EU to Weaken Russia Oil Sanctions, but Keeps Plan to Prohibit Insurance of Shipments May 9, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli and Ewa Krukowska The European Union is set to soften its sanctions package on Russian oil exports after a weekend of wrangling, though...
EU Seeks to Target Russia’s Global Oil Exports With Insurance, Services Ban May 4, 2022 By Nikos Chrysoloras, Alberto Nardelli, Alex Longley and Alaric Nightingale The European Union is seeking to go beyond an import ban on Russian crude, targeting insurers in a move that...
UK Hasn’t Compromised Enough for Brexit Trade Deal as Deadline Looms, EU Warns November 20, 2020 By Ian Wishart and Nikos Chrysoloras The European Union warned that the UK hasn’t moved sufficiently to overcome the three main obstacles to a post-Brexit trade...
EU Begins to Tackle Cyber Warfare with Targeted Sanctions July 31, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak, Birgit Jennen and Nikos Chrysoloras Taking a firm geopolitical stand, the European Union imposed sanctions on targeted individuals and entities from Russia, China and North...
Russia Blamed for Massive Cyber Attack Against Nation of Georgia in 2019 February 21, 2020 By Jake Rudnitsky and Nikos Chrysoloras Georgia accused Russian military intelligence of organizing a “paralyzing” cyber attack last year and called for a reaction by the...
EU Gives UK Prime Minister Two Extra Weeks to Avoid No-Deal Brexit March 22, 2019 By Ian Wishart and Nikos Chrysoloras European Union leaders staved off the threat of the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without a deal next Friday...
Brexit Deadlock Deepens as Hopes Fade for Breakthrough During Crucial Week October 15, 2018 By Ian Wishart, Nikos Chrysoloras and Tim Ross The U.K. and the European Union are on course to miss this week’s key milestone on the road to a...
Brexit Divorce Talks Edge Toward Compromise but Obstacles Remain: UK, EU Officials October 11, 2018 By Ian Wishart, Alex Morales, Tim Ross and Nikos Chrysoloras Brexit negotiators are edging toward a compromise on the thorniest issue in talks, even as officials on both sides warned...
EU Eyes Offering `Improved Equivalence’ for UK Financial Services After Brexit March 20, 2018 By Nikos Chrysoloras The European Union will consider offering the U.K. “improved equivalence” for financial services after Brexit, according to the bloc’s latest...
Update: UK Prime Minister Rejects EU Draft Brexit Deal as Unacceptable February 28, 2018 By Ian Wishart, Nikos Chrysoloras, Emma Ross-Thomas and Tim Ross The European Union presented the U.K. with a draft divorce deal that Theresa May said no British prime minister could...