Media: Four EU countries will send complaint to OSCE about Ukrainian Law on Education
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece and Romania signed a letter to the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, where they expressed concern over the new law on education adopted by the Verkhovna Rada, reported Bulgarian news agency BGNES, citing the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zakharieva.
“We are certainly concerned, and it is not a coincidence that there is a joint initiative with colleagues from European countries that can be affected by this law. And today, the …
Nord Stream pipeline partner: American sanctions will have a major impact on the financing of the project
New US sanctions against Moscow will impact the financing for the Nord Stream 2 pippeline project, as expressed by the President of the German-Russian Foreign Trade Chamber and the CEO of Austrian energy company, OMV Rainer Seele, DW informs.
"It will not be possible to organize project financing involving US banks, we will have to work with Asian banks,” he stated.
According to Seele, the assessment is being conducted to determine the consequences of the new US sanctions on the Nord Stream …
Czech Republic says it is ready to help Ukraine gain its energy independence from Russia
The Czech Republic is ready to help Ukraine become an energy-secure country, as reported by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Pavel Belobradek, on Radio Liberty after a meeting with the Minister of Energy and Coal Mining of Ukraine, Ihor Nasalyk in Prague.
According to Belobradek, it is the main outcome of negotiations concerning Ukraine's energy security and cooperation between the two countries in the energy sector.
"The energy issue is the exact tool that Russia uses to …
OCCRP: US armed Syrian opposition fighters with Soviet-made weapons
The US Department of Defense purchased Soviet-made weapons from Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Ukraine for Syrian rebels. This was stated in the published results of the months-long investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).
It was reported that for these purchases, the US lowered the requirements for production standards. The weapons are intended for Syrian opposition fighting against the terrorists of the …
Siemens submitted second court claim over the shipment of its turbines to Crimea
The joint venture of Siemens and Power Machines filed a lawsuit to the arbitration court against Rostec's subsidiary company, Technopromexport. The latter bought Siemens turbines for construction in the annexed Crimea, as reported by Meduza.
The claim by Siemens gas turbine technology against JSC and LLC Technopromexport was filed on September 8th. Details on the claim haven’t been disclosed.
The company Technopromexport bought four gas turbines from Siemens in 2015. It was announced that the …