Search: Russia,Germany,Sanctions (6 materials)

Will Customs in EU Countries Undress Russian Citizens?

... cameras and much more. Obviously, shipments of such goods had no chance of passing customs. Ivan Timofeev: Eleventh Package of EU Sanctions. What's New? But what should be done if a Russian citizen imports this or that product for personal use? The most obvious example is entering the EU in a private car. At the beginning of July this year, German customs explained that entering Germany by car is regarded as grounds for arrest. In fact, German customs proceeded from the fact that Art. 3i of Regulation 833/2014 ...

13.09.2023

The Fight for Nord Stream 2: The Interests of all the Players Involved

... reports from the front lines. In reality, the project is one of the primary areas in Russia’s fight against the United States. Washington has been critical of major Russian... ... construction of Nord Stream 2 would actually benefit Poland. The more Russian gas going to Germany, the greater the surplus of the raw material that can subsequently be traded... ... Allseas will pull out of the contract in light of the U.S. ban. In any case, the American sanctions against Nord Stream 2 will be a blow not only to Russia, but (and perhaps...

02.07.2018

Searching for a new foundation for German-Russian relations

... more independent economic actors. Sanctions that are not agreed between the United States and the EU and that above all want to punish Putin and his entourage are counter-productive. The whole sanctions approach should be rethought, without lifting the sanctions related to the conflict in Ukraine if there is no progress in the conflict there. It is important to open new areas of cooperation between Germany/the EU and Russia in Eurasia, where China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union project will compete increasingly. The new foundation of the relationship should be based above all on the society. There is nearly no country in the world,...

14.05.2018

The EU Companies May Be Affected by the New US Sanctions

... Institute of International Relations shares his thoughts on relations between the European Union and the United States regarding sanctions as well as the split on Russia. We have now all seen the new Kremlin document, issued by the US Government. Do you think it is going to somehow affect ... ... Russia. Others are a little bit more moderate. In Europe it depends on the country: from Baltic states and Poland to Austria, Germany, and France. Things are shifting and one dangerous element is that everyone, including Europe, is talking about the hybrid ...

19.02.2018

Building Trust between Russia and the West — Already Impossible?

... didn´t go for the whole package. So far I would say that sanctions definitely had a negative impact on Russian economy, especially in the banking and energy sectors. But the most important factor for the Russian economy is the oil price. The longer sanctions remain, the easier it is for Russia to get used to them and find loopholes. After China, Germany is the country which had the highest trade volume with Russia. But due to the Ukrainian crisis our exports to Russia went down by 6.5 billion Euro (18 percent) in 2014. In the first four months of 2015 we saw an additional minus of 34 percent....

06.07.2015

Germany, Europe and Russia: Walls Instead of Bridges

... regardless of the price for other state members and the European partners, especially Russia lately. It should be a generally accepted principle of each participating country... ... most imperious defender with a boomerang effect. As a matter of fact in August 2014 Germany's industrial production dropped by a moderately worrisome 4.3% according to... ... suffered by the German industry is ironically emerging after the enactment of the economic sanctions against Moscow, of which Chancellor Merkel was a most strenuous advocate....

17.11.2014

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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