The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which carry Russian natural gas to Europe, were leaking after underwater explosions.
Seismologists record two "massive releases of energy" shortly before leaks in the Russia-Europe gas pipelines, with the EU foreign policy chief pointing to "a deliberate act".
Normalisation of anti-Muslim sentiment is "as pressing a problem" as in previous years, says European Islamophobia Report, with the UK and France as “the main spots of anti-Muslim hatred."
European gas and power prices have soared as Russia has cut fuel exports to retaliate for Western sanctions over its offensive in Ukraine.
Environmentalists argue European Union violated its own climate laws by including natural gas and nuclear energy in its list of "green" investments.
Europe struggles with high cost of living and a prospect of more protests as sanctions-hit Moscow cuts back gas supply.
European gas prices have rocketed this year as Russia reduced fuel exports to retaliate for Western sanctions over its offensive against Ukraine.
EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has cracked down on Big Tech with hefty fines to ensure a level playing field in the 27-country European Union.
The "bivalent" jab, made by Pfizer/BioNTech, is directed at the highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 types of the variant.
The EU leadership seeks to starve Russia of the funds it needs to finance its war with Ukraine, but that comes at a high cost.
Points of discussion include a price cap on Russian gas, a windfall levy on non-gas power plants, and a bloc-wide cut in electricity demand.
European countries are at risk of facing mass mobilisations in the next few months, powered by Russia's offensive in Ukraine, high energy prices, mounting costs of living, fallout from Covid pandemic and climate crisis, says a risk consultancy firm.
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