Day: February 15, 2017

The European Parliament approved a trade agreement between the EU and Canada BRUSSELS, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti, Maria Knyazev. MEPs, despite numerous protests of EU citizens at its plenary session on Wednesday by a majority of votes has supported economic and trade agreement between the EU with Canada (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA). The schedule of the EP on Wednesday said that it is “final vote” for CETA. Bilateral economic and trade agreement the EU and Canada signed on October 30. It will start partially pre-applied by the EU following approval by the European Parliament. For the final entry into force will require ratification by all EU countries. Against the agreement in Europe were mass protests. And even on Wednesday against dozens of protesters gathered in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, reports AFP. As said before, the online edition EUobserver, three and a half million citizens

Press Secretary of the White house made a mistake in the name of the canadian Prime Minister MOSCOW, 15 Feb — RIA Novosti. Press Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer made a mistake in the name of the canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him Joe. “Yesterday the President spent an incredibly productive meeting with the Prime Minister of Canada Joe Trudeau,” — said at a briefing Spicer. Video briefing posted the journal Independent. The newspaper reminds that the press Secretary on two briefings on 2 and 3 February called Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull “Malcolm Tremblor”. Also in late January, the American administration made a mistake in writing the name of the Prime Minister of the UK Theresa may. In the schedule of trump three times the name of the Prime Minister written as Teresa, while in fact it is spelled Theresa. Oh boy. Spicer says Trump had

Dmitry Peskov Photo: RIA Novosti Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called absurd the accusations against Russia Today TV and the Agency Sputnik that they affect domestic policy in France. His words on Tuesday, February 14, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. He stressed that the media operate in a competitive market. “And if our media in some countries and we are seeing more and more win in this competition, they can only applaud and we need to applaud,” — said Peskov. However, to say that they are trying to influence public opinion is absurd, said the representative of the Kremlin.

Photo: RIA Novosti The head of the Duma Committee on education Vyacheslav Nikonov called to defend historical memory, and stated that the legislators will do everything necessary to ensure that the initiative is “Immortal regiment” was as broad as possible. “Historical memory must be protected, especially because this field is now a very active fight,” — said Nikonov to journalists. According to him, efforts being made to protect the historical memory is very important. “All of us, I think, appreciated the initiative of the “Immortal regiment”… the Educational value of the “Immortal regiment” cannot be overstated… We will try to do all that is needed from legislators that this initiative may become ever broader, deeper and carried more serious, positive effect for our country,” — said the MP. The action “Immortal regiment” was held on the Victory Day in Russia and other countries. This March, during which people carry pictures

Photo: RIA Novosti Mass resignation of heads of the Russian regions is a normal rotation process, said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, quoted by RIA Novosti. Peskov said that the governors had resigned on their own initiative. “They are not first year not first year were led by their regions, they were and are in constant contact with the President, and the President repeatedly met with them repeatedly and very positively responded about the performance. So any reason to look here “undercover” I would not consider appropriate,” Peskov said. Peskov added that “it’s normal rotation process”. On Tuesday announced the resignation of the Governor of Ryazan region Oleg Kovalev. Earlier in February, Governor left Viktor Basargin (Perm region), Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (Buryatia) and Sergey Mitin (Novgorod region).

The head of the Antiterrorist center (ATC) of the CIS the General-Colonel Andrey Novikov © Anton novoderezhkin/TASS The ODINTSOVO DISTRICT (Moscow region), February 15. / TASS/. Intelligence services record the outflow of militants from the area of the Syrian conflict in the country of residence. This was reported to journalists by the head of the Antiterrorist center (ATC) of the CIS the General-Colonel Andrey Novikov in a break opened in the suburbs of the X meeting of heads of antiterrorist centers of the CIS.