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BERLIN
The construction of two kilometres of the hotly contested Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in German waters – which had been halted due to environmental concerns – was ordered by the German maritime authority (BSH) on Monday to allow safe continuation of works in Danish waters. The entire German side of the project was green-lit in April. Read more.
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EU PRESIDENCY
Portugal to proceed against Poland, Hungary for violation of European values. Portugal’s minister of foreign affairs reaffirmed on Monday the intention of the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU to move forward with the proceedings against Poland and Hungary for suspected violations of European values. More
The absence of sport, and particularly football, Europe’s favourite game, made last year’s lockdowns to stop the spread of Covid-19 even harder to bear. Since last summer, we have had the eerie spectacle of football without supporters. Lockdown football is better than nothing but, in the long run, organised sport has little value or purpose without fans.
That lesson does not appear to have been heeded by the owners of football’s wealthiest clubs.
Clubs across Europe have been badly hit by the pandemic. That has meant lower profits for the wealthy and bigger losses for the poor, particularly smaller and lower league clubs who are more dependent on the gate receipts they receive from filling their stadiums. Many are in danger of going out of business.