Jorge Liboreiro

Jorge Liboreiro The European Union's push to approve a new round of sanctions against Russia has bumped into a formidable roadblock: Greece.

Jorge Liboreiro Greece is holding up the latest round of European Union sanctions against Russia over a ban on liquefied natural gas (LNG) that is scheduled to come into full force in 2027.

Jorge Liboreiro The European Union has agreed to impose a new round of sanctions against Russia, following chaotic negotiations that threatened to put the entire package at risk.

The deal reached by ambassadors grants Greece an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients for the foreseeable future. #EuropeNews

Jorge Liboreiro For Brussels, this week's agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia marks another milestone in the collective

Jorge Liboreiro Ireland has found "no evidence" to irrefutably determine that its alumina exports to Russia contribute to propping up the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The long-awaited investigation into Ireland's alumina exports to Russia has concluded on an ambivalent note, with the government neither fullying confirming nor denying any link to Vladimir Putin's war machine. #EuropeNews

A sanctions bill making its way through the US Senate risks handing Donald Trump a powerful tool to slap tariffs on allies and adversaries alike. #EuropeNews

Europeans have spent the last year and a half urging Washington to use its financial power to impose severe sanctions on Russia.

Earlier this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a full ban on maritime services for Russian oil tankers. But an extraordinary combination of factors has plunged the sanction into political limbo. Here's how the plan went awry. #EuropeNews