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EU-MERCOSUR Agreement: Never-Ending Differences

11:49 05.12.2024 Valeriya Belyaeva

EU-MERCOSUR Agreement: Never-Ending Differences

To begin, here is a quote: “The European Union and MERCOSUR reached a political agreement today on an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive trade agreement… The EU is the first major partner to conclude a trade pact with MERCOSUR, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. The agreement signed will …

European Parliament-24: will Europe turn right?

12:00 23.01.2024 Valeriya Belyaeva

European Parliament-24: will Europe turn right?

The question of who will take up seats in the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg this year is increasingly being discussed by Western media and politicians. This time round, the upcoming June 6-9 elections to the EU’s influential political institution are often dubbed as “fateful” and all but sealing the …

Ukraine: sociology and reality

15:37 14.12.2023 Denis Baturin

Ukraine: sociology and reality

According to the results of a sociological survey which was conducted by the group “Rating” (Ukraine), 44% of Ukrainians signal readiness for compromise at talks with Russia, more than 50% of respondents said so in the east of the country.[i] 48% call for waiving talks in favor of fighting until …

The West inciting unrest in Georgia?

10:45 11.03.2023 Vladislav Gulevich

The West inciting unrest in Georgia?

The attempts by the external forces to organize a “Maidan” in Georgia (one of the Trans-Caucasian countries) with the assistance of pro-western NGOs and some of the pro-western groups among the population indicates their desire to see Tbilisi as part of the anti-Russian coalition on the post-Soviet space. So far, …

EU and US exert pressure on Hungary

11:04 14.12.2022 Vladislav Gulevich

EU and US exert pressure on Hungary

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has warned: Hungary should be ready for further attacks from Brussels, which is resorting to all kinds of blackmail to exert pressure on the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban (1). Brussels’ opposition to Hungarian independence comes from differences on the future of Europe, as …

Russia-Turkey: gas partnership as an answer to Western sanctions

11:57 22.11.2022 Andrey Isayev

Russia-Turkey: gas partnership as an answer to Western sanctions

In early November, the European Union extended for the umpteenth time its sanctions against Turkey for another year for Ankara’s allegedly illegal exploration of gas fields off the coast of Cyprus. The EU is understandably obliged to protect the interests of its member nations, in this case, of Greece and …

Russian proposal: not only gas, but fertilizers, grain, oil, coal, metals and timber - for rubles

11:55 31.03.2022 Alex Gursky

Russian proposal: not only gas, but fertilizers, grain, oil, coal, metals and timber - for rubles

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin proposed including fertilizers, grain, oil, coal, metals and timber in the list of goods that are exported only for rubles. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that this idea needs to be worked out. Now, according to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin only the …

Belgrade and Pristina: will a territorial exchange really happen?

14:20 06.05.2021 Pyotr Iskenderov

Belgrade and Pristina: will a territorial exchange really happen?

The European Union is dialing up pressure on Serbia and Kosovo in an effort to convince Belgrade and Pristina to sign an agreement on normalizing bilateral relations. This would allow Brussels to seize the initiative in the Balkans from the United States, which has previously managed to get the two …

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

12:44 22.12.2020 Andrey Torin

Vladimir Chizhov: “a policy of sanctions in the modern world is senseless and harmful”

During an online briefing at theRossiya Segodnyamultimedia center in Moscow, Russia’s envoy to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, commented on the decisions taken by the December 10-11 EU summit in Brussels, on the current state of Russia-EU relations and the situation in Europe amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Russia - EU: …

Brexit: going “the extra mile”

11:22 16.12.2020 Elena Ananyeva

Brexit: going “the extra mile”

Negotiations between London and Brussels on future relations have already been extended beyond all agreed deadlines.The European Union usually keeps negotiating to the very end - until 23.59, when the clock strikes midnight and the “carriage turns into a pumpkin.” Brussels wants a deal, just as the diehard Brexiteer Boris …

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