Category: Politics

NATO agreed to the accession negotiations of Macedonia in the Alliance Moscow. July 11. INTERFAX.RU — the leaders of the countries-members of NATO at the summit in Brussels agreed to start negotiations with Macedonia on its accession to the Alliance, said Wednesday the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “We agreed to invite Skopje at the beginning of the accession negotiations”, — he said at a press conference. Stoltenberg stressed that as soon as Macedonia will finally settle the question about the country’s name with Greece, Skopje will join the Alliance. The Renaming Of Macedonia The Macedonian Parliament on 19 June by a majority of votes supported the implementation of the agreements between Athens and Skopje about the renaming of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Northern Macedonia. However, the President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov considered the agreement unconstitutional, and on June 26 refused to sign the document. July 5,

The building of the Russian Embassy in London © Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON, July 11. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in London will require the British authorities to disclose details of the program on the synthesis of chemical warfare agents in the light of incidents of poisoning in March, ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in Salisbury and two British citizens in Amesbury in June. This is stated in a statement on Wednesday, the statement by the press Secretary of the diplomatic mission.

The building of the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., USA © Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images TASS, July 11. The Russian Embassy in the United States requires the us authorities to take measures to provide medical assistance to Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko, translated at the end of June from the transit prison in new York to prison in the city of Danbury (Connecticut). This is the representative of Embassy of the Russian Federation has informed on Wednesday to journalists.

Macron did not agree with trump about the dependence of Germany from Russia The President of France Emmanuel Makron did not agree with the President of the United States Donald trump about the dependence of Germany on Russia. About macron said in the beginning of the meeting with the American leader on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels, according to Reuters. Previously, trump said that Germany has become hostage to Russia because of the agreement in the energy sphere, in particular on the construction of the pipeline “Nord stream — 2”. The American leader said that Berlin is dependent on Moscow, because it gets “so much energy from Russia.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to the criticism of trump. She said that Germany pursues an independent policy and makes independent decisions. The NATO summit takes place in Brussels from 11 to 12 July. The project “Northern stream —

Merkel responded to trump’s words on the dependence of Germany on Russia German Chancellor Angela Merkel commented on the words of the President of the United States Donald trump that Germany is hostage to Russia. Her words gave Reuters. The Chancellor of Germany responded to the criticism of trump’s lack of expenditure in Germany and other NATO members for defense against the background of the expenses of the United States. The German armed forces are the second largest in NATO, in addition, Germany has provided the Alliance a large part of their forces, the country is still present in Afghanistan and protects in particular the interests of the USA, said Merkel. Earlier at the NATO summit trump criticized Germany for supporting the project of the pipeline “Nord stream — 2”. Endorsing the construction of a Russian pipeline, and Germany has become “a hostage of Russia”, because after the implementation of

Fedotov said that the increase of pensions to amend the pension legislation Moscow. July 11. INTERFAX.RU — raising the retirement age should be accompanied by an increase in the collection of pension contributions and the cost efficiency of the Pension Fund, the Chairman of the Council on human rights under the Russian President Mikhail Fedotov. “Today, raising the retirement age is aimed primarily at solving two tasks, I think: bridging the deficit budget of the Pension Fund and increase the level of old age pensions I would suggest to still call old-age pensions”, — said Fedotov on Wednesday at a special session of the HRC, dedicated to the project of pension reform. He noted that “by itself, raising the retirement age, these problems will not solve”. “Required, among other things, measures to improve the collection of pension contributions. Still a serious proportion of workers is in the shade, getting paid

The Speaker Of The Federation Council Valentina Matvienko © Press service of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. Prime Minister Theresa may has become a hostage of their own Russophobic statements and calls to boycott the world Cup 2018. Such opinion on Wednesday was expressed by the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, commenting on the absence of representatives of the British government on the England fans.

In the “United Russia” do not discuss changes in the project on pension system MOSCOW, 11 Dec — RIA Novosti. The faction “United Russia” discusses changes in the parameters of the draft amendments to the pension legislation prior to its adoption in the first reading, said the head of the faction of the EP Sergei Neverov. “We do not discuss. We are discussing in groups offers only for employment, questions related bills under medical examination and other things. As for the parameters, which (is) in the first reading, we do not discuss it”, — said Neverov, answering the question of RIA Novosti about discussing whether the fraction ER the possibility of reducing the retirement age in the framework of the second reading of the draft on pension reform. The politician said that the discussion of the amendments to the second reading will begin only after the adoption of the draft

Moskalkova commented on a bill to raise the retirement age MOSCOW, 11 Dec — RIA Novosti. The Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova said that the proposed changes of pension legislation — a “bill on raising the age, and on increasing pensions”. On Wednesday, the presidential Council on human rights (HRC) holds a special meeting “a Draft pension reform in the context of human rights”. “The bill which is submitted to the State Duma, is not reform, this bill concerning one law and one group of public relations. This bill is not about increasing age, and increasing pensions — that’s the idea was,” Moskalkova said during the meeting. Now the standard age of retirement in Russia is 60 and 55 years for men and women respectively prescribed by law the retirement age established in the 1930-ies. The question of raising the retirement age has been discussed