine war
Opinions also differed on how to deal with Ukraine’s application for quick EU accession. Here, too, Chancellor Scholz was on the side of those who braked. After a long night…
Russian gas supply freeze would hit the company hard
Dusseldorf The Düsseldorf-based energy group Uniper is under a lot of pressure given the crisis with Russia. “If no more gas came from Russia, Uniper and other resellers would have…
How Europe wants to become independent of Russian gas
LNG terminal in China In the short term, dependency can be reduced primarily through liquid gas, which would otherwise have been delivered to Asia. (Photo: REUTERS) Brussels It’s like fast-forwarding…
According to Bruegel, winter without Russian gas is possible
Wladimir Putin The EU countries recently obtained a large part of the gas from Russia. (Photo: Reuters) Brussels The European Union obtains 40 percent of its gas requirements from Russia.…
Angriff auf die freie Welt
Russlands Invasion und die Folgen für Europa Die russische Armee ist in die Ukraine einmarschiert. (Foto: Smetek) Als Olaf Scholz am 15. Februar frühmorgens in die Regierungsmaschine nach Moskau stieg, hatte…
EU announces toughest sanctions package in history
Brussels As a reaction to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU wants to adopt a new package of sanctions immediately. “With this package, we will target strategic…
The US and EU tactics hardly impress Russia
Wladimir Putin The Russian President has so far been unimpressed by the sanctions imposed by the West. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, Berlin, Brussels In the EU there was talk of a…
How much threat potential does Putin have when it comes to gas?
natural gas Russia could strike at all of Europe. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf For months, the dependence on Russian natural gas has caused deep concern for politicians from Berlin to Brussels.…