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Greece is becoming a gas hub
Kyriacus Mitsotakis According to the plans of the prime minister and neighboring countries, Greece wants to become the hub for the energy supply of south-eastern Europe. (Photo: ROPI) Athens Russia’s…
Cabinet discusses security situation with Scandinavian heads of government
Sanna Marin, Olaf Scholz and Magdalena Andersson The politicians want to talk about the changed security situation in Europe. (Photo: AP) Berlin At its first cabinet meeting in Meseberg, the…
Take money from Moscow and give it to Ukraine
It is a policy reminiscent of Robin Hood, but wants to use the means of the rule of law: last week, US President Joe Biden proposed a law to Congress…
German car manufacturers increase sales of e-vehicles by 92 percent
Volkswagen ID.4 in China The Chinese electric car manufacturers have so far grown more dynamically than the Germans. (Photo: Reuters) new York Global sales of fully electric vehicles more than…
How Russia is fighting the decline of its oil industry
Oil refinery of the Yukos concern in Tomsk So far, Russia is the third largest crude oil producer after the USA and Saudi Arabia. But there could be a drop…
No more oil from Russia
Berlin, Brussels The European Union wants to stop imports of Russian oil – but only after a months-long transition period. As the Handelsblatt learned from diplomats, the EU Commission’s proposal…
The most important questions and answers
Greenpeace action on the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein Activists paint the words “Oil fuels war” on the hull of a ship transporting Russian oil in the Baltic Sea. (Photo: dpa)…
War in Ukraine causes considerable problems in purchasing
Gazprom refinery in Moscow 39 percent of large German companies fear bottlenecks in their own production if deliveries are stopped. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Dusseldorf The consequences of the war in Ukraine,…
The most important questions and answers
Greenpeace action on the Baltic Sea in Schleswig-Holstein Activists paint the words “Oil fuels war” on the hull of a ship transporting Russian oil in the Baltic Sea. (Photo: dpa)…
An oil embargo would be an experiment with an uncertain outcome
The PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg The greater Berlin-Brandenburg area is heavily dependent on the refinery, which is majority owned by the Russian Rosneft group. (Photo: REUTERS) The EU is…
India rules out involvement in Russia sanctions
Bangkok Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) receives a guest with military honors on Monday, who has not yet found any clear words about the war in Ukraine. India’s Prime Minister Narendra…
More and more explosions on Russian territory
Berlin The attack took place this Saturday morning: at 6.50 a.m. local time, two rockets are said to have hit a petrol storage facility in the western Russian province of…
EU prepares oil sanctions against Russia – Germany gives up blockade position
Wheel on a high-pressure line in the Oberrhein mineral oil refinery in Karlsruhe Can an oil embargo against Russia help end the war in Ukraine faster? (Photo: dpa) Brussels Surprisingly,…
OMV continues to look for solutions
Vienna How Western European gas buyers will pay the Russian supplier Gazprom in the future has apparently still not been clarified. “We are still looking for a solution,” said Alfred…
Biden wants another $33 billion from Congress for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden “Russia is the aggressor.” (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Washington The US government intends to continue to allocate huge sums of money to support Ukraine in the war…
Fear of Russia’s invasion of Transnistria
Russian military base in Tiraspol Fear of a war with Russia is growing in Moldova. (Photo: AP) Berlin, Brussels The first flee. Cars and small trucks are jammed at the…
Traffic light coalition threatens China with sanctions
Chancellor Olaf Scholz with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Strengthening relations beyond China. (Photo: AP) Brussels The traffic light coalition is correcting the strategic course set over the past decades…
Traffic light coalition threatens China with sanctions
Chinese leader Xi Jinping Emphatic expectations of the Chinese leadership now come from the German government. (Photo: IMAGO/Xinhua) Brussels The traffic light coalition is correcting the strategic course set over…
Energy companies prepare payments to Russia
Dusseldorf Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand that payments for natural gas should only be made in rubles is causing difficulties for European energy companies. The first bills are due soon.…
Wintershall writes off billions on Russian activities
Dusseldorf The oil and gas company Wintershall Dea slipped deep into the red at the beginning of the year due to a multi-billion write-down on the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord…