ECHR rules Russian 'gay propaganda' ban to be discriminatoryThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that Russian authorities have violated right to freedom of expression and discriminated gay right activists by adopting a law banning propaganda of non‑traditional sexual relations aimed at minors.13:25 20.06.2017
European Union extends sanctions against Russia for yet another yearThe European Union has extended sanctions against Russia until June 23 of 2018.11:51 19.06.2017
EU court upholds extension of sanctions against Rossiya Segodnya news agency head KiselevThe General Court of the European Union has upheld extension of restrictive measures imposed on Dmitry Kiselev, head of the Russian state news agency Rossiya Segodnya, in relation to 2013-2014 crisis in Ukraine.13:15 15.06.2017
European Court of Justice upholds sanctions against RosneftThe Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg (ECJ) held on Tuesday that sanctions imposed by the EU against Russian companies, including Rosneft oil and gas giant, are valid.11:59 28.03.2017
EU extends anti-Russian sanctions until mid-September 2017The European Union has prolonged sanctions imposed against Russian and Ukrainian persons and companies over a crisis in Ukraine until September 15, 2017, according to a news release issued by the Council of Europe on Monday.16:05 13.03.2017
European Union extends sanctions against Russia until July 31, 2017The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia until July 31 of the next year.17:56 19.12.2016
European Union may extend sanctions against Russia - reportThe European Union may extend economic sanctions against Russia, which are to expire on January 31, 2017, for another six months.12:18 21.11.2016
European Council extends restrictions for Crimea and Sevastopol by one yearThe European Council has extended the restrictive measures on Crimea and Sevastopol in response to the “illegal annexation” of these territories.17:10 17.06.2016
PACE rapporteur concerned over proposed amendments to Russia’s NGO lawYves Cruchten, a PACE rapporteur, has expressed concern in connection with the State Duma’s (Russia’s parliament lower house) recent proposal to further amend a federal law on NGOs.14:59 05.05.2016
Top EU court says that freezing of ex-Ukrainian officials’ assets was groundlessEurope's highest court in Luxembourg ruled on Thursday that sanctions imposed on five ex-Ukrainian high-ranking officials were groundless.16:07 28.01.2016
European Union extends sanctions against Russia until July 2016The European Council announced on Monday that economic sanctions against Russia have been extended until the end of July 2016.16:34 21.12.2015
Head of top Russian media conglomerate Kiselev files suit over EU sanctionsDmitry Kiselev, Director General of the news agency Rossiya Segodnya, has brought action against the Council of the European Union’s decision to add him to the EU sanctions list over the Ukrainian crisis.12:57 08.09.2015
Russian investigators open case on arms trafficking from EUSt. Petersburg investigators have opened a criminal case on arms trafficking from EU countries against employees of the local department of the Federal Penitentiary Service, the Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) and five local residents.14:01 14.08.2015
Axel Filges speaks on German legal market, proficiency standardsAxel Filges, president of the German Federal Bar, visited RAPSI’s open studio at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum to speak about the local legal market, specific features of the monopoly on providing legal services and proficiency-based education.13:03 13.07.2015
Strasbourg concerned about attempts to question ECHR’s authorityThe Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, is concerned with an emerging trend for questioning the decisions of the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) in a number of the Council’s member states.11:02 26.06.2015
Russia to extend counter-sanctions against Western countriesRussia considers extending a ban on Western food imports after the European Union made a decision to extend sanctions against Moscow for six months.10:34 23.06.2015
Russia to seek in court seizure of foreign state-owned property - LavrovRussia is preparing a lawsuit seeking the seizure of the seizure of partially state-owned property in Europe.14:12 19.06.2015
European court rules Lego figures' shape is protected trademark – reportThe General Court of the European Union has ruled that Lego human figures’ shapes are protected by company’s trademark and can’t be copied by competitors.11:50 17.06.2015
Russia set to extend import ban on Western food – officialRussia will extend a ban on Western food imports if economic sanctions imposed on the country stay in place, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists on Tuesday.17:21 02.06.2015
Russian air defense systems manufacturer appeals against EU sanctionsRussian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey said on Friday that it had filed a complaint with the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union against sanctions imposed on it over the crisis in Ukraine.15:36 22.05.2015