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[Ticker] Barroso warns Putin on ‘contravening’ Ukraine trade deal
EU commission chief Barroso has in a letter to Russia’s Putin said if he imposes economic sanctions on Ukraine it would “contravene” an accord to delay an EU-Ukraine trade pact in return for normal Russia-Ukraine trade. Barroso published the letter after Russia adopted a decree proposing trade barriers on Ukraine. …read...
‘Frozen conflict’ looming in east Ukraine, EU diplomats say
EU countries have decided to uphold Russia sanctions for now, amid a growing feeling that a frozen conflict is better than heavy fighting. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU gives more aid to farmers hit by Russia embargo
The European Commission introduced a new aid package on Tuesday worth €165 million to help farmers hit by Russian sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, but tightened up on dubious compensation claims. The new scheme also includes oranges, mandarins and clementines, as sought by major producers Spain, Italy and Greece. …read more Source:...
New Austrian commissioner backs EU sanctions on Russia
The EU’s next neighbourhood commissioner was tougher than expected on Russia at his EU parliament hearing on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU countries to maintain Russia sanctions
EU countries’ ambassadors Tuesday opted not to roll back sanctions on Russia, with an EU spokeswoman saying that parts of the Minsk ceasefire deal still “need to be properly implemented”. Germany’s Merkel earlier Tuesday in Berlin said the EU is “very far away [from] considerations to take back sanctions”....
Ukraine wary of EU’s Russia gas deal
The EU is keen for Ukraine to accept a winter deal on Russian gas, but Ukraine is wary of the terms and of broader EU-Russia energy ties. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine likely to endorse EU-brokered gas deal
A senior Ukrainian diplomat told EUobserver the government in Kiev is likely to endorse an interim deal on Russian gas “later this week or at the beginning of next week”. The deal, brokered by the EU in Berlin Friday, is to see Ukraine pay an “interim” price for winter supplies. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU announces Russia and Ukraine gas deal
EU energy commissioner Oettinger in Berlin Friday said that Russia and Ukraine have reached an “interim solution to ensure [gas] supplies until spring” for both Ukraine and EU transit customers. Ukraine is to repay €2.4bn of debt by December and advance-pay for future supplies at €303 per thousand cubic metres. …read more...
EU declaration: No to Russia on rewriting Ukraine trade pact
EU countries are planning to tell Russia it has no say on the content of the Ukraine trade treaty despite Moscow’s demand to rewrite the text. …read more Source:...
Russia threatens EU states with gas cut-offs
Russian energy minister Novak has warned that EU states which re-export gas to Ukraine will face cut-offs, with Hungary already stopping its reverse flow. …read more Source:...
