The new Digital Services Law that prepares the European Union (EU) It aims to ensure a safer, more reliable internet, combat hoaxes and disinformation or harmful and illegal content, but to achieve this, some voices warn that greater censorship will also be imposed. The agreement on the new Law -which will not enter into force […]
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European Union will accelerate conversion to green energy
Lima, 04/27/2022 07:29 pm The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, said on Wednesday from Chili that the decision of Russia to cut gas supply to Poland Y Bulgaria will accelerate Europe’s decision to convert to green energy. Borrell began […]
Israel, at the risk of becoming a refuge for Russian Jewish oligarchs
The Russian oligarchs, until recently highly valued in Israel for their investments and patronage, are now a stone in the shoe. The country, which has not sanctioned Russia, may become a haven for Jewish tycoons seeking to circumvent sanctions and get away from the Kremlin entourage. The names of Roman Abramovich and other billionaires of […]
OECD: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can subtract two GDP points from the EU and one from the world
The war in Ukraine will reduce the growth of the world economy by one point during the first year and the impact will be higher in the European Union (EU), where in the event of a complete interruption of energy imports from Russia the effect could be close to two points of GDP. This is […]
Forty WTO members announce actions against Russia and Belarus
Forty members of the World Trade Organization (WTO), including the United States, the United Kingdom and the 27 countries of the European Union (EU), announced that they will take measures against Russia and Belarus to “protect their essential security interests”. . These measures could include the unilateral suspension of most-favoured-nation treatment to Russiasomething that has […]
EU blocks export of luxury goods to Russia
The European Union (EU) formalized on Tuesday a new package of heavy sanctions against Russia, for the war in Ukraine, which focuses on blocking exports of luxury goods and includes influential tycoons from that country among those sanctioned. The EU Banned exports of champagne, high-end automobiles, fashion clothing, electronics, and sports equipment to Russiaamong others. […]
EU decides to suspend its trade dispute with Russia at the WTO
Updated on 03/14/2022 05:28 pm The World Trade Organization (WTO) suspended today at the request of the European Union (EU) the proceedings of your current dispute with Russiaa measure that is taken shortly after Brussels informed this body that it will withdraw the most favored nation clause for that country in its markets. The EU […]
EU monitors that sanctions against Russia are not avoided and will react if it happens
The European Union (EU) will monitor “very closely” that the sanctions imposed on Russia are not avoided and “is ready to react” if it detects that these have been avoided, while continuing to “increase pressure” on Moscow with a new package of restrictive measures that it hopes to agree on Monday, according to the European […]
EU includes Roman Abramovich on list of sanctioned Russian tycoons
Updated on 03/14/2022 12:19 pm The European Union (EU) will add billionaire Roman Abramovich and other Russian tycoons to its latest list of sanctions against those who support the invasion of Ukraine, two diplomats told AFP. The owner of the English soccer club Chelsea and the other oligarchs will be added to a list of […]
The EU plans to approve this Monday more sanctions against Russia agreed with G7
The countries of the European Union (EU) plan to approve tomorrow, Monday, the new economic sanctions against Russia agreed with their G7 partners (the group of most industrialized countries in the world) to further isolate the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. These measures, which include denying Russia the status of most […]