Europe’s Russian LNG ban has a shipping loophole
10 Feb Foreign & Security Policy

Europe’s Russian LNG ban has a shipping loophole

Specialized LNG tankers that cut through meters of Arctic ice are keeping Russia’s gas exports afloat. With an EU ban looming, there's still no plan for the European-owned ships that make it all possible — raising fears they could be rerouted or end up in Russian hands.
by Peder Schaefer
The new EU budget is less ambitious than it looks
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The new EU budget is less ambitious than it looks
Q&A: What does the end of nuclear arms control mean for Europe?
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Q&A: What does the end of nuclear arms control mean for Europe?
At Europe’s borders, AI is testing the limits of EU rights
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GDPR: Why EU policymakers should proceed with caution
We need to wait and see how GDPR works before acting again, writes Daniel Dalton.
08 Jun 18
Production and availability of illicit drugs on the rise in Europe
Illicit drugs are increasingly being manufactured in Europe as well as imported from traditional sources such as Latin America, West Asia and North Africa, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction warns in its latest report.
08 Jun 18
European Parliament plenary: Looking ahead
Next week’s European Parliament plenary could be overshadowed by a bitter labour dispute with the assembly’s interpreters. 
08 Jun 18
AMR: What are the alternatives for antibiotics?
Europe needs to lead the world on reducing antibiotics use, explains Mark Eyskens.
07 Jun 18
Steel is the heart of EU industry
The steel industry is fully committed to the European values of the circular economy, sustainability, innovation, and free and fair trade, writes Andrés Barceló.
07 Jun 18
Steel crisis requires multilateral answers
It’s important to deal with the problem of overcapacity in the steel industry, but protectionism is not the way forward, says Reinhard Bütikofer.
07 Jun 18
Going Dutch on antibiotic resistance
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07 Jun 18
Innovation in animal health and sustainable livestock production in Europe: Two sides of the same coin?
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07 Jun 18
Campaign launched to raise public awareness of missing children hotline
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07 Jun 18
Council of Europe calls for urgent adoption of convention against match fixing
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06 Jun 18
Transparency in EU policymaking: What happens in Brussels, stays in Brussels?
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06 Jun 18
OLAF presents annual report
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06 Jun 18
International Forum on Food and Nutrition: EU needs a “revolution in thinking” to support sustainable agriculture
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06 Jun 18
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06 Jun 18
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05 Jun 18
EU must use GSP+ to end death penalty in Pakistan
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05 Jun 18
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European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has said pragmatic, forward-looking solutions are needed to generate real change in Africa.
05 Jun 18
Charles Tannock: I have never known EU-US relations to be in such a fragile state
ECR group MEP Charles Tannock says he has never known relations between the US and EU to be in a worse state.
05 Jun 18
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05 Jun 18
Development days: Supporting girls' education is crucial
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05 Jun 18
Development days: EU must continue to build on progress made
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05 Jun 18
Development days: Violence against women is everyone's issue
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04 Jun 18
David Martin calls on Commission to investigate human rights abuses in Kuwait
S&D group MEP David Martin has said that the treatment of women in Kuwait gives cause for much alarm.