EUโ€™s new energy chief vows to end Russian fuel ties for good

Momentum for quitting Moscowโ€™s revenue driver has stalled. “Something new needs to happen,” Dan Jรธrgensen told POLITICO.

Germanyโ€™s social democrats name new top leader ahead of national election campaign

A new general secretary will be tasked with reviving the popularity of the struggling leftist party.

European gas price hike boosts Russian fuel sales, outstriping total EU aid to Ukraine

The rise in gas prices in Europe that has been attributed to Ukraine’s recent invasion of Kursk is expected to add to Russian revenues from selling fossil fuels, further widening the gap between such revenues and the total amount of EU support to Kyiv.

Heir to Blair? Keir Starmerโ€™s 6 big pledges rated

Labour leader channels Tony Blair with moody black and white photo โ€” and six big post-election promises.

Germanyโ€™s Lindner signals government to suspend debt brake for 2023

As Germany grapples with a budget crisis, the finance minister said he will propose a supplementary budget for this year.

EU offers more cash to fertilizer makers over fears of new energy crunch

The gas-dependent sector made record profits last year by raising fertilizer prices well above the increase in their production costs.

Moldova will uphold deal with Gazprom to prevent crises, minister says

Moldova will uphold its gas supply contract with Russia’s Gazprom in order to ward off crises over power prices in the country and hardship in its breakaway Transnistria region, Energy Minister Victor Parlicov said on Thursday (21 September).