February 22, 2025
International

If you need gas, start Nord Stream 2: Putin informs Europe

SAMARKAND: President Vladimir Putin denied Friday that Russia was to blame for the energy crisis in Europe, saying that if the EU needed more gas, it could withdraw the sanctions blocking the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from opening. Putin blamed the energy problem on what he dubbed “the green agenda” in a press conference following […]

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Business

EU nations want for an immediate fix to their skyrocketing energy costs

Energy ministers from the member states of the European Union(EU)  will gather on Friday to discuss a wide range of options for protecting consumers from sky-high energy costs as winter approaches.The talks will be based on a set of proposals made by Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission. These include a […]

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Business

Greek fiscal supervision by the EU expires after 12 years

ATHENS: On Saturday, Greece ended a 12-year period of budgetary oversight by the European Union that had been imposed in exchange for bailouts following a dire debt crisis.Athens disclosed a substantial increase in its public deficit in November 2009, which finally sparked a financial crisis across the eurozone and wrecked Greek finances for a decade. […]

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