Category: Politics

The head of the European Commission did not see the prospects of EU enlargement until 2020 Moscow. On 23 February. INTERFAX.RU — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sees no prospects of admission to the EU of new members, at least, before the expiration of his mandate in 2019. “There will be no new members until 2019 when I’m gone (from this post)” he said Wednesday at a conference in Livenskom Catholic University (Belgium), answering students ‘ questions. He recalled saying that in 2014, when he took office. None of the candidate countries does not meet the Copenhagen criteria (required for entry into the Union — if). But, undoubtedly, in the future expansion Badalian-Claude Underglove of the European Commission He recalled that the ongoing negotiations with the Western Balkan countries that the EU has already promised a “European perspective”, last year opened a new article of negotiations with Turkey, which, however,

North Korea has accused the neighbouring country in “dance to the US tune” PYONGYANG, February 23. /Offset. TASS Yuri Sidorov/. The news Agency of DPRK KCNA issued a comment to the “neighboring countries, previously called himself friendly”. The authors of the text note that the country “began to dance to the US tune”. In Pyongyang, said KCNA, has caused outrage voiced in this country, “the negative assessments made recently in Korea to launch a ballistic missile medium-range “Buckanan-2”, which was led personally by Kim Jong-UN. I also think it’s in Pyongyang, the country is “committed an inhumane act, which had negative effects on the standard of living of the population through the introduction of the ban on trade with the DPRK” in accordance with the resolution of the UN Security Council. Such measures, noted in comments, is “tantamount to actions of the enemies of the DPRK who sought the overthrow

Photo: RIA Novosti The leader of the party “Fair Russia” (SR), Sergey Mironov may withdraw from nomination as a candidate in the presidential elections of 2018. “If I go not away, the party has many worthy candidates”,— writes the newspaper “Vedomosti”. According to Mr. Mironov, the issue of its extension will be decided in the next few months. To make himself the leader of the CP now does not really want and is considering the support of “Pro-government candidate”, but also thinks about the nomination of the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Olga Epifanova, said a source close to the leadership of CP. In the party are considering holding primaries was told by several sources. This option is not ruled out, and Sergei Mironov. Possible contenders for the party nomination is called Oleg Shein, and Alexander Burkov Valery Hartung. Previously, his nomination was declared by the leaders of the

Photo: RIA Novosti International non-governmental organization Amnesty International in its annual report criticized the package of anti-terrorist laws in Russia, known as the “Spring package”, calling them contrary to international obligations of the Russian Federation in the field of human rights. Amnesty International Amnesty International — international non-governmental organization founded in the UK in 1961. On its website says its mission “is to conduct research and to adopt measures aimed at the prevention and elimination of gross violations of human rights”. While Amnesty International has always stressed that an independent organization, are fully self-funded through donations. However, the declared principle about refusing money from governments or political structures there is a loophole — Amnesty reserves the right to accept funds from government agencies, if they are allocated to educational projects in the field of human rights. Due to this, Amnesty International receives funding from a number of governments and international

Putin estimated the fighting in Syria, fighters from the former Soviet Union The war in Syria about nine thousand fighters from former Soviet countries, said President of Russia Vladimir Putin. His words are quoted by the press service of the Kremlin. “According to the Main intelligence Directorate of the General staff and other intelligence agencies, such as the FSB, it’s up to four thousand from Russia, and five thousand of the republics of the CIS”, — said the head of state at a meeting with the sailors who participated in the campaign to the coast of Syria. Putin thanked servicemen, noting that in Moscow understand what “hotbed of terrorism” in Syria threatens Russia. The commander of the Russian group of forces in Syria, Colonel-General Andrey Kartapolov reported in early January that two months the pilots of naval aviation made 420 sorties, destroying 1.2 thousand people. “Almost all the flights took

Poll: Le Pen would win the first round of presidential elections, but lost in the second MOSCOW, 23 Feb — RIA Novosti. The leader of the party “national front” marine Le Pen will win in the first round of the presidential elections in France, but the head of state will not, according to the polling company OpinionWay published on Thursday. According to the survey, in the first round for Le Pen ready to vote 26% for former economy Minister Emmanuel Macron — 22%, ex-Prime Minister françois Fillon — 21%. The survey also gives two versions of events for the second round of the presidential election. In the first case, Le Pen will meet with Him and lose him, with 40% of the vote. Second scenario the second round of elections involves the meeting of Le Pen and visit where the candidate “natsfronta” also loses, receiving 42% of the vote. The

Photo: RIA Novosti Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on preparation and holding in one of the foreign countries of the international project “Russian seasons”. This was reported on the website of the Russian government. “Signed by order approved the proposal of the Ministry of culture of Russia about the preparation and conduct of…of the project “Russian seasons” — a tour of the best Russian creative collectives, exhibitions of the collections of major Russian museums, festivals of circus art and of Russian cinema”, — stated in the explanatory note to the document. It is noted that in the framework of the international project provides for cultural events in the regions of Russia.