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EU Officials to Meet Hungary’s Next Leader as Orban Skips Summit

European Union officials are heading to Budapest on Friday for talks with Hungary’s incoming leader, Peter Magyar, with no signs the outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban will drop his veto over a €90 billion ($106 billion) EU loan to Ukraine.

Hungary's Incoming Prime Minister Peter Magyar at a news conference following his election victory in Budapest on April 13.
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EU Favors Central Buying of Imported Carbon Credits

The European Union said it prefers controlled purchases of international carbon credits over the acquisition of them by individual companies, as it wants to ensure only high-quality projects count toward its ambitious climate target.

Investors in emissions-reduction projects called on the EU to agree on the rules as soon as possible. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg
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EU Favors Central Buying of Imported Carbon Credits

The European Union said it prefers controlled purchases of international carbon credits over the acquisition of them by individual companies, as it wants to ensure only high-quality projects count toward its ambitious climate target.

Investors in emissions-reduction projects called on the EU to agree on the rules as soon as possible. Photographer: Milan Jaros/Bloomberg
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EU Offers Carbon Market Concessions to Tame Energy Prices

The European Union proposed a limited adjustment to its carbon trading program to curb the impact of emissions costs on soaring energy bills, and pledged flexibility to avoid placing an excessive burden on industry during a transition to cleaner technologies.

Residential homes near the Rhone Energies SAS oil refinery in France. Photographer: Jeremy Suyker/Bloomberg
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EU Carbon Is Pricing In a Less Aggressive Push to Ease Costs

The European carbon market is scaling back expectations for how aggressive government intervention will be as Brussels looks to ease energy-cost burdens for the region’s ailing heavy industry.

Carbon futures dropped earlier this month on concerns that EU governments will push for aggressive measures to cut carbon prices.
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Ukraine Is Running Out of Cash to Pay for the War as Aid Falters

Ukraine risks running out of money to pay for its defense against Russia within two months as a multitude of factors converge to threaten tens of billions of euros in assistance from the country’s key donors.

Soldiers test fiber optic drones before using them on the front line in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photographer: Jo Colon/Anadolu/Getty Images
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Iran Unwilling to Talk About Hormuz as Regime Digs In

Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contacts with Tehran.

A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz Photographer: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025/Getty Images
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Iran Unwilling to Talk About Hormuz as Regime Digs In

Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contacts with Tehran.

A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz Photographer: Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025/Getty Images
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EU Leaders Fail to Unlock Aid to Ukraine After Orban Digs In

European Union leaders on Thursday couldn’t break the deadlock over a €90 billion ($103 billion) loan to Ukraine, leaving some fuming over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s refusal to budge until he regains access to Russian oil.

A Ukrainian municipal worker is lifted on a cherry picker at the site of a recent Russian air attack in Zaporizhzhia on March 18.
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