MEMO | September 20, 2014 Opponents of the military coup have organised mass protests across Egypt condemning the deterioration of living conditions, price hikes and the ongoing electricity crisis. They are also calling for the prosecution of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi for “crimes against humanity”. The protests came in response to a call by the […]
RT | September 19, 2014 The Ukrainian conflict was just a trigger for the sanctions, which demonstrated the failure of all previous efforts to set up healthy relations between Russia and the West, Russian tycoon and head of Rusal, Oleg Deripaska, told RT in Sochi. “I think the sanctions have nothing to do with Ukraine. […]
RT | September 18, 2014 President Vladimir Putin has said that sanctions against Russia directly violate World Trade Organization (WTO) principles, and that Russia will continue to defend its economy with protective measures. The sanctions violate the main principles of equal access for all WTO members to economic activity and access to goods and services […]
RT | September 6, 2014 Russia’s Gazprom Bank and oil producer Gazprom Neft will fall under new sanctions approved by the European Union on Friday, Reuters cited an EU diplomat as saying. The sanctions reportedly include a new ban on raising capital in the 28-nation bloc. The sanctions were agreed against Russia for its alleged […]
RT | September 4, 2014 The European Union is looking at introducing more economic sanctions against Russia over its alleged role in Ukrainian conflict, targeting the country’s oil and defense industries with investment bans, according to a new report. EU diplomats have started drawing up new economic sanctions in Brussels, indicating that they could be […]
Press TV – September 1, 2014 British officials have admitted that nearly two million households are set to miss out on a government energy rebate and millions of more will see delays up to a year before being refunded. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said Sunday that supplier would start giving the […]
RT | August 9, 2014 US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia’s Rosneft will continue joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions, the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in the Kara Sea. “Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are ready to continue working […]
RT | June 26, 2014 Bulgarian officials say the construction of the Russian-led South Stream gas pipeline does not breach EU legislation. The European Commission is concerned the agreement between Russia and Bulgaria violates EU competition law. The Bulgarian government stood by its position on the legality of the pipeline in a Wednesday statement, ITAR-TASS […]
RT | June 26, 2014 Bulgarian officials say the construction of the Russian-led South Stream gas pipeline does not breach EU legislation. The European Commission is concerned the agreement between Russia and Bulgaria violates EU competition law. The Bulgarian government stood by its position on the legality of the pipeline in a Wednesday statement, ITAR-TASS […]
RT | June 8, 2014
Bulgaria’s prime minister, Plamen Oresharski, has ordered a halt to work on Russia’s South Stream pipeline, on the recommendation of the EU. The decision was announced after his talks with US senators.
