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Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss wrote on X: "I am appalled by the attacks on free speech in Britain and Europe. We can't be truly free without free speech. Good for Elon Musk and X for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Europe has a competitiveness problem — and part of it is down to red tape. Tackling this should be a top ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at ...

A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew a prewar agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory. By Marc Santora Andrew Higgins ...

The effects of the halt, though long expected, could ripple through Europe’s energy sector and potentially affect Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. Ukraine refused to renew an ...

War ends Russia's dominance of gas supply to Europe Norway, US, Qatar replace Russian gas Loss of Russian gas undermined EU's competitiveness Slovakia, Austria have alternative supplies Heating ...