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2019-10-31
'It’s a pity I never got to meet my neighbour,' Vladimir Chizhov says when he poses for the photo in the lofty stairwell. By an ironic twist of fate, the building where the Russian Federation has its ...
2019-10-30
On 30 October 2019 Russia – EU consultations on Africa were held in Brussels with the participation of Andrei Kemarsky, Director of the Department of Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russi...
2019-10-29
On 29 October 2019 Russia commemorates 90th anniversary of its outstanding politician, scientist, diplomat – Yevgeny Primakov (29.10.1929 - 26.06.2015). We publish Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...
2019-10-28
Press release by the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation The Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, Vice-President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič and the ...
2019-10-25
On 25 October 2019 Brussels hosted regular Russia – EU technical consultations on air safety regarding Russian airlines operating passenger and cargo flights to airports of EU Member-States. The R...
2019-10-25
Recently the number of conferences, round tables and publications on existential matters in Brussels notably increased. Actually, the questions Europeans are asking themselves are quite topical: “How ...
2019-10-25
What are the prospects for gas transit talks between Russia, Ukraine and the EU? Will the EU change its policy on Russia after Brexit? What awaits Syria after the agreement reached between Putin and E...
2019-10-21
On 21 October 2019 Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko met with Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the European External Action Service (EEAS)...
2019-10-21
On 21 October 2019 the next round of Russia – EU high-level counter-terrorism talks was held in Moscow between Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov and Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General for ...
2019-10-16
On 16 October 2019 Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov received a delegation of MEDEF (Mouvement des entreprises de France) led by its President, Geoffroy Roux de ...
2019-10-16
On 16 October 2019 Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov received Thierry Mariani (France), Member of the European Parliament, Identity a...
2019-10-16
On 16 October 2019 Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko received the Head of European Union Delegation to the Russian Federation Markus Ederer. At the meeting the schedule of the polit...
2019-10-14
On 14 October 2019 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU Vladimir Chizhov met with the found...
2019-10-13
On 13 October 2019 Russia – EU consultations on the Asia Pacific region were held in Brussels with the participation of Alexey Ovchinnikov, Director of the Department of Asia-Pacific Cooperation of th...
2019-10-12
World (dis)order and European (in)security The organisers of our today’s discussion were quite right to define that sources of modern instability originate mainly in Europe (probably the Euro-Atlan...
2019-10-08
On 8 October 2019 Ambassador Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the EU, hosted President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker for a working lunch. They exchanged vie...
2019-10-07
Alexey Gromyko spoke in Brussels about the relations between Russia and Europe Director of the Institute of Europe, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and grandson of the famou...
2019-10-03
Starting from 1 October 2019 in accordance with Presidential Decree № 347 of 18 July 2019 nationals of foreign states listed in the Government Order № 2021-p of 10 September 2019 may apply for an e-vi...