Section: New Europe (EU)
Putin orders restriction of imports from countries that imposed sanctions
Author(s): NEOnline | KT putin_sanctions.jpg President Vladimir Putin has ordered government agencies to restrict imports of food and agricultural products from the countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. The text of Putin’s decree released by the Kremlin on Wednesday says that such imports will be...
UN – Russia ask for humanitarian corridors in E. Ukraine
Author(s): NEOnline | KT ukraine_humanitarian.jpg During an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, Russia and the UN called for humanitarian aid corridors to be established in conflict-scarred eastern Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian envoy disagreed with the Russian ambassador, describing the situation as “manageable” and...
Russia might close its airspace to EU flights
Author(s): Dan Alexe donetsk_cossacks.jpg Russian authorities are examining the possibility of imposing an airspace ban against all European airlines that fly above Russia, in retaliation for EU sanctions that have targeted Russia’s low-cost airline Dobrolyot, which operates flights to Crimea, the Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia in...
At the EU’s helm, Italy looks to boost trade with Asia
Author(s): Federico Grandesso vedona.jpg In an exclusive interview with New Europe, Italian foreign affairs under-secretary Benedetto Della Vedova explains why one of the main aims of his country’s presidency of the council of the European Union is to foster trade relations with Asia. During his recent visit to Singapore, Vedova stressed...
Germany applies stricter sanctions against Russia
Author(s): NEOnline | KT merkel_russia.jpg The German government has revoked permission for a company to deliver a field exercise simulator to the Russian military — permanently blocking a deal it had already put on ice. The Economy Ministry said Monday that it had withdrawn defense and auto parts company Rheinmetall AG’s export...
Russia – EU: colourful figures on the sanctions list
Author(s): Dan Alexe putin_judo_rotenberg.jpg EU has added 8 individuals and 3 Russian companies to its list of sanctions meant to force the Kremlin to change its stance concerning events in Ukraine. Some of the persons on the list are colourful figures, whose blacklisting can have a psychological impact in Russia. One such blacklisted character...
How will the EU sanctions against Russia function?
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_60722358_preview.jpg The EU sanctions against Russia are in place for one year and their effect will be assessed, revised and discussed every three months, to check the efficiency of the measures and see whether any circumvention was possible. “This is not an embargo”, insisted a EU official. “Our...
New EU sanctions against Russia, arms sector targeted
Author(s): Dan Alexe strelkov.jpg The 28 EU ambassadors to Brussels have agreed on new sanctions targeting Russia’s financial, energy, and defense sectors. They have also added eight more people and four entities, among which Russia’s Sberbank and VTB Bank, on the EU’s list of Russian companies and individuals subject to...
EU prepares new punitive measures against Russia
Author(s): Dan Alexe mistral_france_russia.jpg In its conclusions on Ukraine of 22 July, the Foreign Affairs Council asked “the Commission to finalise preparatory work on possible targeted measures” towards Russia and to present proposals for taking action, including on access to capital markets, defence, dual use goods, and sensitive...
EU targets Russian intelligence heads with sanctions
Author(s): NEOnline bortnikov.jpg The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in eastern Ukraine, official documents showed. Among the 15 new people subjected to an EU-wide asset freeze and travel ban were Alexander Bortnikov, head of the...
