Press Announcements

Press Releases Overall

• Results of the discussions between the European Union and the Russian Federation on Georgia, 8 September 2008

• Joint statement of the EU-Russia summit on the launch of negotiations for a new EU-Russia agreement, 27 June 2008 (Council)
• Joint startement of the EU-Russia summit on cross border cooperation, 27 June 2008 (Council)

• Council approves negotiating directives for a new agreement with Russia, 26 May 2008 (Council)

• Escalation tension between Georgia and Russia, 6 May 2008 (Council)

• Declaration on the Presidential Elections in Russian Federation on 2 March 2008, 5 March 2008 (Council)

• Declaration on closure of the regional offices of the British Council in Russian Federation, 21 January 2008

Press Releases Commission / EP

• EU-Russia: first round of negotiations for the new Agreement, 3 July 2008

• Joint statement of the EU-Russia Summit on cross border cooperation, 30 June 2008

• Joint statement of the EU-Russia summit on the launch of negotiations for a new EU-Russia agreement, 30 June 2008

• EU-Russia Summit on 26-27 June in Khanty-Mansiysk to launch negotiations of the new framework agreement, 25 June 2008

• EU-Russia: civil society views on Energy and the Northern Dimension, 24 June 2008

• Way forward for the Black Sea Synergy, 23 June 2008

• Speech by Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner, at the conference "Russia in the 21st century", 20 June 2008

• Plenary session of the European Parliament: statement by State Secretary Janez Lenarcic on behalf of the EU Council on preparation of the EU-Russia Summit, 19 June 2008

• Mandelson in Russia for talks on WTO accession, 19 June 2008

• Mandelson: Russia needs to find a "new footing" in relationship with EU, 19 June 2008

• EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson participates in a conference in Moscow, 18 June 2008

• Cancellation of the press-conference with Commissioner Kovacs, 18 June 2008

• Commissioner Kovacs in Moscow to discuss EU-Russia Customs and Cross-Border Cooperation, 17 June 2008

• Speech by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for External relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, at the Russian State Duma, 4 June 2008

• Speech by Danuta Hubner, European Commissioner responsible for Regional Policy, 3 June 2008

• Commissioner Hubner opens EU-Russia seminar in Moscow on best practice and challenges in regional policy, 3 June 2008

• Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner in Russia for bilateral talks, 3 June 2008

• Visit of Commissioner Danuta Hubner to Moscow to discuss regional policy issues, 30 May 2008

• European Commissioner J. Potocnik took part in the first EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) on Research, 28 May 2008

• Council approves negotiating directives for a new agreement with Russia, 26 May 2008

• Europe Day in Moscow: EU and Russia - Together Forever!, 15 May 2008

• Vice-President Verheugen to visit Russia 15-17 May, 15 May 2008

• Media briefing by Guenter Verheugen, Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for enterprise and industry, 14 May 2008

• Speech by Olli Rehn, EU Commissioner for enlargement, at the EU-Russia Seminar of the Swedish People's Party in Finland, 8 May 2008

• European Commission's spring economic forecast 2008-2009: Russia included for the first time, 7 May 2008

• Commissioner Piebalgs and Minister Khristenko discuss EU-Russia energy cooperation, 5 May 2008

• Vice-President Jacques Barrot welcomes the enhanced cooperation between the EU and Russia in the field of freedom, security and justice, 25 April 2008

• European Commission Vice-President Jacques Barrot participates in the EU-Russia Permanent Partnership Council (PPC) on Justice and Home Affairs, 24 April 2008

• European Commission launches 19 new grass root projects in Russia, 23 April 2008

• Accreditation to cover the EU-Russia summit in June 2008, in Khanty-Mansiisk, has begun, 15 April 2008

• Mergers: Commission approves proposed acquisition of AvtoVaz by Renault and Russian Technology, 9 April 2008

• Speech by Benita Ferrero-Waldner, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, 6 April 2008

• Full scholarships available for Russian students for study at the College of Europe (Bruges and Warsaw), 1 April 2008

• Commission and Russia sign memorandum facilitating dialogue on issues relating to pesticide residues, 26 March 2006

• Launch of the new EU-funded project of Eurosystem and Bank of Russia on banking supervision and internal audit, 20 March 2006

• Statement by Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Chair of the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, 19 March 2006

• Gas Coordination Group evaluates the recent dispute between Russia and Ukraine, 12 March 2008

• Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the Presidential Elections in Russian Federation on 2 March 2008, 5 March 2008

• Statement of Commissioner Piebalgs and Minister Vizjak on resolving Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute, 4 March 2008

• Statement by President Barroso on the Presidential election in the Russian Federation, 3 March 2008

Articles

• Counter terrorist operation ends in Chechnya, Ria Novosti, 16 April 2009
• "Negotiations on new EU-Russia agreement should be allowed to take the time necessary to achieve all goals" - Interview with EU HR Javier Solana published by Interfax, 26 June 2008

• "EU looks to closer ties with Russia under Medvedev" - Interview with EU HR Javier Solana published by Ria Novosti, 25 June 2008

• "Where is Russia going? A new attempt for an all-European Security Order" - Summary of the address by the EU HR Javier SOLANA at the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy, 10 February 2008
  

Op-ed / Weekly Commentaries