Tag: European Union
How a Looming Oil Ban Could Devastate a Small Italian City
Like thousands of Sicilians who live near Priolo Gargallo, part of an industrial petrochemical hub on this island’s…
Biden Administration’s Bid to Cap Russia Oil Prices Faces Resistance
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyers’ cartel to cap the price of Russian…
Germans Tip-Toe Up the Path to Energy Savings
AUGSBURG, Germany — Wolfgang Hübschle went into city government expecting a simple life, planning things like traditional festivals…
Crops ‘Stored Everywhere’: Ukraine’s Harvest Piles Up
A small army of combine harvesters rolled across an endless farm field on a recent afternoon in western…
Draghi’s Fall Reverberates Beyond Italy
ROME — Just over a month ago, Prime Minister Mario Draghi of Italy boarded an overnight train with…
How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo
WASHINGTON — In June, months after reluctantly signing on to a global tax agreement brokered by the United…
Mission Impossible? Officials Wrangle to Free Ukraine’s Grains
BRUSSELS — Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are scheduled to meet Wednesday in Istanbul, in the increasingly desperate effort…
Boris Johnson May Be Fading Out, but Not the Divisions He Stoked
LONDON — The swift, stinging downfall of Boris Johnson this past week removes a uniquely polarizing figure from…
As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In
Stopping at the edge of a vast field of barley on his farm in Prundu, 30 miles outside…
Russia’s Blockade of Ukraine Is ‘War Crime,’ Top E.U. Official Says
LONDON — The Russian blockade that has stopped Ukraine from exporting its vast storehouses of grain and other…
On Russia, Europe Weighs Competing Goals: Peace and Punishment
BRUSSELS — Losing ground to Russia’s brutal advance in the east, Ukraine on Monday demanded an arsenal of…
Shortage of Artillery Ammunition Saps Ukrainian Frontline Morale
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — Nearly four months after Russia invaded, the Ukrainian military is running low on ammunition…