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EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms

EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms

How big is the jet fuel threat to Europe's summer holidays? The EU says it is not facing shortages yet, but it is readying for the worst -- and weighing options including using US kerosene as a back-up. The US-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of

EU unblocks funds as Ukraine presses for membership progress

EU unblocks funds as Ukraine presses for membership progress

European leaders celebrated the long-awaited approval of the release of a 90-billion-euro ($105-billion) loan for Ukraine on Thursday, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky quickly pushed the debate back to his country's EU accession. After months of wrangling with Hungary, the final sign-off for

EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war

EU under pressure as fertiliser costs soar on Middle East war

With the war in the Middle East sending global fertiliser prices soaring, the EU is coming under pressure from farmers and some member states to take action. Agriculture sector representatives are due in Brussels for talks with the European Commission on April 13, as many complain the conflict risks plunging

Citing 'strategic mistake' EU pivots back to nuclear energy

Citing 'strategic mistake' EU pivots back to nuclear energy

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday said Europe's turn away from nuclear power had been a "strategic mistake", as soaring oil prices rekindled concerns about the bloc's energy vulnerability. Speaking at a nuclear summit in Paris, the European Commission president endorsed a

Soaring gas prices spark renewed debate about European electricity

Soaring gas prices spark renewed debate about European electricity

A surge in natural gas prices since the Middle East war erupted has sparked renewed debate about Europe's electricity market, where prices are still linked to gas. Industrial firms and countries like Italy are already calling for reform ahead of an EU summit on competitiveness on March 19.