Brussels hopes the measure could help bring energy costs down as the region prepares for a tough winter The EU needs a price ceiling on imports of Russian pipeline gas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday, according to Reuters.

Slovak drivers show support for their Polish counterparts with an hour-long blockade at the border Truck drivers in Slovakia briefly blocked a border crossing with Ukraine on Thursday, demanding protection from what they perceive as unfair competition from Ukrainian haulers and threatening a permanent blockade, similar to the one in place in Poland.

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