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EU Green Deal author gets job for gas network
Diederik Samsom, a former top aide to Frans Timmermans, will join Gasunie supervisory board next month.
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Mark Rutte will be NATO’s next secretary-general
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EU HTA: If we want faster access to cancer treatment for all, we need to get it right
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How Brexit’s fallout doomed climate action in Northern Ireland
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EU wants Azerbaijan to fuel Russian gas pipeline in Ukraine
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Over-reliance on gas delays G7 transition to net-zero power
EU plots new ways to cut Russia’s cash as sanctions stall
Officials are discussing novel methods to target Russian exports — including fossil fuels — without the support of countries like Hungary.
Germany backs down in gas levy fight
The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.
Italy can do without Russian gas, says energy minister
Rome has no reason to oppose EU sanctions targeting Russian LNG, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin says.
Azerbaijan president: COP29 won’t stop us investing in ‘god-given’ gas
President Ilham Aliyev used a Berlin climate speech to push for major foreign investments to boost its natural gas exports to Europe.
France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas
France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year.
Arizona court upholds state’s 1864 total abortion ban
The state’s high court said it wouldn’t interfere with the legislature’s authority to craft abortion policy.
Expect Russia to do ‘whatever possible’ to reassert influence in Bulgaria, outgoing PM warns
Nikolai Denkov said his government pushed Russia out, but failed to secure stability.
6 countries move to protect the North Sea from Russians
Potential foreign sabotage and attacks on critical infrastructure set off alarms.
Hungary’s new gas deal fuels Russia fears
Increasing exports to the EU are a lifeline for Turkey, but analysts fear it could be the Kremlin cashing in.
Europe’s new energy risk: Trading Russia for America
The EU replaced Russian energy with U.S. supplies after Moscow launched a war. Now people are wondering: Is Europe too dependent on America?
Tony Blair wants to help Azerbaijan run its climate talks
The former PM’s interest highlights contradictions for the powerbrokers and consultants running COP29.
Trump’s interview with Nigel Farage: 7 things we learned
The future of NATO, negotiating with Putin, and Prince Harry feature in a half-hour talk with the former U.S. president.
Top Biden adviser reveals she confronted Netanyahu
Power revealed the details of her conversation with Netanyahu at POLITICO’s Health Care Summit today in Washington.
Sick of EU red tape? Bring your green money here, Ukraine says
Russia tried to destroy the country’s energy sector, but Kyiv is offering great deals to foreign investors willing to build it back up.
EU warns of winter energy price hike as Russia-Ukraine gas deal ends
An internal document obtained by POLITICO revealed the EU is meeting with countries to prepare for ‘worst case’ scenarios.
Denmark closes investigation into Nord Stream explosions
Copenhagen police concludes “there is no necessary basis” for pursuing criminal proceedings.
10 ways a second Trump term could be more extreme than the first
From nationwide abortion bans to classroom culture wars, assaults on climate science and political weaponization of the military, his return to the White House could make Trump 1.0 seem tame.
5 ways the EU could help end the war in Ukraine
Draining Putin’s coffers is possible — if Brussels really wants to.
Underwater SOS: EU wants to defend subsea cables
European Commission wants governments to pull together on guarding cable networks after spate of sabotage.
Germany tallies risks as it weighs Rosneft refinery seizure
Berlin faces the prospect of supply cuts and a huge payout to the Kremlin if it moves to expropriate Rosneft’s assets.
US Democrats warn of grim future for US cyber agency under Trump
But the Democratic lawmakers said there’s little they can do to protect the agency, describing their strategy as simply: Elect Biden.
9 takeaways from Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson
POLITICO watched the 2-hour love-in with the Russian president so you don’t have to.