An immediate ban would lead to job losses and seriously affect the economy, the labor minister says An embargo on Russian natural gas would seriously affect the German economy, as well as society, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil said in an interview with news outlet Funke, published on Saturday.
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Germany’s neighbors Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Poland have refused to engage in “constructive negotiations” about gas solidarity deals, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a report to lawmakers seen by Bloomberg.
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The bloc’s top diplomat proposed six points to serve as guidelines for diplomacy towards Russia The EU’s policies towards Moscow promoted by foreign policy chief Josep Borrell only deepen the divisions within the bloc, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
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