Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.

Brussels' new sanctions package against Russia has run into formidable resistance from Greece. Euronews looks at ways the impasse might be broken. #EuropeNews

The EU is racing to approve a new package of sanctions against Russia, but Greece is unexpectedly blocking it. Meanwhile, one year after the EU struck a controversial trade deal…

Sanctions on Russian LNG would hurt Greek shipping, argues Athens, but it also fears Moscow’s hybrid warfare.

According to earlier reports by Politico and Bloomberg, the proposed LNG transportation ban is being blocked by Greece, which fears that its shipping companies may suffer serious…

According to sources cited by the newspaper, the agreement will allow companies to continue transporting Russian LNG to third countries for 12 months with the possibility of…

France, Italy, Germany, Portugal all chipped away at the measures, designed to pile pressure on Russia

The deal reached by ambassadors grants Greece an exemption to continue shipping Russian LNG to non-EU clients for the foreseeable future. #EuropeNews

European Union envoys agreed on a 21st sanctions package against Russia over its war in Ukraine, imposing curbs on its banking sector while also finding a compromise with Greece…

Greece pushed for exemptions on Russian LNG shipping, arguing tougher restrictions would hurt European shipowners more than Russia's energy exports.

The battle over this 21st sanctions round lays bare a new fault line in Europe’s Russia policy, with Greece and Austria securing sensitive carve-outs.

Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.

The European Union passed new sanctions against Russia, but added a carve-out for Greece to keep shipping Russian gas to other countries.