
The Fiction of Sanctions: Europe Keeps Buying Russian Gas
While Brussels promises to cut Moscow’s energy dependence, countries like France and Spain continue buying Russian gas as if nothing had changed.

While Brussels promises to cut Moscow’s energy dependence, countries like France and Spain continue buying Russian gas as if nothing had changed.

As oil and gas prices surge again, Belgium has become the first European country to openly admit it can no longer sustain another round of large-scale aid.

Banks in France are refusing to lend to the Rassemblement National, forcing it to seek funding abroad.

Labour is struggling to convince critics that it will get a grip on sham lawyers.

The Hungarian prime minister’s defeat means resistance to Brussels’ policies can no longer depend on a single government.

While the Commission touts privacy-by-design features, digital rights organizations have raised sharp concerns about the broader implications.

By becoming a symbol of constraint rather than progress, low-emission zones have lost their legitimacy.

The clash highlights widening cracks between Washington and its European allies as support for the Iran conflict falters.

The Commission wants to open all negotiating chapters immediately and turn Kyiv’s accession into the next great leap in European integration.

Conservative voices across Europe say the plan risks turning Spain into a gateway for wider movement across the bloc.
The party’s parliamentary group wants a return to reliable energy sources.
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