a MUST watch - wondering if
#India
will be following the G7 price cap on
#Russian
#oil
: India's Petroleum Minister said "We will buy oil from Russia, we will buy from wherever" // "I have a moral duty to my consumer"
@_HadleyGamble
@themmagraham
Let's recap scheduled elections in Europe in 2019:
🇫🇮Finland - April 14
🇪🇸Spain - April 28
🇪🇺EU parliamentary elections - May 23/26
🇩🇰Denmark - June
🇬🇷Greece - October (maybe earlier)
🇵🇹Portugal - October
🇵🇱Poland - November
I’m happy to share I’ve been promoted to Senior Correspondent! Here are some special moments from the past 12 months. Looking forward to more reporting adventures with my amazing colleagues at
@CNBCi
'We will be living in a world of disorder,'
@alexstubb
says as we discuss geopolitics in the wake of his bid to become the next president of
#Finland
.
@SquawkBoxEurope
#EU
leaders have their 4th video call on
#coronavirus
today. Don't expect a complete agreement on the recovery fund, but if they manage to get some consensus over the size, composition or instrument then that could be market positive
#EUCO
#Russia
economy to contract by 15% in 2022 due to the war in
#Ukraine
.
Together with a decline of 3% in 2023, this will wipe out 15 years of economic growth.
This is according to
@IIF
Happy national day
#Singapore
!
I’m excited to join the
@CNBC
i team here for the coming weeks. I’ll be covering several stories but Brussels, don’t worry, I’ll still be keeping an eye on what you’re up to 😊
Good morning from the European Council building!
#euco
Main focus today is on the
#economy
.
#Italy
has asked for a new meeting for next month already to discuss economy and energy in more detail
I visited one of
#Finland
's civil shelters. These bunkers could protect Helsinki citizens against any sort of attack, even nuclear. Here's our report
@cnbc
@cnbci
#NATO
#Russia
Malta's health minister
@chrisfearne
said the alternative of not having procured vaccines together would have meant a competition between European member states and possibly some
#EU
nations would have not had the
#vaccine
even at this stage.
European Parliament declares
#ClimateEmergency
- a symbolic yet unprecedented step. The question now is what concrete actions will be taken going forward?
@Europarl_EN
declares
#ClimateEmergency
! MEPs urge the Commission to fully ensure all relevant legislative and budgetary proposals are fully aligned with 1.5 °C target
The resolution was adopted with 429 votes to 225. 19 abstentions.
Thank you
@cfauk
for the award and the judges for recognising my work.
Also thank you
@benjyhall
and all my editors for letting me report on different themes across different platforms
@CNBCi
We are delighted to announce that
@Silvia_Amaro
from
@CNBCi
has won the CFA UK Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award in the
#CFAUKJournalismAwards2021
. For a full list of the winners and to discover more about the top-scoring articles:
#CFAUK
SG
@jensstoltenberg
says it's their decision, but if they decide to apply,
#Finland
&
#Sweden
will be welcomed w open arms to
#NATO
& I expect the process to be quick. 🇫🇮 & 🇸🇪 are our closest partners, mature democracies, EU members w interoperable forces & years of cooperation.
The two happiest people in
#Italy
right now are Matteo Salvini and Giorgia Meloni - the two party leaders of the far-right, former Italian PM Enrico Letta tells
@SquawkBoxEurope
Good morning from Estonia 🇪🇪
We are live from the Amari air base to show you how
#NATO
has been stepping up its presence here.
This is the Belgian Air Force prepare for landing and you can also see four French mirage jet fighters parked. More on
@cnbci
@cnbc
There were doubts flows would be restarted via NS1. They have though at the same reduced pace as prior to the maintenance works. Europe still preparing for a potential full cut-off in supplies from
#Russia
#energy
crisis super important for econ outlook
Italy and France ready to promptly restart the administration of the
#AstraZeneca
vaccine if the EMA gives a positive assessment on Thursday, says PM Draghi's office after a call with President Macron
Live from the Tapa Military Base this morning, where
#NATO
has doubled its presence over the past month amid tensions with Russia
@cameramikes
@cnbc
@cnbci
The market sell-off continued in Asia's morning session. All eyes on what Japanese officials will do to address weaker currency.
#USDJPY
moved close to a 24-year peak after
#inflation
report - the pressure is on!
It's my last working day in Singapore. Thank you
@CNBCi
team. It's been a pleasure working with you over the last two months! Europe see you very soon.
Super interesting debate right now on how the euro zone can reform its fiscal rules while also stepping up sustainable investments.
@GuntramWolff
told me how the new German finance minister might influence this debate
Good morning! As we approach the big
#NATO
summit in Madrid later this month, here is our report on how countries join the defense alliance and why this matters
#Sweden
#Finland
@cnbci
@cnbc
Good morning from Athens! Yesterday I interviewed the opposition leader
@kmitsotakis
He said if he becomes PM he will reduce corporate tax and renegotiate Greece's primary budget surplus targets. More details up next on
@SquawkBoxEurope
Had the chance to interview
@BrunoLeMaire
this morning. He said a global
#tax
deal is within millimetres and he is ready to wait a few more days to see a compromise on that front.
#oecd
I asked how far will leaders go tonight ,
#EU
official says: very far - this is full scale war so we will go with wide-ranging measures
#RussiaUkraineConflict
- European Commission proposes 6-month phase out of
#Russia
's oil
-
#Hungary
and
#Slovakia
will have until end the of 2023 to do it
-
#Sberbank
removed from Swift
- EU member states are discussing the proposal but expectations are that it will be approved in the coming days
In Rome, covering
#G20
meetings.
There’s a lot at stake with climate change at the top of the leaders’ agenda, ahead of
#COP26
It’s also a critical time for foreign relations after Afghanistan withdrawal, AUKUS deal and ongoing energy crisis!
Another MUST watch:
#Uniper
CEO said even if the
#war
was to end soon,
#gas
prices would not come down immediately so burden on consumers would continue in the next years.
Summed up in one line: the worst is still to come!
#energycrisis
@_HadleyGamble
President
@ZelenskyyUa
tells me he is in Brussels to thank Europeans for their support. He is now addressing the European Parliament - you can follow it here:
All eyes on the
#ECB
meeting next week. While the
#IMF
says the ECB is right in keeping accommodative stance, others believe some of the higher
#inflation
is here to stay
Governments around the world have pledged to become carbon neutral in the coming decades. But what can we do as individuals? CNBC's
@Silvia_Amaro
spoke to five experts, who shared their ideas on how we can improve our carbon footprints.
Former
#Greek
fin min
@tsakalotos
weighs in: “The Dutch Prime Minister's stance in denying solidarity in this crisis is an existential threat to Europe and its ability to get out of this situation with a sense of common future.”
#EUCO
#EUCoronavirus
NEW:
@vonderleyen
announces new deal with Pfizer/BioNTech to deliver 50m additional doses in Q2, which were initially set to be delivered in Q4.
#vaccine
Estonia's top diplomat at the ministry of defense,
@KustiSalm
tells me we are in the darkest hours of Russia's invasion of
#Ukraine
and a turning point in the next 4 to 6 weeks is needed.
@cnbci
Good morning from Brussels where street lights were switched off at 730am. A sign of the times?!
Join us
@CNBCi
as we report from the
#EU
summit
#energy