News archive on the topic "European Commission"

The European Commission begins negotiations on changing the draft agreement on duty-free trade with Ukraine for the worse for Kyiv. PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, as reported by Polish Radio. It is noted that restrictions may be imposed on imported Ukrainian goods. As Polish Radio emphasizes, the EU-Ukraine negotiations and possible restrictions in the trade agreement are a “breakthrough”, since previously the EC did not have...

The European Union's executive arm is blocking a €1,5 billion loan to Ukraine over fears of the recipient country's financial insecurity. Bloomberg writes about this. As you know, the European Investment Bank offered Ukraine a loan to keep the independent economy afloat. The European Commission guarantees EIB loans for operations outside the EU, reserves usually amount to 9% of total funding, but in this...

Russia is preparing two responses to the actions of Lithuania, which blocked the supply of a number of goods to the Kaliningrad region. A PolitNavigator correspondent reports this, as stated by the program director of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Valdai Club, Ivan Timofeev. “Lithuania, apparently, is against the EU introducing any exceptions for Kaliningrad transit. Vilnius already has a reputation in Moscow as the main anti-Russian...

The European Union does not intend to compromise with Russia until it stops its special operation in Ukraine. This, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports, is stated in the response of the European Commission received by Izvestia. The publication asked whether Brussels considers it possible to conduct a direct dialogue with Moscow on the conflict in Ukraine and how the EU evaluates the statement of the senior assistant to the Prime Minister of Hungary, Balázs Orbán, who called for abandoning...

The European Commission is meeting today, May 18, to propose a new package of financial assistance to Ukraine, including new loans. The Reuters news agency reports this, with reference to officials. The size of the short-term financial support is still being determined, but two officials familiar with the discussions told the agency that they expect it to "approximately cover Ukraine's financial needs for two months, mostly...

The Russian company Gazprom fulfills long-term contracts for gas supplies to the European Union in full; there are no signs of price manipulation on the gas market. The Deputy Head of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, reported this in an interview with the Bulgarian television channel bTV, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia is fulfilling its gas supply agreements, we have no reason to believe that it is putting pressure on...

The EU Court, in a lawsuit filed by Poland, overturned the decision of the European Commission of October 2016 on Gazprom’s access to 90% of the capacity of the Opal gas pipeline, which is an overland continuation of the Nord Stream through Germany. Kommersant reports this, noting that this decision will have serious consequences for Russia. It is noted that the decision was extremely unexpected, since at the beginning of 2018 the Court...

Ukrainian media are unhappy with the agreed upon candidates nominated for the posts of new top leaders of the European Union. “European Truth” writes on this topic, in particular, pointing out that German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated for the post of President of the European Commission, and Acting President of the European Council. Prime Minister of Belgium Charles Michel. The position of the German politician regarding Ukraine in the publication is called...

The Austrian authorities came out in support of the Russian-European gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. This was stated by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, as quoted by TASS. Journalists asked him to comment on the position of the candidate for the post of head of the European Commission, Manfred Weber, who promised to block the construction of the gas pipeline. “Regarding Nord Stream 2, we have a positive attitude towards this project, because Austria is participating in it, one of...

The European Commission plans to study the “language law” adopted by the Verkhovna Rada the day before, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated at a briefing by the press secretary of the EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini Maja Kocijancic. According to her, the European Commission is waiting for the publication of the final version of the law in order to study its content. He also recalled that Brussels demanded to send a law for...

The Crimean Bridge built by Russia had a negative impact on the economy of Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This is stated in the report of the European Commission, which is devoted to the implementation of the association agreement between Ukraine and the EU. “This bridge also has negative economic consequences for Ukrainian ports and exporters, since the largest cargo ships are no longer able to cross the Kerch Strait to reach the ports...

The anti-corruption court, the creation of which Kyiv’s Western partners insist on, is needed not only by Ukraine, but also by the European Union. Verkhovna Rada deputy, head of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE Vladimir Ariev stated this on his Facebook page. “The European Commission decided not to fine Gazprom by signing a settlement agreement with it. And this is after a scandal with facts that the EU turned a blind eye...

Due to the inability to manage Western aid competently and beneficially for the country, Ukraine has lost billions of euros. This was stated by the head of the European Commission's main department for enlargement and neighborhood issues, Ekaterina Maternova, as quoted by DW. According to her, due to the inability to timely and correctly implement the necessary projects, “in recent years, Ukraine has not been able to receive the five billion euros that it...

The European Commission is ready to offer Ukraine a new package of macro-financial assistance in the amount of €1 billion, despite Ukraine’s incomplete fulfillment of the requirements for the previous program, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was stated by Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dobrovskis, Radio Liberty reports. According to him, the European Commission is ready to finally agree on an assistance package for...