Day: July 29, 2017

The European Union has launched a sanctions procedure against Poland MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The European Commission launched a sanctions procedure against Poland because of a controversial judicial reform, said in a statement to the Commission. The European Commission has sent Warsaw the letter with the official notification after 28 July in Poland was officially published the law on the work of General courts. As stated by the first Vice-President of the Commission Frans Timmermans, the law of concern to the EC as it provides for a different retirement age for judges-men and women, which violates the EC Treaty and the Directive on gender equality and employment. In addition, the law grants the Minister of justice the appointment and removal of judges, and this may undermine the independence of the Polish courts. According to Timmermans, Warsaw was given a month to address these violations. Sanctions the procedure takes

The U.S. Navy opened warning fire at the Iranian boats MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The revolutionary guards of Iran said about another incident involving the American Navy, whose actions in the Persian Gulf, Iranian security officials called, “unprofessional” and “provocative,” told the TV channel IRIB. Earlier, Reuters, citing an unnamed us official reported that a US Navy ship on Tuesday in the Persian Gulf fired warning shots after it approached an Iranian ship. The Iranian-type of vessel was not specified. “A few days after the provocative actions of the American cruiser in the Northern part of the Persian Gulf, American sailors acted similarly in the Central part of the Bay” — leads the TV channel’s statement of the Navy of the IRGC. The US Navy aircraft carrier “Nimitz” and its accompanying battle cruiser on Friday launched a helicopter approaching missile boats of the revolutionary guards of Iran, who

Photo: Ramil Sitdikov / RIA Novosti Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin believes the shame of detention at the airport of Kishinev Russian artists Dmitry Dunayev, Rosie Mingazova, Lydia Muzaleva, Irina Maslova and Vladimir Gasoyan. About this politician wrote on Twitter. “Bunch of troublemakers. Well, what to call them? Someone scared Artists! Because that’s what the threat of European integration! A very ugly story, shameful,” — said Rogozin. Earlier Thursday, the President of Moldova Igor Dodon has protested the detention of Russian artists, called the incident “another provocation”. He apologized to the guests of the Republic and promised that initiates an investigation on the incident. July 27, Rogozin said that the Russian artists Dmitry Dunaev, Laysan Mingazova, Lydia Muzaleva, Irina Maslova and Vladimir Gasoyan, who arrived in Moldova to participate in the events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester, was detained. Rogozin stressed