The European Union’s sanctions imposed on Russia in 2014 were mentioned during Monday’s talks, 24.04.2017, with the top EU diplomat Federica Mogherini, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow. “As far as the sanctions are concerned, this issue was touched upon,” – Lavrov confirmed. “We never raise this issue because…
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President Juncker to receive philanthropist Soros
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and several Commissioners will meet US billionaire philanthropist George Soros on the 27th of April within a framework of consultations on a new Hungarian law that could allow to dismantle a university Soros funds there. The Central European University (CEU) is at the heart of the latest argument between Budapest and Brussels, which…
Schaeuble: EU needs flexible speeds
It is not realistic to take further steps towards European Union integration at this point and after Britain’s vote to leave the bloc its remaining members must be ready to form ‘coalitions of the willing’, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said. “Given the current situation, it is not realistic to think that we can take…
Turkey: Jagland demands independent judiciary
“The Turkish electorate has voted on the amendments to the Constitution. In view of the close result the Turkish leadership should consider the next steps carefully. It is of utmost importance to secure the independence of the judiciary in line with the principle of rule of law enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights….
Mogherini welcomes outcome of G7
“We adopted common positions on all the main international issues in line with EU policies,” she said after two days of intensive talks, covering Syria, the crisis in eastern Ukraine, the Middle East Peace Process, and security in Asia, Iran, Africa, Iraq and Libya. Thematic topics discussed included migration, maritime security, non-proliferation and disarmament, counter…
Putin received Tillerson in Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin received in the Kremlin the head of the US State Department, Rex Tillerson, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who reported to the Russian president on the results of the joint negotiations according to press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov. However he declined to reveal the issues discussed during…
Tillerson’ voyage to Moscow
Anna van Densky OPINION It does not make much sense to discuss the possible outcome of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s (pictured) first visit to Moscow, because the new US administration was not given an opportunity to work out their political strategy, or even modify the concept of the Obama’s administration. From the moment of the…
EU sceptic about new anti-Russian measures
Britain and America have failed to win immediate support from European allies for new sanctions on Russia following the chemical weapons attack in Syria. Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, propelled the idea a G7 meeting of foreign ministers of punitive measures against Moscow, but could not win the backing he expected from Germany, Italy, and some…
EU condolences to Egypt
“In one of the Holiest days for the Christians all over the world, the Coptic churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria have been attacked. Many innocent civilians have been killed or injured,” – says the statement of the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini. ‘The European Union expresses its sincere condolences to the…
SweDoctors: Syria’s gassed babies video fraud
The photos of gassed Syrian babies, which visibly moved US President Trump, and were displayed as a major piece of evidence against President Assad at the UN by ambassador Nikki Haley are in the centre of an international scandal accused of fraud. pic.twitter.com/SvxAM45dP9 — Archive: Ambassador Nikki Haley (@AmbNikkiHaley) April 5, 2017 Swedish Doctors For…
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