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Russia

Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

Posted on November 29, 2020November 29, 2020By Editor

Alexey Navalny has called on the EU to impose sanctions on Russian “oligarchs,” rich businessmen he says are connected to the Kremlin. The opposition figure wants them to be prevented from keeping assets inside the 27-member bloc. … Read More >Navalny uses meeting between EU officials & pro-West Russian opposition to call for sanctions on Kremlin-linked ‘oligarchs’

‘Like mafia’: US tramples over European sovereignty in bid to stop Nord Stream 2, EU must FIGHT BACK, German MP tells RT

Posted on November 28, 2020By Editor

Washington’s desperate attempts to stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany resemble mafia methods, senior German parliament member, Klaus Ernst, told RT, calling on the EU to fight back. … Read More >‘Like mafia’: US tramples over European sovereignty in bid to stop Nord Stream 2, EU must FIGHT BACK, German MP tells RT

EU

Turkey says EU call for sanctions over Cyprus ‘disconnected from reality’

Posted on November 27, 2020By Editor

Ankara has denounced a resolution by EU Parliament lawmakers for sanctions against Turkey over Cyprus after President Erdogan’s recent visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot state and the reopening of an abandoned town. … Read More >Turkey says EU call for sanctions over Cyprus ‘disconnected from reality’

EU

Nearly 1/4 of hate crimes in Europe last year were anti-Semitic, new OSCE report shows

Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020By Editor

Attacks against the Jews accounted for roughly 25 percent of the hate crimes recorded by the OSCE’s human rights watchdog across Europe last year. … Read More >Nearly 1/4 of hate crimes in Europe last year were anti-Semitic, new OSCE report shows

EU

European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020By Editor

MEPs have adopted an amendment calling on the European Council to impose sanctions on Turkey, after they unanimously voted to condemn its recent “unilateral and illegal” behavior in Cyprus and the surrounding territorial waters. … Read More >European Parliament approves sanctions on Turkey over reopening of Cyprus town

Russia

Brussels to permit launch of Sputnik V? EU will consider recommending Russian Covid-19 vaccine, application for approval filed

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020By Editor

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Wednesday that it has begun negotiations with the manufacturers of Russia’s pioneering Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. … Read More >Brussels to permit launch of Sputnik V? EU will consider recommending Russian Covid-19 vaccine, application for approval filed

EU

EU unveils emergency plan to bypass patents for faster access to key drugs

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020By Editor

The EU has published documents laying out extraordinary measures that could be taken to give faster access to drugs by bypassing patent rights in emergencies and bring production directly to Europe. … Read More >EU unveils emergency plan to bypass patents for faster access to key drugs

Race for Covid-19 cure: Boom Bust explores why EU has a problem with Russia’s cheap and effective vaccine

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020By Editor

As Russian scientists boast about the high efficacy and low price of their pioneering Sputnik V vaccine, the race for a Covid-19 cure in other countries goes on. RT’s Boom Bust looks into the issue. … Read More >Race for Covid-19 cure: Boom Bust explores why EU has a problem with Russia’s cheap and effective vaccine

World

Ankara prevents German forces on Libya arms embargo mission from checking Turkish ship

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Turkey prevented German soldiers on an EU military mission in the Mediterranean from conducting a full search of a Turkish cargo ship suspected of taking weapons to Libya, officials in Ankara and Berlin said on Monday. … Read More >Ankara prevents German forces on Libya arms embargo mission from checking Turkish ship

Eurozone economy plunges back into severe decline after new coronavirus lockdowns

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

The euro area is on a path for another economic contraction, as key indicators for the eurozone economy plunged to a six-month low in November, amid renewed government efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. … Read More >Eurozone economy plunges back into severe decline after new coronavirus lockdowns