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European Commission presented a preliminary legal analysis of the decree of President Vladimir Putin on payments for gas in rubles. They considered it a violation of EU restrictive measures against Russia The European Commission warned the EU countries that paying for gas in rubles, as required by Russia , would be a violation of sanctions, Bloomberg reports, citing a source familiar with the find...

The countries of the European Union banned Russian air carriers from flying in their airspace afterhow the Federal Air Transport Agency allowed the operation of aircraft without the sanctions of foreign airlines S7 Airlines was among the 20 air carriers certified in Russia that fell under the EU ban on flights. In addition to S7, Pobeda, Aurora, Yakutia, Ural Airlines, Alrosa, Yamal, NordStar, Aer...

The EU, as part of a new package of sanctions, banned the import and transit of coal from Russia, the export of printing paper, planting material and other goods important for the Russian market.What consequences this can lead to - in the material of RBC After several days of consultations, the European Union introduced the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions at the end of last week. It includ...

The new package of sanctions is planned to include options related to oil supplies. The European Commission has previously said The EU is starting work on a sixth package of sanctions that will include an option related to oil, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said ahead of a summit of EU foreign ministers. “The European Commission has made it quite clear that we are starting wor...

Finnish customs detained canvases that were returning from exhibitions in Italy and Japan at the beginning of the week. The country's Foreign Ministry allowed them to be returned to Russia. The Russian Ministry of Culture explained that the exhibits do not fall under sanctionsEuropean Union The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland allowed the return of Russian cultural property detained at the F...

EU diplomats failed to agree on new sanctions against Russia, which were previously proposed by the European Commission, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. The agency clarifies that diplomats want to resolve technical issues, including whether the discussed ban on coal supplies will affect existing contracts. How the European Union plans to abandon Russian gas, oil and...

In addition, the import of Russian coal and rubber will be banned. The EU will also ban the export of semiconductors and high-tech equipment to Russia, The European Commission intends to propose new sanctions against Russia, which include closing borders for Russian cargo carriers, a ban on coal imports and measures against "oligarchs" and their families, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing s...

The European Commission proposes to ban the import of coal, timber, cement, seafood from Russia. Russian ships will be banned from entering European ports. The EU is also exploring the possibility of sanctions against oil imports The EU will ban coal imports from Russia as part of the fifth round of sanctions. This was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, voi...

Proposing a fifth package of sanctions against Russia, the European Commission said that EU countries are discussing the idea of ​​restrictions on the import of Russian oil. According to Ursula von der Leyen, it is possible to use escrow accounts, The European Union is working on additional sanctions against Russia, “including against oil imports,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leye...

The European Commission called on EU countries to freeze the citizenship-for-investment program.In early March, the issuance of "golden passports" to Russians and Belarusians was suspended by Malta The European Commission called on EU countries to cancel all existing schemes for obtaining "golden passports" - obtaining citizenship in exchange for investments, Bloomberg reports. The EC has also ask...

EU following the USbegan to apply the “50% rule”, which implies the summation of the shares of sanctioned persons in the company to classify the latter as objects of sanctions.Potentially, this could expand the scope of restrictions against Russia View of the building of the European Commission The European Commission provided a clarification according to which a company, the majority of whose sha...

At the same time, the head of EU diplomacy noted that the European Union does not seek to completely ban Russian raw materials,but intends to diversify its supplies European countries will be able to refuse gas supplies from Russia within two years, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on Sky Arabia TV channel. “Within two years, Europe will refuse Russ...

Gas supply agreements with Russia imply payment in euros, not rubles, Maron said. He said that the EU countries will combine purchases to reduce threats to Europe's energy security. Russia's requirement to pay for gas in rubles violates the terms of the contracts. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron at a press conference following the EU summit, reports Reuters. “Russian gas must b...

almost no restrictions yetthe consequences could be even more serious View of the Russian Foreign Ministry building Russia has practically not yet begun to use retaliatory measures against Western sanctions, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the department for economic cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel. The broadcast was on VKontakte. Birichevs...

The heads of the EU countries instructed the European Commission to study the effectiveness of the sanctions already adopted against Russia. This was stated by the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, reports Reuters. “Now the priority is to close the weak points, as well as to prevent a possible circumvention of sanctions. The European Commission was instructed to work out this issue in deta...

Europe has nothing to replace Russian gas over the next five years, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel. “Judge for yourself: as for the gas industry, we supply about 200 billion cubic meters of gas while Europe consumes 500 billion cubic meters, which is almost 6......

On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a special operation to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine. What happens on the 85th day of the operation, as well as all the most important things about sanctions and other consequences of hostilities. New first New first Old to new 17:54 The military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, which has been occupied by...

Farmers have been complaining for months about high production costs, and as the Russian-Ukrainian crisis escalates, the problem has become even more pressing. Agriculture ministers and European lawmakers are concerned about the situation. Euractiv writes that for several months the prices for related products in the agricultural sector have remained high and continue to grow, mainly due to the in...

The initiative was prepared by deputies from United Russia. The appeal says that the price of PCR tests varies from 646 to 3 thousand rubles. The Ministry of Health says The Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg approved an appeal to the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko with a request to take personal control over the solution to the problem of retail prices for PCR tests and medicin...

The European Commission is not yet sharing with EU members the details of anti-Russian sanctions, fearing information leaks. According to Bloomberg, the EC does not want to give Moscow the opportunity to prepare for the consequences The European Commission, which has taken the lead in preparing sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, is in no hurry to reveal the details of the san...

The initiative to expand the sanctions list belongs to Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania and Denmark. At the same time, Germany, Italy and Finland initially insisted on the analysis of the proposed amendments, The European Commission intends to expand the sanctions list against Russia, adopted as a reaction to the “annexation” of Crimea, by another five points. Spiegel reports this with reference to a ...

Fatty, fried and smoked foods, pickled, salty foods, spicy spices and sauces on the New Year's table can exacerbate chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, gastroenterologists interviewed by RBC said. Similar problems can arise with the use of chocolate and strong alcoholic beverages. “On New Year's Eve, try to limit your intake of fatty foods, especially when combined with alcohol. This i...

The European Union turned to the World Trade Organization (WTO), presenting claims to Russia for €290 billion. For such an amount, according to Europe, Russia “discriminated” against European goods with its import substitution policy. The international trade regulator has agreed to look into what is expected to be one of the largest disputes in the WTO. What is the essence of the claims, whether R...

The threat of new sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is a sign of unfair competition from the United States . This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in an interview with Newsweek magazine. “Many times it was said that this gas pipeline is a purely commercial project. Sanctions and other threats against the participants of this consortium are used f...

In Russia, for the first time, an omicron-strain of coronavirus was detected, the European Commission evaluated reports of US intelligence datain Ukraine, Russian arms exporters did not agree with the SIPRI study - the main news in the RBC review Omicron-strain came to Russia In Russia, the first two cases of a new strain of coronavirus omicron were recorded, both among passengers of a flight that...

Lithuania expects support from the European Union in the issue of blocking Lithuanian goods by China, since Lithuania itself does not have the ability to exclude Chinese enterprises from European customs systems. This was stated by the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Gabrielius Landsbergis. “This is an unprecedented case when sanctions are partially imposed on one of the EU states. We cann...

Lithuania expects support from the European Union in the issue of blocking Lithuanian goods by China, since Lithuania itself does not have the ability to exclude Chinese enterprises from European customs systems. This was stated by the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Gabrielius Landsbergis. “This is an unprecedented case when sanctions are partially imposed on one of the EU states. We cann...

Lithuania expects support from the European Union in the issue of blocking Lithuanian goods by China, since Lithuania itself does not have the ability to exclude Chinese enterprises from European customs systems. This was stated by the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Gabrielius Landsbergis. “This is an unprecedented case when sanctions are partially imposed on one of the EU states. We cann...

EU changes existing farm income support system The concept of a reserve to be used in the event of an agricultural crisis and its reimbursement mechanism were agreed as part of the 2013 CAP reform and were first applied in Fiscal Year 2014. Under the new EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the existing income support system will be amended and measures will be taken to ensure a more equitable dis...

Frankfurt am Main Airport, Germany France and Germany have tightened restrictions on entry from South African countries after the discovery of a new strain of coronavirus B.1.1.529 in Botswana. This was reported by the BFM TV channel with reference to the French authorities and the Minister of Health of Germany Jens Spahn on his Twitter account. The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Italy and Austr...