Eu Russia Agreement
[9] European Council website, Russia: EU extends economic sanctions by six months: www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/07/01/russia-sanctions/ Russia`s role in the Ukrainian conflict and its illegal annexation of Crimea have seriously affected its relations with the EU. Many of the activities covered by the agreement have stalled and sanctions have been imposed. The agreement was initially concluded for a period of 10 years and is renewed every year. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Agreement shall enter into force only on the date of entry into force of the Readmission Agreement between the Russian Federation and the European Community, provided that that date is after the date referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. [3] ec.europa.eu/energy/sites/ener/files/documents/2011_eu-russia_energy_relations.pdf Work in this area has already taken a major step forward with the conclusion of negotiations on visa facilitation and readmission agreements. Both the EU and Russia are in the process of ratifying these agreements. The visa dialogue will continue to examine the conditions for a reciprocal visa-free regime as a long-term perspective. In a statement on 15 December 2011 at the end of an EU-Russia summit, the President of the European Commission confirmed the launch of “common measures on the path to visa-free travel” with Russia. [213] Russia hoped to be able to sign a visa waiver agreement as early as January 2014. [214] In order to contribute to the concrete implementation of the Roadmap, the PPC Justice and Home Affairs presented itself on the 13th It was agreed to organise groups of conferences and seminars involving experts and practitioners in the fields of counter-terrorism, cybercrime, document security and judicial cooperation. There was also an agreement on the development of enhanced cooperation between the European Border Agency (FRONTEX) and the Federal Border Security Service of Russia. There have been agreements on other issues, such as the levying of taxes on EU flights over Siberia.
Before 2014, Parliament had voted in favour of a new comprehensive agreement with Russia, based on common values and interests. However, parliament has repeatedly expressed serious concerns about respect for human rights, the rule of law and the state of democracy in Russia, for example with regard to lgTBQ`s laws against “propaganda” and a severe crackdown on independent NGOs or those funded from outside Russia. In April 2017, Parliament passed a resolution condemning Navalny`s arrest. In 2016, Parliament strongly condemned the unprecedented level of human rights violations committed against Crimean residents, in particular Tatars. In March 2017, Parliament called on Russia to release more than 30 Ukrainian citizens detained or subjected to restrictions on their freedom. In 2018, she called for the release of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who opposed the illegal annexation of Crimea, and awarded him the Sakharov Prize. Sensov was released in 2019 as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. Alexei Navalny has been nominated for the 2019 Sakharov Prize. .
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