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Pressure mounts on Ireland to stop alumina sales to Russia

Ireland is under mounting pressure to end its alumina sales to Russia, as the risk of propping up Moscow’s war machine becomes an explosive liability. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The government in Dublin is weighing whether to allow EU sanctions on the raw material, which is sold as a white powder and…

EU institutions pile on pressure for ‘ambitious’ budget, new resources

Representatives of EU institutions took the stage at a flagship conference in Brussels to push European governments to agree an ambitious long-term budget, including with new own resources. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT During the Annual EU Budget Conference, the Commission’s flagship event, European Commissioner for Budget Piotr Serafin took an opportunity to…