Tag for 'EU-Russia Relations'
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Mogherini in Russia for ‘open and frank’ dialogue with Minister Lavrov 24/04/2017 The European Union and Russia have an interest in working closely together on a number of issues of mutual concern and should try to narrow their differences on other dossiers through an open and frank dialogue, High Representative Federica Mogherini said today.“I shared [...]
Monday, December 19th, 2016
Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions by six months Council of the European Union19/12/2016 On 19 December 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 July 2017.These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. They were [...]
Friday, July 1st, 2016
Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions by six months Council of the EU01/07/2016 On 1 July 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 January 2017.These measures were introduced on 31 July 2014 initially for one year in response to Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. They were reinforced [...]
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
On the sentencing of Nadiya Savchenko: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini Brussels, 23/03/2016 Despite many calls, Ukranian pilot Nadiya Savchenko has been sentenced yesterday.We continue to add our voices to the many others worldwide calling on the Russian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Nadiya Savchenko, on humanitarian grounds, and in keeping with the [...]
Monday, December 21st, 2015
Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions by six months 21/12/2015Council of the European Union On 21 December 2015, the Council prolonged EU economic sanctions against Russia until 31 July 2016.The sanctions were initially introduced for one year on 31 July 2014, in response to Russia's actions in the east of Ukraine.On 22 June 2015, the Council [...]
Friday, September 11th, 2015
Outcome of the bilateral EU-Russia gas meeting in Vienna Vienna, 11 September 2015STATEMENT/15/5630 Today, European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič attended bilateral talks on energy security with the Russian Federation in Vienna. Russia was represented by the Minister for Energy, Mr Alexander Novak and the CEO of Gazprom, Mr Alexej Miller. The [...]
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
European Parliament's relations with Russia European Parliament03-06-2015 Following the publication of the blacklist of European politicians and officials, the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, on Tuesday informed the Russian Ambassador to the EU that insofar as the Russian authorities have failed to ensure transparency in their decisions, in line with international law and [...]
Monday, March 2nd, 2015
Following the trilateral meeting EU-Ukraine-Russia on 2 March: Statement by Vice-President Šefčovič Brussels, 02 March 2015STATEMENT/15/4533 Vice-President Mr Maroš Šefčovič today chaired trilateral talks on energy between the EU, Ukraine and the Russian Federation. The Russian Federation was represented by the Minister for Energy, Mr Alexander Novak. Ukraine was represented by the Minister for Energy [...]
Saturday, February 28th, 2015
On the murder of Boris Nemtsov: Statement of the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini Brussels, 28/02/2015150228_01 "It is with indignation and deep sadness that I have learnt the news about the brutal murder of Boris Nemtsov, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation, former Governor of Nizhny Novgorod and one of the leaders of Russia's [...]
Thursday, February 26th, 2015
Phone call between HRVP Federica Mogherini and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Brussels, 26/02/2015260215_03_en Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, held a phone call today with the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov.They discussed the importance of full implementation of the [...]
