The head of the liberal Yabloko party is skeptical about prospects for implementing the political reforms proposed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday, saying that the outgoing president would not have enough time to follow through on them.

• Date: 22.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from rian.ru

It is likely that the European Union will experience greater economic stratification: there will be member states with stronger economies, and some countries will then attempt to agree with each other and ignore the others, Finance Minister Andris Vilks (Unity) said in an interview with the newspaper Diena.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from baltictimes.com

India and Russia Friday warned against unilateral sanctions on Iran, in an apparent reference to actions taken by US and other Western nations, and advocated the use of political and diplomatic means to resolve the tensions arising out of Tehran's nuclear programme.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from dnaindia.com

Russia has finally joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, after 18 years negotiating its membership.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from oddonion.com

Russia, hoping to keep its largest export market from collapsing, will give at least $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help support the struggling euro currency, an aide to President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from salon.com

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

Ukraine may have to continue paying a relatively high price for imported Russian gas in 2012, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after Moscow indicated that talks on a new supply deal were far from conclusion.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Kazakhstan may join the World Trade Organization (WTO) next year, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said in Astana addressing a meeting with Kazakhstan's diplomatic missions' heads on Tuesday.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az