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Russian oil supply cut would hit Central Europe hard

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EASTERN EUROPE

Flows resumed within days, but the sudden cut-off -- ascribed to overdue transit payments -- highlights Central Europe’s dependence on Russian oil imports and the difficulty of…

Eastern Europe’s reliance on Russian oil will endure

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EASTERN EUROPE

Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria in May all secured derogations from adopting the EU-wide oil embargo on Russian oil, the main source of supply for refineries…

Taming Polish prices may trump economic stimulus

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EASTERN EUROPE

The surge was driven by Russia’s announcement that it was halting indefinitely supplies through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The new has deepened fears of a severe economic…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…

Russian gas cut would hurt EU’s eastern members most

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EASTERN EUROPE

Energy exports have been Russia’s potent weapon against Europe since the Ukraine war began. When NS1 closed for maintenance in July, fears mounted that flows would not resume…

Some EU members raise objections to Russia oil ban

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EU

EU: Some members raise objections to Russia oil ban

Trump Warsaw visit will widen intra-European rifts

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EU

Poland is looking to forge closer ties with Washington to establish its leadership in CEE, counterbalance Franco-German dominance of the EU and present a united front against…

Move towards EU integration may split Central Europe

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EU

EU reform’s likely consequences for the four Central European member states.