The EU will increase trade quotas for Ukraine
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the EU member states agreed on preliminary agreements reached regarding inter-institutional negotiations with the EU Council and the European Commission on trade standards for Ukraine, as stated on Wednesday after the meeting of the Committee in Brussels, according to UNIAN.
On June 20th, a version of trade preferences, on which a compromise was reached, was supported by the Committee of the European Parliament on international trade. This issues …
Russia is preparing a response to new package of US sanctions and last year's expulsion of diplomats
The Russian government is preparing measures in response to a package of new US sanctions and the expulsion of diplomats from the United States in December 2016, an official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said in an interview with Rossiya [Russia] 1 TV.
Maria Zakharova said that the response "will have a very solid base." "The response measures are being prepared. This, as you understand, will not be decided only in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs," she added. …
Russia denies that the soldier captured by Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas is enlisted in Russian army
The Russian Ministry of Defense denies that the Russian Viktor Ageyev, who was taken prisoner in the Luhansk region, is currently enlisted.
“Viktor Ageyev never served in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation under contract. According to the records of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Ageyev served in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, after which, in May 2016, he resigned in accordance with established procedure to the reserve. Information regarding the alleged subsequent entry …
Ukraine signs agreement to join EU energy system
On Wednesday June 28 in Brussels, the company Ukrenergo signed an agreement on the conditions for the joining of Ukraine’s energy system with the European energy system ENTSO-E.
As reported by the company’s press service, this document consists of three main parts: a catalog of the conditions which need to be met for joining; a list of necessary additional research, and a roadmap.
Although technically operation with ENTSO-E and operation with Russia, Belarus and Moldova are similar, there are …
Ukrainian President proposes to abolish parliamentary immunity
During his speech for Constitution Day, President Petro Poroshenko called for parliamentary immunity to be abolished.
“The high profile cases, the decisive steps in the fight against corruption, which are being demonstrated by the Prosecutor General’s Office and the National Anti-corruption Bureau, remind us all of what an anachronism parliamentary immunity is. My bill to change the constitution is ready. It will require political will from the MPs – once and for all, to put themselves on the …