Ukraine: EU agrees to extend the scope of sanctions on Russia and Belarus
The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement of Member States to adopt further targeted sanctions in view of the situation in Ukraine and in response to Belarus’s involvement in the aggression.…
The Commission launches the EU Sanctions Whistleblower Tool to protect the identity of who reports violations of EU sanctions.
https://eusanctions.integrityline.com/frontpage The EU Sanctions Whistleblower Tool protects your identity and allows you to contact us anonymously to report violations of EU sanctions. Follow
Further EU restrictive measures against Russia
The Council today introduced further restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine. The Council decided in particular to prohibit: the provision of…
Belarus’ role in the Russian military aggression of Ukraine: sanctions on additional 22 individuals and further restrictions on trade
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/353 of 2 March 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence…
Restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
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Joint Statement on further restrictive economic measures (European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States)
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_1423 We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin’s war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation…
Frequently asked questions: Restrictive measures (sanctions)
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Restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
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Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the International Relations Entering a New Era and the Global Sustainable Development
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ANTI COERCION: Proposal for a REGULATION on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries
“Economic coercion’ under the proposal refers to a situation where a third country is seeking to pressure the Union or a Member State into making a particular choice by applying,…
Joint Statement of the United States and Germany on Support for Ukraine, European Energy Security, and Climate Goals
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Just imagine …
… what would have happened if the President of the European Union had given his place to the President of the Commission instead of sitting next to the President of…
Italy has blocked the export of some doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Australia (“not vulnerable country”) on the basis of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/111 of 29 January 2021 making the exportation of certain products subject to the production of an export authorisation CELEX32021R0111ENTXT “Despite the fact that financial support…
REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
https://rcepsec.org/legal-text/ All-Chapters Joint Leaders’ Statement on The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) –…
USA: Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies
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New rules on trade of dual-use items agreed
Dual use items The EU will soon be equipped with a set of new rules allowing for more accountable, competitive and transparent trade of dual-use items. These are a vast…
On significant distortions in the economy of the Russian Federation for the purposes of trade defence investigations
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT on significant distortions in the economy of the Russian Federation for the purposes of trade defence investigations tradoc_158997 Follow
ASPI report: Economic coercion: Boycotts and sanctions-preferred weapons of war
https://www.aspi.org.au/report/economic-coercion-boycotts-and-sanctions-preferred-weapons-war This report argues that the increasing use of economic coercion by both China and the United States poses a growing risk to businesses and undermines the integrity of the…
Proposal for a REGULATION on Markets in Crypto-assets
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Markets in Crypto-assets, and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 200924-crypto-assets-proposal_en Follow
USA: Department of Defense released the names of additional “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
DoD Today, the Department of Defense released the names of additional “Communist Chinese military companies” operating directly or indirectly in the United States in accordance with the statutory requirement of…
The Court of Justice invalidates Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Data Protection Shield
Judgment in Case C-311/18 Press and Information Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems July 16, 2020 cp200091en 20200716 CJEU Schrems II Follow
USA: The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization
Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020 The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization 2020-15646 Follow
Commission adopts White Paper on foreign subsidies in the Single Market
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Road map for digital cooperation: implementationof the recommendations of the High-level Panel onDigital CooperationReport of the Secretary-General
This report is designed to follow up and expand on the findings of the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation. It evaluates the current state of digital collaboration, focusing on aspects…
Statement by President VON DER LEYEN on the recent ruling of the German Constitutional Court
Brussels, 10 May 2020 The recent ruling of the German Constitutional Court put under the spotlight two issues of the European Union: the Euro system and the European legal system.…
Schuman Declaration: 70 years on
Aiming to secure peace in Europe after the horrors of the Second World War, the Schuman Declaration proposed cooperation among European countries in two key economic areas central to rearmament…
Press release following the judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5 May 2020
The Directorate for Communication of the Court of Justice received many enquiries concerning the judgment delivered by the German Constitutional Court on 5 May 2020 regarding the European Central Bank’s…
GLI EFFETTI DELL’EMERGENZA COVID-19 SU COMMERCIO, INVESTIMENTI E STRUMENTI FINANZIARI TRANSNAZIONALI
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Rule of Law: European Commission launches infringement procedure to safeguard the independence of judges in Poland
Today, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure by sending a Letter of Formal Notice to Poland regarding the new law on the judiciary of 20 December 2019, which entered…
ECB takes steps to mitigate impact of possible rating downgrades on collateral availability
ECB to grandfather until September 2021 eligibility of marketable assets used as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations falling below current minimum credit quality requirements Appropriate haircuts will apply for assets…
The New Grey Power
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Un sondaggio di SWG
Secondo un sondaggio di SWG il 54% degli italiani pensa che la globalizzazione stia distruggendo la nostra economia. Il 52% considera la Cina un paese amico, il 32% la Russia.…
OPCW Releases Report concludes units of the Syrian Arab Air Force used chemical weapons in Ltamenah, Syria in March 2017
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – 8 April 2020 – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released today the findings of the first report by the OPCW Investigation and…
EUROGROUP: Report on the comprehensive economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Decreto sui poteri speciali nei settori strategici
DECRETO-LEGGE 8 aprile 2020, n. 23 Misure urgenti in materia di accesso al credito e di adempimenti fiscali per le imprese, di poteri speciali nei settori strategici, nonche’ interventi in…
The Court of Justice of the European Union adapts in order to guarantee the continuity of the European public administration of justice
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