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In the past few years, Europe has been making steady progress towards decarbonisation and renewables. And, with the new European Grids Package, this is set to continue. In this video, we’re taking a look at Europe’s existing energy infrastructure, its problems, and how the EU aims to fix it.

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European Grids Package
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/infrastructure/european-grids_en

0:00 – Introduction
1:03 – Context
3:36 – Europe’s New Energy Grid Package Exlpained
7:49 – Sponsored Content

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In this video, we’re going to explain the escalating Hungary-Ukraine feud, Orbán’s u-turn and vetoes, and what might happen next.

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Hungary & Slovakia’s continued Russian oil imports:
https://csd.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/publications_library/files/2026_02/Cutting_the_Cord-EN.pdf
https://energy.ec.europa.eu/strategy/repowereu-phase-out-russian-energy-imports_en
https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/refined-products/120325-eu-to-phase-out-russian-oil-imports-by-end-of-2027
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/croatia-must-allow-russian-oil-flows-hungary-slovakia-mol-says-2026-02-20/
https://www.kpler.com/blog/which-russian-commodities-does-the-eu-still-import-and-for-how-much-longer

Ukraine’s looming budgetary crisis:
https://www.politico.eu/article/kyiv-ukraine-cash-crunch-exposes-tight-russia-assets-timeline/
https://www.ft.com/content/9bb03b35-2bf5-44fb-b02e-0dbbc3b87b7f

Druzhba pipeline dispute & Hungary’s veto:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-transit-via-druzhba-pipeline-suspended-ukraine-foreign-ministry-says-2026-02-12/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ukraine-visit-hungary-blocks-russia-sanctions-funding-feud-viktor-orban/
https://www.ft.com/content/9bb03b35-2bf5-44fb-b02e-0dbbc3b87b7f
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-vows-block-eu-sanctions-russia-eve-ukraine-war-anniversary-2026-02-23/

Orbán ramps up anti-Ukraine rhetoric:
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-viktor-orban-gambit-to-revive-his-election-hopes-a-battle-against-the-eu/

Reactions to Hungarian veto:
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-council-chief-warns-orban-against-backtracking-on-e90b-ukraine-loan/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/23/eu-leaders-accuse-hungary-sabotaging-support-ukraine
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-countries-hungary-ukraine-block-russia-sanctions/
https://enlargement.ec.europa.eu/news/statement-president-von-der-leyen-president-costa-and-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-2026-02-24_en

Ukraine on fixing pipeline:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/zelensky-considers-repair-druzhba-russian-195442995.html

Ukraine hits Druzhba infrastructure in Russia:
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ukrainian-drones-hit-facility-druzhba-oil-pipeline-russia-kyiv-says-2026-02-23/

00:00 Why Hungary vetoed Ukraine aid (again)
07:46 Sponsored content

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Russia’s oil industry has taken a hit as revenues have fallen, borrowing costs have soared and some companies have even gone bankrupt. So in this video, we’ll take a look at Russia’s economic situation and what it means for the war in Ukraine.

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Russia trading oil at record discount
https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2025/12/30/rossiya-nachala-torgovat-neftyu-v-ubitok-iz-za-rekordnih-skidok-dlya-kitaya-i-indii-a184011
https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-forced-to-sell-oil-to-india-at-22-a-barrel-as-buyers-balk-at-sanctions-15454

Stats on Russia’s military spending
https://en.thebell.io/russian-military-spending-to-rise-rise/
https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/russia-plans-to-spend-record-one-third-of-2026-budget-on-war/

Russia’s GDP stats
https://cepr.org/system/files/publication-files/203674-policy_insight_131_russian_economy_on_war_footing_a_new_reality_financed_by_commodity_exports.pdf
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/gdp-growth-annual

Energy revenues 2022
https://energyandcleanair.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Financing-Putins-war-100-days_20220613.pdf

Energy revenues fall
https://tvpworld.com/91075599/russia-oil-and-gas-revenues-fall-24-to-lowest-since-2020#:~:text=Russia’s%20budgetary%20disaster:%20Moscow’s%20oil,revenues%20plummet%2024%25%20in%202025&text=Income%20from%20oil%20and%20gas,fell%20by%2024%25%20last%20year.&text=Moscow’s%20budgetary%20inflows%20from%20hydrocarbons,Western%20sanctions%2C%20according%20to%20analysts.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/02/13/discounts-on-russian-oil-hammer-putins-war-machine/

Russian oil companies going bankrupt
https://ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/17/v-rossii-iz-za-obvala-tsen-na-neft-nachalis-bankrotstva-neftyanih-kompanii-a187469
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/russia-cuts-oil-drilling-as-money-dries-up-with-output-at-risk

Russia’s fiscal performance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/russia-walks-tightrope-to-curtail-credit-risk-and-avoid-downturn
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russias-war-chest-is-drying-up-how-sanctions-and-oil-prices-bite-into-the-national-wealth-fund-9599

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After years of enlargement fatigue, it looks like the EU might be expanding sooner than expected with Iceland weighing a vote on restarting membership talks as early as August. In this video, we’re taking a look at Iceland’s relationship with the EU, why joining is back on the table and how soon it could happen.

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Iceland- EU past negotiations
https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/iceland-officially-drops-eu-membership-bid/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/12/iceland-drops-european-union-membership-bid

Iceland’s declining tourism industry
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/iceland/tourism-bubble-finally-burst/

US threats on Iceland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRjN3UJOYPk
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/12/congress/billy-long-on-greenland-00778409

Public opinion on joining the EU
https://nordics.info/show/artikel/icelands-relationship-with-the-eu
https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2025-04-08-fleiri-hlynnt-en-motfallin-inngongu-i-esb-441010
https://www.ruv.is/english/2025-01-09-poll-majority-support-eu-negotiations-432591

00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Context
02:59 – Why EU Membership is Back on the Table
06:39 – Conclusion
07:33 – Sponsored Content

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Poland’s Law and Justice Party has fallen to its worst polling figure in over a decade and the gap between them and Tusk’s incumbent government has widened recently. So in this video, we’ll explore what’s happened and why their support is collapsing.

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Poland opinion polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/poland/

Law and Justice (PiS) scandals
https://www.politico.eu/article/polands-speaker-of-parliament-resigns-over-flight-scandal/
https://notesfrompoland.com/2019/11/29/head-of-polands-supreme-audit-office-refuses-prime-ministers-call-to-resign/
https://www.politico.eu/article/central-bank-pay-scandal-hits-poland-ruling-law-and-justice-party-jaroslaw-kaczynski/

Tusk’s Civic Coalition
https://notesfrompoland.com/2026/02/18/polish-junior-ruling-party-splits-amid-fallout-from-leadership-election/
https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/02/24/center-right-group-in-polish-ruling-coalition-submits-compromise-abortion-bill-to-return-to-pre-2021-law/
https://www.american.edu/sis/centers/transatlantic-policy/articles/20240305-donald-tusks-coalition-government.cfm
https://www.euractiv.com/news/in-poland-tusk-mirrors-the-far-rights-agenda/
https://x.com/donaldtusk/status/1966401413493436695?s=20
https://x.com/donaldtusk/status/1990351051992768568?s=20

Far-right Confederation party
https://konfederacja.pl/nowy-porzadek/
https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,25688207,bosak-prezydent-duda-nadskakuje-srodowiskom-zydowskim-wywiad.html

Polish-US tensions
https://youtu.be/9ZxBvEcOYd8?si=uzcKgkv0tuj0GCnF
https://x.com/USAmbPoland/status/2019406992519905320?s=20

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