world
October 01, 2021 – 19:43

Natural gas prices hit new records in Europe on October 1, raising concerns for consumers on the eve of the cold season.

It also raises attention to Europe’s largest supplier of natural gas, Russia.

Gas prices have risen for several weeks now, as have warnings to domestic and industrial consumers in Europe about more expensive bills.

On October 1, the gas price for November, at the Dutch center TTF, a benchmark in Europe, reached an all-time high of 97.73 euros per megawatt hour (MWh).

That figure represents a 400 percent increase this year.

Analysts have cited a combination of factors that have contributed to the rise in prices, including gas deliveries to Asian markets, technical repairs that have damaged shipments from Norway, and colder-than-normal temperatures at the end of last winter that have contributed to the decline. of reserves.

But some experts also point the finger at Russia’s state-owned gas giant, Gazprom, which is Europe’s main gas supplier.

Last month, a group of European Parliament lawmakers urged the European Commission to investigate Gazprom.

The Kremlin has said that Gazprom is implementing all points of the contract.

Gazprom is nearing completion of its second pipeline project, North Stream 2, which will increase the amount of Russian gas shipped to Germany.

German regulators are analyzing the final details before giving the green light to start work.

Gas from Russia to Germany will pass through Ukraine.

Kiev has complained about this, saying Russia could use gas supplies as a political tool, something that has happened in the past. / REL

BRUSSELS –

Kosovo on Thursday agreed to withdraw police units from its northern border with Serbia to end a growing license plate dispute that briefly escalated into violence and prompted NATO to step up patrols.

The agreement negotiated in Brussels calms the recent flare-up of a decades-long stalemate between Serbia and Kosovo, but does not solve a major problem blocking the accession negotiations to the European Union: that Serbia and its former province of Kosovo should normalize relations after Pristina’s independence in 2008.

“We have an agreement,” said Miroslav Lajcek, EU envoy who is dealing with one of the toughest territorial disputes in Europe. “After two days of intensive negotiations, an agreement has just been reached on the de-escalation and how to proceed,” he said on Twitter, where he published the details.

US Deputy Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar was in Brussels to support EU-led talks that show the potential for further progress in the Balkans.

“I think we can make tremendous strides to help the Balkans overcome a very difficult time in the 1990s and hopefully eventually better integrate into the European Union,” Escobar said on a briefing call with reporters.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for the time being downplayed hopes for a broader breakthrough. Serbia does not recognize the independence of Kosovo.

“I think the agreement is fair for the citizens. I want us to find more permanent solutions. That does not include the recognition of Kosovo,” said Vucic at a press conference in Serbia, where he met the President of the European Commission, Ursula von., received the Leyen.

Special stickers

As part of the agreement, NATO forces will replace the Kosovar police units at the border, which will withdraw from Saturday. Starting Monday, both countries will put special stickers on car license plates to remove national symbols and allow citizens to move freely.

NATO has around 5,000 soldiers in Kosovo under a UN mandate since June 1999, overseeing a fragile peace after a US-led bombing campaign to end the ethnic conflict.

The new agreement ends a ban imposed by Kosovo on all Serbian drivers to submit a temporary, printed registration. Pristina said her move was in retaliation for the measures in place in Serbia since 2008 against drivers from Kosovo.

Lajcek said he was working on a longer term solution.

The confrontation is a reminder of the larger conflict between Kosovo and Serbia, which the EU must resolve, said diplomats. A senior diplomat in Brussels said the recent flare-up was in part an attempt to draw Brussels’ attention as the process towards EU membership stalled.

In the run-up to a Balkan-EU summit in Slovenia on October 6th, Reuters reported on Tuesday that the 27 member states had not yet been able to agree on a declaration confirming their 18-year promise of future EU membership for the Western Balkans.

world
September 08, 2021 – 14:35

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was confident China would try to reach an agreement with the Taliban after Islamic insurgents took power in Afghanistan on August 15th.

Asked if he was concerned that China would fund the group, which is sanctioned under US law, President Biden told reporters, “China has a real problem with the Taliban. So they will try to reach an agreement, I am. “Like Pakistan, like Russia, like Iran. They are all trying to figure out what to do now.”

The United States and the Group of Seven have agreed to coordinate their response to the Taliban, and Washington has blocked Taliban access to Afghanistan’s reserves, most of which are held by the New York Federal Reserve, to ensure they deliver on their promises. respecting women’s rights and international law.

But experts say much of that economic power will be lost if China, Russia or other countries provide funding to the Taliban.

Italy, the current president of the Group of 20 major economies – which includes China and Russia – has tried to host a virtual G20 summit on Afghanistan, but no date has been announced, suggesting disagreements between the group.

Chinese State Counselor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a phone call on August 29 that the international community should engage with the Taliban and “guide” them positively.

China has not officially recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan’s new rulers, but Wang hosted Mullah Baradar in July, who has since been named deputy prime minister, and said the world should lead and support the country as it moves to a new government in instead of putting more pressure on him./VOA

Sport
July 07, 2021 – 23:37

Latest news from the sport

For the first time in history, the England national team has secured participation in the finals of the European Championship, writes Zeri.info.

In the semifinals of “Euro 2020”, Gareth Southgate’s team eliminated Denmark, after 120 minutes.

The match held tonight at “Wembley” in London ended with the result 2-1.

The Danes took the lead with a goal from Mikkel Damsgaard in the 30th minute, while Simon Kjaer equalized with an own goal in the 39th minute.

Harry Kane gave the victory to the “Three Lions” with the goal scored in the 104th minute.

England will meet Italy in the grand final on July 11. /Zeri.info

But in Voždovac in Kraljevačka Street, neighbors, casual passers-by and all people of good will are witnessing a great miracle these days.

Just at the moment when Dragoljub Simić Kele lost his house and everything in it in the fire, saving only his life, it happened.

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The fire was still smoldering among the charred walls of what used to be his home, and the neighbors of Voždovac spread their arms towards him and opened their hearts.

– We will build a new house for Kelet – said the initiator of the action, Nenad Černoš, at the time.

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How, with what money, with what people, only a miracle could help him, and it happened. One by one, the neighbors came, offering Kelet help with clothes and food, accommodation.

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Suddenly, the local businessmen did not refuse either, and the help came personally from the president of the Municipality of Voždovac. The new house has grown to the roof, there is material soon and it will reach the roof. Nenad says the biggest concern is to reintroduce electricity … and funds should be raised for that.

But he had no doubt, for what at first seemed so difficult and impossible was now becoming a reality before his eyes.

The shout “With a heart for a neighbor” started an avalanche of good will and a strange miracle, it really happened. Who does not believe in that, let him come and see, or even better, let him come and help!

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