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The European Commission has proposed waiving penalties linked to the bloc’s methane rules for three years. Industry and top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have been pressuring Brussels over its burdensome reporting requirements, which they said could affect exports to the European Union. EU member states adopted methane rules in May 2024, introducing the bloc’s first framework for measuring, reporting and verifying methane emissions in the energy sector as part of efforts to curb one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Failure to honor such requests would incur penalties, which would start applying in 2027. But on Monday, the Commission…
As Cabinet Office minister, Thomas-Symonds also had responsibility for other policy areas including public inquiries and civil service reform. His departure comes at a key time for negotiations between Britain and the EU. Before Starmer’s resignation, a U.K.-EU summit had been scheduled for Wednesday July 22 to round off talks on issues like an agri-food agreement, youth mobility scheme, and emissions trading deal. Starmer had also planned to use the meeting as a launchpad for a closer relationship with the bloc. The meeting was postponed upon Starmer’s resignation and is now expected to be rescheduled for later this year —…
By Greta Ruffino with AFP Published on 20/07/2026 – 20:15 GMT+2 Iceland has “nothing to lose” by negotiating with the European Union over membership, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday, as the country prepares for a referendum on restarting talks to join the bloc. “The vote on August 29 does not prejudge anything. Iceland has absolutely nothing to lose by negotiating with the European Union,” Barrot said on a visit to Reykjavik. Icelanders will vote on 29 August, more than a decade after negotiations were suspended. The referendum comes as US President Donald Trump continues to insist to take control of…
Riot police used water cannon and moved through the streets of Buenos Aires on Sunday after protests broke out following Argentina’s World Cup defeat to Spain. The video shows officers walking alongside an armoured vehicle, confronting people gathered in the street and spraying water at protesters. Argentina had been hoping to retain the World Cup title and become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back tournaments. However, Lionel Messi’s side lost 1-0 to Spain after a tense final that went into extra time. The scenes in the capital came as some supporters reacted angrily to the result.…
By Greta Ruffino with AP Published on 20/07/2026 – 18:06 GMT+2 Kevin Keegan, the two-time Ballon d’Or-winning footballer who captained and managed England and won the European Cup with Liverpool, has died at the age of 75. Keegan revealed last month that he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer. “It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75,” family statement reads. “Kevin had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments.” “A double Ballon D’or winner, Kevin was a much loved husband, father and grandfather.…
Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis on Monday announced they are imposing a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in retaliation for a blockade on Yemen and a recent attack on Sanaa International Airport, threatening another vital waterway for global shipping and raising fears of renewed conflict. A Houthi military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a video statement that the maritime ban against Saudi Arabia will be effective immediately, describing it as an “equation of ‘an eye for an eye.'” The Houthis did not specify how the embargo would be enforced, but the deputy head of the Houthi media office, Nasruddin Amer, said on…
Analysts also say that if the Iran war resolves, it could quickly tilt global markets into oversupply, undercutting the argument that Europe must pick from a narrowing pool of sellers. But other industry executives insisted to POLITICO that no company would continue trading with Europe if there was any risk of being in breach, whether or not penalties are imposed. The Commission itself acknowledges in the draft text of its recommendation that the grace period “may result in a period of non-compliance.” “The industry cannot send cargoes to the EU if the cargoes are not in compliance,” Charlie Riedl, executive…
Published on 20/07/2026 – 18:17 GMT+2 The number of nationality-motivated attacks in Poland is steadily increasing, according to data provided to the Polish press by the National Police Headquarters. This month has already seen widespread coverage of a vulgar attack on teenage girls from Ukraine on a municipal bus in Bielsko-Biała. An adult man verbally abused, threatened and insulted the girls for no other reason than that they were speaking Ukrainian. And this is just one of 180 incidents that were reported to the police in the first half of 2026. Alarming figures on attacks Data shows that the scale…
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