Tag: Imports
Die rückständige Ökonomie des Imports verschreibungspflichtiger Medikamente aus Kanada
Der Import wird die US-Preise nicht senken, da ein Pharmaunternehmen dadurch preislich mit sich selbst konkurrieren muss.
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The golden couple at the heart of Europe’s Qatargate scandal – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili and Francesco Giorgi had left nothing to chance.
The duo that would later become the most famous — many would say infamous — couple in the European Union capital had been gearing up for this moment for years.
As Qatar prepared to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they were among the Gulf state’s fiercest advocates in Brussels, defending its record on human rights and fending off criticism of its treatment of migrant workers.
And now,
Putin rakes in extra €1B for his war chest via Bulgaria sanctions loophole – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — The Kremlin raked in an extra €1 billion for its war effort this year after Russia’s largest private oil firm exploited loopholes in EU sanctions rules — with help from Bulgaria.
Taking advantage of a unique exemption to the EU’s Russian oil ban, Bulgaria allowed millions of barrels of Russian oil to reach a local Russian-owned refinery, which then exported various refined fuels abroad including to EU countries, according to an investigation by the NGO Global Witness, the
Every bill in the King’s Speech, reviewed and rated – POLITICO
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LONDON – This is the list of new laws Rishi Sunak hopes will save his skin come election-time.
Tuesday’s King’s Speech — in which King Charles III read out the British government’s legislative agenda for the crucial pre-election term ahead — was packed with promises from Sunak’s Conservative Party.
With the clock ticking down to an election which must be held before the end of January 2025, the King’s
UK set to delay post-Brexit border food checks amid inflation worries – POLITICO
LONDON — The U.K. is set to once again delay the implementation of post-Brexit border checks for EU imports amid concerns the new regime will further stoke inflation.
Britain was planning to roll out the first stage of the new border model from October, with further stages implemented throughout 2024 that would see more checks on food and animal products entering the country.
The Financial Times first reported the fresh delay, the fifth time these post-Brexit border checks have been
Italy intends to leave China’s Belt and Road Initiative, defense minister says – POLITICO
Italy intends to leave the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) “without doing damage” to its relationship with Beijing, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.
“The issue today is: how to walk back [from the BRI] without damaging relations” with Beijing, Crosetto said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. “Because it is true that China is a competitor, but it is also a partner.”
In May, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said the country could enjoy good relations with
After summer heat, economic chill – POLITICO
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BRUSSELS — While Europe counts the cost of wildfires and record high temperatures, governments are facing up to a decidedly frosty fall and winter.
Buffeted by rising borrowing costs and a decline in business and consumer confidence, the eurozone economy is weakening rapidly. Interest rates this week were increased to record-equaling levels, inflation is falling but remains stubbornly high, and, on Friday, there came a fresh warning from the
Poland files EU complaint over illegal waste imports from Germany – EURACTIV.com
Warsaw is filing a complaint to the European Commission against Berlin for allegedly failing to remove waste illegally transported from Germany to Poland and stored there, Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said on Wednesday (26 July).
Some 35,000 tonnes of waste was illegally moved to Poland by German companies and stored at seven sites and has not been removed despite several formal requests, she said, without specifying the sites’ locations or when the waste was stored.
Warsaw had appealed “numerous times”
Ukrainian campaigners call on Europe to ban Russian LNG imports – EURACTIV.com
Eighteen Ukrainian climate organisations have asked the European Commission on Tuesday (25 July) to ban imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) and petroleum gas (LPG) in a bid to slash the country’s revenues from continued fossil fuel exports.
In 2022, the EU banned Russian crude oil shipments and coal imports following the war in Ukraine, while Russia significantly reduced the pipeline gas it supplied to Europe.
However, liquified fossil gas (LNG) shipments increased as Europe struggled to make up
Poland to sue Germany over waste imports – EURACTIV.com
Warsaw will take Berlin to the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg for allegedly failing to remove 35 tonnes of waste illegally transported to Poland by German companies and stored at seven sites in the country, Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa announced on Tuesday.
At a press conference in May, the Polish government expressed its will to sue Germany over waste.
“I am convinced that as soon as this week, the complaint will be filed to the European Union