Russia bans cattle and meat imports from MontenegroStarting November 18, Russia is issuing a ban on import of cattle, meat and meat products from Montenegro, Interfax reported on Tuesday, citing food and agricultural regulator deputy head Sergei Dankvert.11:50 18.11.2014
Court rules that publicizing German ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl quotes is illegalThursday the Land Court of Cologne ruled against journalist Heribert Schwan in Helmut Kohl’s lawsuit against Schwan, who was Kohl’s biographer, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.16:24 13.11.2014
Spanish Ebola survivor demands EUR 150,000 for alleged defamationSpanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero, an Ebola survivor, has filed a lawsuit for €150,000 ($187,000) in compensation from Madrid’s health minister for making comments that damaged her reputation, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing Spanish media15:33 10.11.2014
Russian steel plant challenges EU sanctions in court - reportChelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Plant OAO (ChEMK), the largest producer of ferroalloys in Russia, has filed a suit with the European Court of Justice over sanctions imposed on it earlier.10:32 10.11.2014
German court rules against train operator strike banA labor court in Frankfurt-am-Main rejected a plea by Deutsche Bahn demanding an end to the ongoing strike by German train operators, Judge Ursula Schmidt told Reuters.12:05 07.11.2014
Supreme Court of Spain puts a lid on Catalonia referendumThe Supreme Court of Spain has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Catalonian authorities against Spain, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.17:36 06.11.2014
European Court confirms sanctions against Syria's Central Bank governorThe General Court of The European Union confirmed that restrictive measures against Adib Mayaleh, governer of the Central Bank of Syria, are valid.13:59 05.11.2014
EU files WTO complaint against RussiaThe European Union has lodged a complaint against Russia with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over export tariffs on a range of goods.15:42 31.10.2014
Russia considers curbing food transit amid sanctionsRussia considers imposing restrictions on food transit from Belarus and Ukraine to Kazakhstan in order to curb possible flow of banned products from the EU, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing Sergei Dankvert who heads Russia's veterinary and phytosanitary service.12:44 30.10.2014
EU concerned with possible closure of Memorial NGOThe European Union is concerned about the possible closure of the Memorial non-governmental human rights organization. ”We are alarmed that Memorial could be shut down by a Supreme Court decision,” Vygaudas Usackas, the Head of the EU delegation to the Russian Federation told Interfax on Wednesday.14:33 29.10.2014
Gazprom Neft files claim with EU Court of Justice over sanctionsGazprom’s oil-producing subsidiary has lodged a claim with the EU Court of Justice over EU sanctions, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday. The claim was registered on October 24.11:12 29.10.2014
Rosneft proposes package of retaliatory measures to Western sanctions - reportRussia’s largest oil producer Rosneft, which is on the Western sanctions list, has proposed a package of retaliatory measures, Kommersant newspaper reports on Wednesday, citing government officials.10:38 29.10.2014
Sberbank challenges Western sanctions in European Court of JusticeOAO Sberbank, Russia's biggest bank, announced on Friday that a claim has been filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union over Western sanctions imposed on it following Crimea's break away from Ukraine.11:16 24.10.2014
Yukos investors press for seizure of Russian assets in EU, US - reportFormer shareholders of defunct oil company Yukos, which was awarded $50 billion in damages against Russia, are going to request seizure of Russian assets in German, UK, Dutch, French, US courts.13:14 20.10.2014
Estonian parliament passes law on civil partnershipsLast Thursday the Estonian parliament passed a law on civil partnerships, including those of same-sex couples, which evoked negative response from the majority of citizens, RIA Novosti reports on Thursday.14:04 09.10.2014
French court to hear new case against Carlos the JackalA court in France will soon hear a new case against international terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sánchez also known as Carlos the Jackal who is serving two life sentences in a French prison, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday.16:26 07.10.2014
Radovan Karadzic insists on his innocence in final ICTY statementFormer president of the Republika Srpska Radovan Karadzic began his final statement in The Hague hearing of his crimes against humanity.15:53 01.10.2014
Latvia to appeal ECHR ruling over accused hacker Calovskis’ extradition to USLatvian officials intend to appeal a ruling of the European Court for Human Rights’ Grand Chamber that suspended the extradition of alleged hacker Deniss Calovskis to the US, RIA Novosti reports Tuesday, citing the Latvian government’s press service.17:56 30.09.2014
Spanish government contests Catalonian independence referendumThe Spanish government has decided to request that the Constitutional Court analyze the legality of the planned independence referendum in Catalonia, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told journalists after the cabinet’s emergency meeting on Monday.15:42 29.09.2014
MEP Rebecca Harms denied entry to RussiaRebecca Harms, Green Party leader in the European Parliament, wrote on her Facebook page on Friday that she had been denied entry to Russia.12:10 26.09.2014