Turkey’s anti-Erdoğan opposition vows a reset on EU and NATO (Politico)
Turkey’s opposition is confident it can unfreeze European Union accession talks and will end Ankara’s veto on NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, if it beats President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the hotly contested upcoming elections. Read more:
Greek leader faces political backlash after rail crash (Politico)
ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was supposed to be preparing to call an early election — instead he’s dealing with protestors throwing Molotov cocktails at police as a wave of public rage convulses Greece following a train crash that killed 57 people. Read more :
Too close to the sun: The making and unmaking of Eva Kaili (Politico)
BRUSSELS — Eva Kaili was unhappy with the seating plan. It was a few days before POLITICO’s P28 gala dinner — a splash of glitter on the Brussels social calendar unveiling a ranking of the most powerful people in Europe — and the Greek lawmaker wanted to make sure she would be seated at a […]
Cash missing? Eva Kaili arrest warrant points to ‘several million euros’ in Qatargate payments (Politico)
In December, Belgian police recovered about €1.5 million in a sting that exposed an alleged bribery ring at the European Parliament. Read more:
World better prepared for Russian energy weapon in 2023 (NE Global)
China’s demand for energy, the amount of Russian oil that will be cut from global supply as well as the response of OPEC+ will be key factors which will determine where the oil price trades in 2023. Read more:
Hello, goodbye: Greek minister lands in Tripoli, then immediately takes off again (Politico)
TRIPOLI — When is a diplomatic visit not a diplomatic visit? When the top politician involved doesn’t even leave the plane before flying off again. Read more:
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights fossil fuel dependencies (NE Global)
Every part of the part of Paris Agreement must be followed properly, the Czech Republic’s Deputy Environment Minister Jan Dusik said in comments to NE Global following the conclusion of the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt earlier this month. Read more:
OPEC+’s massive supply cut is a clear win for Russia (NE Global)
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties (OPEC) and its Russia-led allies of oil-producing nations struck a major blow against the West’s sanctions against Moscow after deciding on a massive supply cut of 2 million barrels per day starting in November, threatening to send energy prices even higher in an already tight market. Read more :
Weaning itself off of Russian energy, the EU looks to Azerbaijan, East Med (NE Global)
As Europe tries to lessen its dependence on Russian energy after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU is turning to Azerbaijan and the Eastern Mediterranean as potential gas suppliers. Read more :
Greece’s opposition parties rail at Mitsotakis over ‘Greek Watergate’ inquiry (Politico)
ATHENS — Greece’s opposition parties are railing against the conservative government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the inquiry into a wiretapping scandal dubbed “Greek Watergate.” Read more :
