EU

EU names 24 new people, 14 firms in Russia sanctions

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EU countries have added Russia’s top oil firms, an oligarch, and a leading nationalist MP to their blacklist. The names were published in the bloc´s Official Journal on Friday (12 September) in reaction to Russia’s invasion of east Ukraine last week. … Read More

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Poland

Dramatic drop in gas supply from Russia

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Poland recorded a 45 percent decline yesterday in the expected influx of Russian gas. Polish natural gas network operator PGNiG has said that gas supplies through entry points on the Ukrainian and Belarusian borders have been lower since Monday. On … Read More

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Denmark, Sweden

Sweden’s asylum influx worries Denmark

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With immigration a hot topic in the lead-up to the Swedish elections, Danish politicians warn about the negative consequences of their neighbours’ generous asylum policies. With Sweden taking in a record number of asylum seekers – 340,000 are expected over … Read More

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Sweden

Report calls for cell phone ban in classrooms

Mobile phones should be banned from classrooms and students should receive reports on their conduct, according to a new report on how to make Swedish classrooms more orderly. The report, headed up by former teachers’ association president Metta Fjelkner, stated … Read More

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Sweden

Demand for chicken pox vaccine grows

Chicken pox are spreading as daycare and schools have opened again after summer recess. Demand for the vaccine, Valirix, has avalanched, but it’s not included in the general immunization program. At private clinics, it costs a total of between SEK … Read More

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Kaliningrad

The EU sanctions cost millions

The losses Kaliningrad companies that can no longer carry into their territory already paid goods as a result of the ban are estimated at over nine million dollars. That explained the Deputy Prime Minister of Territorial Government, Konstantin Suslov, in … Read More

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Germany

German exports top record €100 billion

Germany’s trade surplus grew strongly in July on the back of booming exports. The country exported a record amount of goods. Germany exported goods worth €101 billion in July, up 4.7 percent from the figure for June and an increase of … Read More

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Sweden

Ebola fears slow Swedish tourism to Africa

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is keeping Swedish tourists at bay, news agency TT reports, even from African nations that have no known cases of the deadly tropical disease. Swedish tour operator Ving recently cancelled trips to Gambia because … Read More

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