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[Ticker] US to add to EU sanctions on Russia
The White House in a communique Thursday said it “will deepen and broaden sanctions in Russia’s financial, energy, and defence sectors”, with details to be published Friday alongside new EU sanctions. It took the step over Russia’s recent invasion of east Ukraine, but said the measures can be “rolled back”....
Member states’ reactions to Juncker’s allocation of portfolios
Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, Commission president Tageblatt, a newspaper in Luxembourg, says that the new European Commission “should be given a chance”, though they question the co-ordinator roles: “Should there be more co-ordinators to co-ordinate them?” The ambitious plans of Juncker to invest in economy and bring economic growth are seen...
EU unveils new Russia sanctions
The European Union has announced that further sanctions on Russia will come into force on Friday (12 September). EU companies will be banned from providing loans to five state-owned Russian banks and six Russian oil and defence companies. The EU will also block other forms of financing for these firms, including the trading of newly-issued bonds...
New EU sanctions on Russia will start on Friday
Author(s): Dan Alexe 51563148.jpg After the Wednesday behind-the-scenes haggling, during which the EU ambassadors to Brussels could not agree on a timeframe and on the modalities of the application of the new sanctions against Russia for its role in the conflict in Ukraine, it’s been finally decided that the sanctions will go into effect...
[Ticker] EU to impose Russia sanctions Friday
EU states’ ambassadors have agreed to impose a second wave of economic sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of east Ukraine last week. The measures – targeting banks, oil firms, defence companies, separatist leaders, and Kremlin cronies – will enter into life when published in the Official Journal Friday. …read more...
[Ticker] Poland reports lower gas supply from Russia
Poland has told the European Commission that it received lower than expected gas supplies from Russia this week, a commission spokesman confirmed Thursday. Poland and Germany are concerned that energy giant Gazprom is reducing EU supplies in a bid to prevent countries re-exporting gas to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Opinion] Who won the Russia-Ukraine war?
If the Ukraine ceasefire sticks and the Russia war ends here, it poses the question: who won? …read more Source:...
MEPs to ratify Ukraine agreement
The European Parliament will be asked to ratify the European Union’s association agreement with Ukraine during next week’s plenary session in Strasbourg (15-18 September). The vote, which is expected to be affirmative, has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday (16 September). The foreign-affairs committee approved the agreement on...
EU and Canada move closer to strategic partnership agreement
Canada and the European Union this week initialled a new political agreement intended to reinforce their collaboration on the international stage, as well as their economic co-operation. It remains unclear, however, when the strategic partnership agreement (SPA) will be signed, just as it remains uncertain when the two sides will sign a trade...
Russia pulls aviation into sanctions war
Russia’s prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, this week threatened to close Siberian airspace to European planes, warning Europe that “many” European airlines could be forced into bankruptcy if Russia carried out its threat. Medvedev’s announcement, published on Monday (8 September), came hours before the European Union’s member...
