In the context of Euro-Atlantic solidarity amid Russia’s opposition, the issue of EU financial sovereignty in relations with the United States is likely to fade into oblivion
The European Union's
Council Regulation 2022/1905
, adopted on October 6, 2022 as part of the eighth sanctions package, marked a new stage in the EU’s sanctions policy. Article 1 of the document expands the number of criteria by which blocking EU sanctions ...
... General, had a meeting with Jakob Henningsen, Danish Ambassador to Russia.
During the meeting, security issues in the Baltic Sea and the Arctic region were discussed, as well as more general issues of interaction between Russia and NATO, Russia and the European Union. The Danish diplomat was informed about RIAC project work on the European vector.
On September 30, 2022, at the Austrian Embassy in Russia, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke to a large group of European diplomats on issues related to the crisis in the European security system and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
On September 30, 2022, at the Austrian Embassy in Russia, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, spoke to a large group of European diplomats on issues related to the crisis in the European security system and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In particular...
The European-Chinese diagonal in the geometry of world politics is no less important than U.S.-China, Russian-American or Russian-Chinese relations
European-Chinese relations have been on pause since the end of 2020. The politicisation of interaction, caused both by objective disproportions in the development of trade and investment partnerships, and by the desire of Brussels to control the relations of member states with China, became the main trend in the development of dialogue in the second...
On September 15–16, 2022, Riga Dialogue, a regular annual session of an international expert summit on Euro-Atlantic security issues, was held in a hybrid format in Riga
On September 15–16, 2022, Riga Dialogue, a regular annual session of an international expert summit on Euro-Atlantic security issues, was held in a hybrid format in Riga.
The meeting was organized by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Nuclear Threat Initiative, European...
... reduction in the number of visas issued from the rest. Let's try to figure out what the EU and Russia will gain and lose from such a development.
Vadim Voinikov:
Legal and Political Aspects of EU’s Possible Visa Sanctions Against Russian Nationals
For the European Union, the benefits of visa restrictions are mainly symbolic. Visa sanctions are another measure that can be written down as an asset in containing Russia. They can be regarded as a signal that there will be no return to the conditionally pre-February ...
... nationals.
Predictably, Moscow took a very negative view of this idea, while the
European Commission
and leaders of
other EU member states
were rather skeptical. Nonetheless, plans envisage
discussing this matter
at the meeting of the Council of the European Union to be held on August 31, 2022.
National measures for restricting visa issuance and entry
Alongside restricting the issuance of Schengen visas, some EU member states restrict Russian nationals’ entry. For instance, since August 18, 2022,...
It is necessary to be ready for a scenario where the property of individuals and structures in the EU is confiscated, as well as their criminal prosecution in certain EU countries for violating sanctions legislation
The seventh package of the European Union sanctions against Russia in connection with the events in Ukraine will be remembered for its ban on the import of Russian gold, the expansion of export controls, as well as its list of blocked individuals and organisations. However, an ...
... similar narrative, in one form or another, has been developing for centuries among Russia’s Western neighbours. However, some imperial practices appear to be universal. Today they can be observed in US policy and, to some extent, in the policy of the European Union. Russia itself has largely lost its imperial heritage, becoming a nation-state even to a greater extent than its Western rivals. Which, of course, does not preclude a transition to an imperial organisation in the future under certain circumstances....
On July 12, 2022, a regular online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states.
On July 12, 2022, a regular online international expert dialog on Russia-NATO relations took place, bringing together experts, former diplomats and military, public leaders from Russia, the USA, and European NATO member-states.
The organizers of the dialog on the Russian...
