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Court of the European Union refused Rosneft and Sberbank in the lifting of sanctions LUXEMBOURG, September 13 — RIA Novosti. The EU court of General jurisdiction in Luxembourg rejected on Thursday claims for the annulment of sanctions on three Russian state banks — Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank, as well as “Rosneft”, “Gazprom oil” and “Diamond-anteyu”, the correspondent of RIA Novosti news from the courtroom. Upstairs “The court decided to reject the lawsuit,” the judge said, listing the order of decisions on claims of Russian banks and companies, demanding repeal of affecting them, EU sanctions. “The EU court confirms the restrictive measures adopted by the Council of the EU against several Russian banks and oil companies”, — said after the decision was announced by the press service of the court. “The court believes that the Council of the EU has motivated the challenged action… the Court stressed that the claimed objective

The IMF has supported raising the retirement age in Russia The IMF Executive Board supported plans to carry out pension reform in Russia. This is stated in the press release of the Council on the outcome of consultations with the Russian authorities. Upstairs “They [the members of the Executive Board of the IMF] endorsed the plans of the government [of Russia] to carry out a parametric pension reform that can help to neutralize the negative demographic trends,” — said in a press release. The IMF report prepared for the Executive Board, says that the current retirement age is 55 and 60 years for women and men respectively — low by international standards and have not been adjusted for many decades. Provisions for early retirement quite “generous”, the report says, and eventually the average actual retirement age is significantly lower than the law. Because of this, the number of pensioners is

Abe called the condition of concluding a peace Treaty between Russia and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for “break the shell of mistrust” between Tokyo and Moscow to make progress towards signing a peace Treaty. Abe added that to sign the document between Russia and Japan is possible — it is necessary to achieve success in the implementation of joint economic activities in the southern part of the Kuril Islands. Upstairs “Break the shell of mistrust” between Moscow and Tokyo has proposed to the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. He called on the parties no longer trust each other and to develop mutual understanding between Russians and Japanese. “It is important to promote the understanding of residents of both countries on this issue and to establish the atmosphere (for the conclusion of a peace Treaty — “Газета.Ru”),” — said Abe. The head of the Japanese government stated that

Individual the European Union has extended sanctions against Russia BRUSSELS, September 13 — RIA Novosti. The European Union has extended individual sanctions against Russia, reported the press service of the EU Council. Upstairs Sanctions will be in effect until March 15, 2019. They include the freezing of assets and travel restrictions. In Moscow, commenting on this step, noted that Russia is following its own way and to ignore sanctions will not. In March 2014 the EU imposed restrictions against individual Russians and Ukrainians, whom he accused of “undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.” Since then, they have regularly extended for six months. While the sanctions list is constantly expanded at the expense of citizens of Ukraine, the leaders of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics and representatives of the militia, and by Russian politicians, public figures and legal entities. Now, the list includes 155 people and 44

Prime Minister of Japan declared intention to promote peace Treaty with Russia Japanese authorities intend to improve the conditions for resolving the longstanding territorial dispute with Russia and conclude a peace Treaty with broad public support of the peoples of the two countries. This was stated by Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe at a meeting with businessmen at the Eastern economic forum, reports the Agency Kyodo. Upstairs Abe announced his “firm intention” to promote the peace agreement “based on mutual recognition that cooperation between Japan and Russia will bring great results and improve the lives of people.” For the solution of the territorial issue, it is important to leave behind the mutual suspicions. “I decided to overcome mutually hidden suspicions and make a step forward” (quoted by TASS), he said. Abe also said that a peace Treaty is necessary to “promote the understanding of residents of both countries on