The 18th package of European Union sanctions against Russia, approved back on 18 July, will come into force by the end of the current week. The 18th EU sanctions package against Russia will come into effect by the end of this week, she stressed. The 18th sanctions package will enter...
Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium
Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday. Russia's move, will kill off all that remains from one of the most...
30 years after the Bosnian War.
The efforts of international organizations, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a deeply divided country, split between Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats. "This is where I found peace," said Zejnil Halilovic, standing in front of his former neighbors' abandoned house. The building was now just a concrete skeleton, slowly being swallowed by vegetation,...
Europe’s food giants turn a blind eye to deforestation in Argentina
multinationals are importing massive quantities of soy from the Chaco region, which is prone to deforestation. They are thus helping to destroy this biodiversity hotspot. In the first part of our report we saw how soy from deforestation-prone areas in Argentina continues to arrive in Europe, despite an EU ban...
Russia’s Bankers Fight Inflation and the Kremlin’s War Addiction
After two years of fiscally-fueled growth and double-digit inflation, the Russian central bank is claiming a victory over galloping prices. But it’s come at a price. The Bank of Russia cut its base rate by a substantial 200 basis points to 18% on July 25, following a 100-point reduction the...
Russia targeting voters across EU, Moldova warns
Moscow is hoping pro-European Moldovans living abroad don’t go out to vote in September’s elections. Russia is ramping up efforts to influence Moldovans living abroad across Europe to try to sway critical elections next month, the EU candidate country’s security chief has warned. National Security Adviser Stanislav Secrieru “The campaign...
Eurozone inflation holds steady at 2 percent
Rising food costs offset falling energy prices in July, bolstering case for ECB rate cut pause. Inflation in the eurozone stayed stable in July, as rising food prices offset declining energy costs — a development likely to reinforce calls for the European Central Bank to keep interest rates on hold....
Decoding Vladimir Putin’s Baltic Strategy
How can Western analysts forecast what Russian president Vladimir Putin intends to do with the Baltic states? Since the early 2000s, Russia has increasingly acted and been perceived as an aggressive and revisionist force on the global stage. The Kremlin’s military intervention in Georgia in 2008, the annexation of Crimea...
Russian tourists flock back to Europe
Security fears over rise in French and Italian holiday visas despite war in Ukraine and Moscow sanctions. Russian tourists are returning to Europe in growing numbers, despite the war in Ukraine, with France, Italy and Spain their favoured holiday destinations. The three travel hotspots are all Nato and EU members...
HSBC boss says Rachel Reeves putting up bank taxes would harm UK growth
HSBC boss says Rachel Reeves putting up bank taxes would harm UK growth Georges Elhedery’s comments come amid speculation the chancellor could make such a move in autumn budget The boss of HSBC has joined a growing chorus of bankers cautioning Rachel Reeves against increasing taxes on banks in her...