News: Russia & EU

Radio Free Europe. BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Union's trade chief has said plans by Russia to increase import duties could harm Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organization.

RT. The European Union and Russia may resume negotiations on a new partnership deal on December 2, according to the head of the European Commission's office in Moscow.

RIA Novosti. MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Talks on a new partnership agreement between Russia and the European Union will resume in early December, the head of the European Commission's Moscow office said on Tuesday.

iStockAnalyst. MOSCOW. Nov 18 (Interfax) - The European Union welcomes the Russian authorities' decision to put on hold measures to increase the country's timber export duties, head of the European Commission's Moscow office Mark Franco told a news conference at the Interfax central office on Tuesday.

RosBusinessConsulting. RBC, 14.11.2008, Nice. A new partnership and cooperation agreement between Russia and the EU should be substantial and rigorous in its structure, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stated after the Russia-EU summit closed today. He reiterated that there had been a certain pause in the document's preparation, to which Russia had unwillingly submitted, but was glad to restart the work now. The document will lay down the cooperation framework for years ahead, and Russia would like to finalize it in the foreseeable future, the president stated.

BBC NEWS. By Oana Lungescu. BBC News, Nice

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iStockAnalyst. (Source: Daily News Bulletin; Moscow - English)MOSCOW. Nov 13 (Interfax) - The European Union and Russia are negotiating a mutually acceptable date for a new round of talks on a partnership and cooperation agreement.

RIA Novosti. MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - The European Union has decided to end the diplomatic pause in relations with Russia, which began after the Georgian-Ossetian conflict last August.

RIA Novosti. MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Long-delayed talks on a new comprehensive cooperation pact between the European Union and Russia could resume on November 25, a senior European diplomat said on Tuesday.

Based on materials by Delfi. Former Ambassador of Lithuania to Russia, Rimantas Sidlauskas said Moscow and Brussels would be able to resolve problems with Schengen visas encountered by people residing in the Kaliningrad region. Mr. Sidlauskas believes visa costs for Kaliningrad residents may be reviewed. Read more in Russian….