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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...
Bulgaria returns Georgieva to Commission
Bulgaria’s President Rosen Plevneliev today (5 August) put forward Kristalina Georgieva for a second term as Bulgaria’s European commissioner, a decision announced at the same time as he unveiled a caretaker government. Georgieva has won widespread respect for her performance as European commissioner for humanitarian aid and emergency...
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...
Yanukovych challenges EU sanctions
Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s former president, is challenging sanctions imposed against him through both Europe’s top human-rights court and the top court of the European Union. Russian and Ukrainian media reported this morning (5 August) that Yanukovych, who fled Kiev on 21 February, had lodged an appeal with the European Court of...
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[Ticker] Russia doubles battalions near Ukraine border: Report
Russia has roughly doubled the number of battalions it has near the border with Ukraine, reports the New York Times. The paper cites Western officials estimating that Russia has built up 17 battalions — totalling 19,000 to 21,000 troops – within a few miles of the border. …read more Source:...
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...
Interview with Petras Auštrevičius
Nationality: LithuanianParty: Lietuvos Respublikos liberalų sąjūdis (The Liberal Movement)European Parliament group: ALDEBirthdate: 16 May 1963Birthplace: Vilinius, LithuaniaCommittees: • Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member) • Subcommittee on Human Rights (Member) • Committee on Regional Development...
Interview with David McAllister
Nationality: GermanParty: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union)European Parliament Group: EPPBirthdate: 12 January 1971Birthplace: Berlin, GermanyCommittees: • Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member) • Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Substitute) • Subcommittee on Security and Defence...
Nato to strengthen military exercises after Russia ‘aggression’
Nato has said it will draw up new defence plans amid a “new security situation” in Europe following Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
