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Danish gas storage facilities are not sufficiently filled as the winter heating season approaches. To address this, a tender is being launched to secure additional gas for Denmark’s storage. This was announced by the Energy Agency in a press release. Deputy Director Peter Christian Baggesgaard Hansen stated that the overall supply situation is “good.” “However,…

Werchter (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Emma Bale opened the festival on a sunny day in Werchter. Mathieu Terryn joined her on stage. Bazart plays at 5:45 PM. Imagine Dragons headline at 10 PM. Parking sold out. As Nieuwsblad, VRT News reported, Emma Bale started the festival in Werchter, a municipality in the province of Rotselaar,…

The European Union had been advocating for a preliminary agreement that would set a one-way baseline tariff of 10 percent on goods entering the U.S. from Europe. It also aimed for relief in specific sectors such as automobiles, aircraft, and spirits. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, addressing Trump’s trade threat, expressed his “full support” for…

Brussels/Bratislava – On Thursday, the European Commission (EC) announced the disbursement of the fifth payment to Slovakia from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), a key component of the EU’s Next Generation EU (NGEU) initiative. This payment amounts to 492 million euros and is part of Slovakia’s national recovery and resilience plan, as reported by…

Washington (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – US President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that starting August 1, goods imported from the European Union and Mexico will be subjected to a 30% tariff in the United States, as announced through posts on his social media platform, Truth Social. What has the EU done to avoid these tariffs?What…

Earlier this year, Italy implemented foreign investment screening powers, known as ‘golden power,’ to impose stringent conditions on UniCredit’s bid for BPM. UniCredit appealed, arguing the conditions were disproportionate and obstructed the deal. On Saturday, the court stated that the government should reassess two conditions imposed by Rome on UniCredit concerning the loan-to-deposit ratio and…

Luxembourg (dpa) – German online retailer Spreadshirt cannot secure the well-known “I” combined with a red heart as an EU trademark in specific clothing positions. The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg upheld the EU trademark office’s (EUIPO) decisions and dismissed Spreadshirt’s lawsuit. EU Trademark Office Denies Registration  Spreadshirt sought to trademark…

Ankara (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged full support for the disarmament of Kurdish militants, which started with the PKK handing over the first batch of weapons. He described this as a new chapter for the country. Why did Erdoğan call this a historic turning point?What does the PKK disarmament…

Slovakia may support a new EU sanctions package against Russia on Tuesday, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico, provided there is an agreement with European partners to mitigate the impact of a proposed ban on Russian gas entering the bloc. Bratislava has blocked the sanctions package due to concerns that the European Commission’s proposal to…

Ljubljana – Slovenia is now among the ten EU member states engaged in initiatives to enhance trade with Ukraine. SID Bank has joined the Export Credit Guarantee Scheme InvestEU for Ukraine, as reported by the European Investment Bank (EIB). It is estimated that over 550 exporters will gain from this initiative. The Export Credit Guarantee…