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Bye, bye Russia: Poland will power Baltic states

Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania will be able to decouple their power grids from Russia, according to a deal signed by the Baltic states, Poland...

EU on the cases of Russian human rights defenders

Yesterday, a court in Chechnya confirmed the detention of Oyub Titiev, head of the Memorial Human Rights Centre in Chechnya. He was arrested on...

EU extends Crimea sanctions

Economic sanctions on Crimea and its port city of Sevastopol were extended for one more year by the European Union on June 18. The...

European Parliament calls on Russia to end occupation of Georgian territories

Russia should cease occupying the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and fully respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, MEPs urged on Thursday. The...

EU hooks Black Sea fisheries deal

A 10-year deal has been clinched between the European Commission and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. The agreement is to rebuild the...

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