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In Germany, the BRICS expansion was called a personal defeat for Borrell and von der Leyen

By Alexandra Yudina

The expansion of the BRICS was a personal defeat for the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell, said Ramon Schak, a journalist for the German newspaper Berliner Zeitung.
In his article, he emphasized that "so...

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BASF agrees with American gas companies on LNG supplies

By Rhod Mackenzie

From 2026, the largest chemical group in Germany, Europe and the world, BASF SE, will receive 800 thousand tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year from America. Contract with American energy company Cheniere Energy Inc. calculated until 2043. BASF will be one of the first re...

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