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The European Union may present the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions within a week. The new rules should close the old loopholes. This is reported by EURACTIV. According to the publication, the preparation of the seventh package of sanctions will take place on July 14 and 15, and the member states can approve it by […]
Lithuania on Monday extended restrictions on transit through its territory to Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, as European Union sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine took effect. As Reuters writes, additional goods banned from Monday morning include concrete, wood, alcohol and alcohol-based industrial chemicals, a Lithuanian customs spokesman said. On Friday, Russia warned […]
On June 29, Ukraine and the European Union will sign an agreement on the liberalization of road transport, known as ‘transport visa-free travel’ – it eliminates the need for Ukrainian carriers to obtain entry permits. In addition, this agreement provides, inter alia, for the recognition of Ukrainian driver’s licenses in the EU. This means that […]
According to the publication, this decision will be formalized at a quick summit of EU leaders, but then Ukraine will have to wait for many years to join the European Union. All 27 states of the European Union intend to officially secure Ukraine’s candidate status, according to Bloomberg after the EU meeting on Monday. The […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed optimism about the decision of EU leaders to grant Ukraine candidate status this week. She stated this on the air of the German TV channel ARD. “I am confident that we will be able to get a positive decision, to get support. Of course, this is a […]
Russian oligarchs and institutions have lost access to luxury yachts, helicopters, paintings, real estate and other assets worth more than 12.5 billion euros as a result of EU sanctions. “The amount of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs almost doubled from 6.7 billion euros in April to more than 12.5 billion euros,” – said Die Welt, […]
Yachts, villas and other assets worth about 10 billion euros belonging to Russian oligarchs and EU-sanctioned officials were also frozen. As part of the sanctions, the EU countries froze the assets of the Central Bank of Russia in the amount of about 23 billion euros ($ 24.5 billion). At the same time, the United States […]
The Council of the European Union has adopted a resolution allowing the temporary liberalization of trade and other trade concessions on certain Ukrainian goods. This is reported on the website of the Council of the EU. “This means that import duties on all Ukrainian exports to the European Union will not be paid for one […]
A proposal to link infrastructure reconstruction with structural reforms is due by the end of this month. Ukraine needs between €500 billion and €600 billion to rebuild, and the European Union is ready to cover a ‘large’ part of that amount. This was announced by Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis during a […]
MEPs supported the proposal to recognize USB Type-C as a standard connector for portable electronic devices. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection voted 43 in favor and two against. What does it mean We would like to draw your attention to the fact that this is not the final decision yet: the […]