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The European Parliament supported the creation of trust fund for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
The European Parliament voted for the recommendations of the “Eastern Partnership” summit to create a model of the “Eastern Partnership Plus” for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
Over 519 deputies of the European Parliament voted for it, 114 were against, 47 abstained, UNIAN reports.
It is suggested in the EP report to create a model for countries that have association agreements with the EU and have made significant progress in implementing reforms, which "ultimately can lead to joining the …
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Medvedev says EU attempting to force Russia to abandon Nord Stream 2
The EU is expanding the requirements of the Third Energy Package to force Russia to abandon the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as stated by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after participation in the ASEAN summit and the East Asian summit in the Philippines, TASS news agency reported.
“In all likelihood, this is a way of putting pressure on our country to either force us to abandon the construction of the second line of Nord Stream, or somehow complicate this work,” …
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Mogherini: EU supported the funding for the department to counter fake news
Foreign ministers of the European Union member states at a meeting of the European Council supported strengthening and financing the European External Action Service’s “EU versus Disinformation” Department on countering fake news, said Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, following the meeting.
“I asked to beef up human resources and to increase financing for the three groups focused on strategic …
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EU Court recognizes sanctions against Yanukovych and his son as legal
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has made a ruling on the appeal of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and his son Oleksandr regarding the sanctions placed on them by the EU in 2015 and 2016, reported Evropeyskaya Pravda with reference to the court secretariat.
In the lawsuit, the Yanukovych family appealed the CJEU’s ruling from a year ago. On September 15, the European General Court ruled on two waves of sanctions introduced by the EU Council against the former …
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European Parliament calls on EU to intensify sanctions against Russia over repressions in Crimea
The European Parliament (EP) has called on the European Union (EU) to expand the list of economic and personal sanctions against Russia and those involved in the persecution of the Crimean Tatars, as well as other Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin.
The corresponding item is included in drafts of five registered resolutions of the legislative body of the EU concerning the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena, Ukrinform reports.
"The European …
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EU investments into Ukraine reach $600 million
Since the beginning of the year, EU countries have invested 597.3 million dollars in the economy of Ukraine, making up 84% of their total investments for the same period last year, as stated by the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, UNIAN reported.
It is noted that Cyprus ($287.1 million) and Great Britain ($160.1 million) are the top EU investors into Ukraine.
It is noted by the Ministry that by July 1, 2017, the total volume of foreign direct …
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Mogherini: EU counter-propaganda group reveals over 3000 cases of disinformation by Russian-speaking media over two years
The EU’s operational working group for strategic communications, called the East StratCom Team, has identified more than 3000 cases of disinformation from Russian-language media over two years, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
"It is important for us to analyze, predict and react to disinformation. For this reason we created the first working group on strategic communications within the framework of the European External Action Service ( …
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German journalist: the European Union is waiting for Putin to leave
Russia is waiting for the European Union (EU) to understand that the EU needs it, while the EU is waiting for Putin to leave and be replaced by someone with whom they can talk, as in the 1990s, stated Alexander Rahr, the scientific director of the German-Russian forum, at a political discussion dedicated to the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Germany, Rosbalt reports.
"I believe that the influence of the Kremlin on the elections and Western policy is very exaggerated. I do not think …
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Ukrainian farmers will receive new trade preferences from the EU beginning October 1
Expanded trade preferences of the European Union for Ukraine will enter into force on October 1, said Mykola Tochytskyi, Representative of Ukraine to the European Union, on Facebook.
According to Tochytskyi, on Wednesday, September 13, during the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg (France), the President of the Parliament and the Estonian President of EU Regulation signed an agreement on the granting of additional EU trade preferences to Ukraine for a period of three …
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Estonia says it has every right to deny Russian journalists accreditation if they undermine country’s security
The Estonian presidency of the Council of the European Union said that it has a right to deny Russian journalists accreditation if it considers that their actions are aimed at subversive activities, reported EUobserver.
"Estonia reserves the right of not accrediting or considering as media such channels [like those belonging to the Rossiya Today group] whose editorial offices are not independent, who do not follow good journalistic practice," the Estonian presidency stated.
Estonia also said …