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EU officials have finally confirmed that sanctions against Russia will be extended until July 31st 2016. The message was spread by the EU Council. The decision was approved today during a written procedure after a consultation at the …
Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said that 2015 can be called one of the most difficult in nearly a quarter-century history of relations between Russia and the EU. …
The EU may introduce a visa-free regime with Turkey in autumn 2016, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said. "We attach great importance to the process of the visa liberalization. If all conditions are met, I …
An expert speaks about the prospects of military cooperation between Moscow and Washington in the military sphere
US President Barack Obama called Russia a constructive partner in the issue of a political settlement of the Syrian conflict. The US leader said at the APEC summit that if Moscow and Washington will be able to develop a …
Today the German publication Handelsblatt, citing high-ranking sources in the EU and the government of Germany, reported that in December the EU may extend the economic sanctions against Russia for another six months. According to the newspaper, …
Sochi is hosting the first day of the Annual Meeting of the International Debating Club ‘Valdai’. This year the forum is titled “War and Peace. The Individual and the State. The Threat of Large Conflict in the 21st …
Recently a number of representatives of the European Union have made statements that Europe needs partnership and strategic cooperation with Russia. Today, this opinion was expressed at a press conference in …
Greek radical-left Syriza party holds the lead in the parliamentary elections in Greece with 35.47% of the votes after the processing of 95% of the ballots cast, gaining 145 out of 300 PM mandates. The center-right New Democracy, …
Angela Merkel refuses to open borders after her decision to let refugees in the country was severely criticism. Reintroduction of border control in Germany in connection with the influx of refugees proves that migration …
Amendments can be made in the Schengen Code soon, said the official representative of the EC internal policies and migration Natasha Berto. ‘‘The Schengen Borders Code was revised several times in order to make it more …
In Greece, Alexis Tsipras' government, which did not have a parliamentary majority, has resigned. In connection with this, a constitutional mechanism for formation of the new government was launched: President …
According to the latest survey of Levada Center, the negative peak of the Russians' attitude to US and EU has passed, and now the Russian's assessments of the Western partners moved from negative to neutral. The survey was conducted …
Greece's banks will open later today for the first time in three weeks but withdrawals will still be limited. Limits on cash withdrawals remain in place, but have been loosened. Rather than being limited to 60 euro a day, …
Yesterday the Greek people made a historic decision for the whole of the European Union against the ultimatum of the creditors of the Greek economy. According to the last referendum in the country, 61%
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that the country will not pay 1.6 billion euros of debt to the IMF, which means a default for the country. Vladimir Olenchenko, senior fellow of the MGIMO Center for European Studies, noted that the issue should be considered through the prism of statements of top leaders. IMF Chief Christine Lagarde, he reminds, sees no point in the Greek referendum because the terms of payments expire today, while German Chancellor Angela Merkel is still open to discussions after the referendum, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras denied raising the issue of a euro exit.
