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      Gazprom’s annus horribilis
      May16

      Gazprom’s annus horribilis

      Gazprom’s horrible year just got worse. On Friday, the German energy regulator denied an application from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline — wholly owned by Gazprom — for a 10-year derogation from complying with EU gas rules. It’s just the latest in a long run of bad news for the Russian gas giant. In December, Gazprom had to fork out over...

      Surrogate-born babies stranded in Ukraine after coronavirus shuts down country's borders
      May15
      What is EU’s strategy for the Eastern Partnership and how will it be affected by coronavirus?
      May15

      What is EU’s strategy for the Eastern Partnership and how will it be affected by coronavirus?

      Launched in Prague in 2009, the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a policy project that seeks to build bridges and help support the EU’ neighbours to the east – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. In March the European Commission published its plans for the future of the project. I spoke to analyst...

      Coronavirus lockdown leaves surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine
      May15

      Coronavirus lockdown leaves surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine

      Parents unable to enter Ukraine and collect surrogate children due to tight restrictions …read more Source:: The Irish...

      Coronavirus: Surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine
      May15

      Coronavirus: Surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine

      Babies born to surrogate mothers are stuck in Ukraine due to coronavirus lockdown measures. …read more Source::...

      More than 50 surrogate babies wait to be picked up from Ukraine
      May15

      More than 50 surrogate babies wait to be picked up from Ukraine

      The babies were born to surrogate mothers in Ukraine and are due to be collected by parents from the UK and other countries. …read more Source::...

      51 babies born to surrogates stranded in Kiev hotel
      May15

      51 babies born to surrogates stranded in Kiev hotel

      More than 100 babies born to surrogate mothers have been stranded in Ukraine as their foreign parents cannot collect them due to border closures imposed during the coronavirus pandemic, authorities said. …read more Source:: RTÉ...

      Dozens of babies stranded without parents due to coronavirus border closures
      May15

      Dozens of babies stranded without parents due to coronavirus border closures

      Dozens of babies are stranded in Ukraine because of the coronavirus pandemic. …read more Source:: Sky...

      Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown
      May15

      Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown

      Lying in rows of cots in a small hotel on the outskirts of Kiev, 51 babies born to surrogate mothers are stranded in Ukraine as the coronavirus lockdown is preventing parents from the United States, Europe and elsewhere from collecting them. …read more Source::...

      Bulgaria’s Economic to decline by 5% in 2020
      May14

      Bulgaria’s Economic to decline by 5% in 2020

      The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) report, entitled “Regional Economic Prospects”, says that if a short-term effect of the COVID-19 epidemic is accepted, economies are expected to shrink by an average of 3.5% worldwide this year, compared to 4.8% in 2021, noting that these forecasts are uncertain due to...