EU urged to use more ‘clout’ against Beijing

Former trade commissioner Karel De Gucht says bloc should form alliance of open trading nations

EU struggles to adopt new round of economic sanctions against Russia

The 27 member states reached an agreement on Thursday on a 21st package of sanctions against Moscow. Several member states asserted their individual interests and secured concessions.

Beyond the body: Wayne McGregor stretches the definition of dance at this year’s Venice Dance Biennale

With the British dance legend at the helm, this year’s themes ranged from quantum gravity to slightly muted geopolitics The most memorable performance in the opening days of this year’s Venice Dance Biennale had barely any dance in it at all. Italian choreographer Andrea Salustri’s Invisible is built around movement, but it’s movement of light, air, water and sound waves, with Salustri and co-creator Alice Rende as shadowy figures conducting the elements. They brew up storms like Zeus and Pos...

By Lyndsey Winship

SEN RAND PAUL: DC's Russia sanctions bill won't stop Putin — but it will hurt you

This new Russia sanctions bill could impose 500% tariffs and cost Americans half a trillion dollars, targeting 40% of the world's population.

Italy's foreign minister says allowing Russia to be part of Venice Biennale was ill-advised

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said he is convinced that inviting Russian artists to the Venice Biennale international art exhibition "was a very ill-advised decision".

By Iryna Kutielieva,Alona Mazurenko

EU agrees on new round of sanctions against Russia

The European Union has agreed upon a new sanctions package against Russia for its war in Ukraine, which includes a price cap on Russian oil.

🔴 War in Ukraine: EU agrees 21st round of sanctions on Russia

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Biennale Chief Slams EU for Withdrawing Funding Over Russia’s Presence at Art Exhibition During Film Festival Press Conference: ‘They Are Abandoning Us’

Venice Biennale chairman Pietrangelo Buttafuoco slammed the European Union at the film festival press conference on Thursday for withdrawing a €2 million ($2.3 million) grant in response to Russia’s participation in the Biennale’s arts exhibition this year. It was the first time the country has returned to the event since the invasion of Ukraine in […]

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EU targets Russian banks in new sanctions package over Ukraine war

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 to soften restrictions on Russian LNG, EU diplomats said on Thursday. The package, which the EU said was its biggest for four years, granted a one-year […]

Venice Biennale President Slams EU For Pulling Funding Over Russia’s Presence At Art Biennale At Film Festival Conference

Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco hit out at the European Commission on Thursday for its move to withdraw funding over Russia’s participation in its Art Biennale earlier this year. Speaking in opening remarks of the press conference unveiling the lineup for 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, Buttafuoco suggested the European Commission was […]

By Melanie Goodfellow

EU agrees new round of sanctions on Russia - diplomats

European Union countries have agreed a new watered-down round of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war after weeks of haggling, diplomats said, freezing the level of an oil price cap.

Venice Biennale chief unrepentant after EU axes €2 mn in funding over Russia

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 23 - Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco showed he is unrepentant on Thursday after the European Union said this week that it was axing two million euros in funding to the foundation over its controversial decision to allow Russia to take part in its 2026 International Art Exhibition. "We are losing a fellow traveller, but the Biennale certainly cannot bow down," Buttafuoco said at the presentation of the 2026 Venice Film Festival. "We do not engage ...

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EU Agrees 21st Sanctions Package Against Russia

Greece received an exemption allowing its shipping firms to continue transporting Russian liquefied natural gas from the Arctic.

EU’s new sanctions package hits Russia’s war machine, bans entry for combatants for first time

The European Union’s new sanctions package against Russia strengthens restrictions on the Russian defense industry, financial and energy sectors and, for the first time, introduces an EU entry ban for Russian military personnel who took part in the war against Ukraine.