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Russia-EU summit: Is Russia part of Europe?

17:04 02/06/2010

The Russia-EU summit in Rostov-on-Don was the twenty-fifth of its kind, and journalists and diplomats have become accustomed to these biannual meetings between EU leaders and the Russian president

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No quick transfer to EU-Russia visa-free regime - EU official
17:54 02/06/2010
Russia should not expect a quick transition to a visa-free regime with the EU, the deputy head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia said
Dmitry Medvedev – Russia ready to eliminate visas for EU citizens
10:21 02/06/2010
Russia has submitted a draft agreement to the European Union on scrapping the current visa requirements, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at a news conference following the Russia-EU summit in Rostov-on-Don.
WTO membership not 'prize for good behavior' - Medvedev
17:15 01/06/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday the United States should understand that Moscow does not view admission to the WTO as "a prize for good behavior."
EU sees improvements in human rights observance in Russia
17:10 01/06/2010
The European Union sees improvements in human rights observance in Russia, but is concerned with the situation in several North Caucasus regions, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Tuesday
Medvedev urges EU to work with Russia on scrapping visa regime
16:09 01/06/2010
President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday urged Brussels to work with Moscow toward scrapping the visa regime between Russia and the European Union
Medvedev arrives in Rostov-on-Don for Russia-EU summit
20:01 31/05/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday arrived in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don for a Russia-EU summit.
Russia-EU 2010 summit to focus on new partnership pact, visas
05:01 30/05/2010
A new comprehensive Russia-EU partnership pact and visa-free regime will again be on the agenda of the Russian-EU summit to be held on May 31-June 1 in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.
Russia seeks progress on visa-free travel at EU summit
13:30 28/05/2010
Russia hopes to see progress on setting up a visa-free travel regime with the European Union at the forthcoming Russia-EU summit, a deputy foreign minister said on Friday
Fading prospects for visa-free EU travel?
19:41 25/05/2010
The upcoming EU-Russia summit in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia stands out for several reasons. The first of them is the extended readmission agreement, which will come into effect on June 1, the last day of this two-day summit.
Russia, EU may exchange secret information to combat terrorism
18:16 20/05/2010
Italy hopes a decision on exchanging secret information needed for combating terrorism will be made during the forthcoming Russia-EU summit in Rostov-on-Don, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Thursday.
Russia, EU should accelerate creation of visa free regime - EU envoy
15:23 20/05/2010
Russia and the EU should speed up the process of abolishing visa requirements, the Russian envoy to the EU said on Thursday
Moscow to insist on scrapping EU-Russia visa regime at forthcoming summit - paper
13:23 20/05/2010
Moscow will insist on beginning substantive negotiations with Brussels to abolish its visa regime with the EU during the forthcoming EU-Russia summit, a Russian business daily said on Thursday
Russia ready to introduce visa-free regime with EU
13:39 19/05/2010
Russia is ready to introduce a visa-free regime with the European Union during the upcoming EU summit in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday.
Russia hopes to discuss visa-free deal with EU at summit
14:39 09/03/2010
The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes that Russia and the European Union will articulate their visions of a mutual visa-free regime during the forthcoming Russia-EU summit.
Russia's EU envoy says 'politics' hampering visa-free travel deal
12:35 26/02/2010
Talks on introducing visa-free travel between Russia and the European Union are hindered by political issues, Russia's EU envoy said on Friday.
Russia-EU summit to be held in Russia on May 30
13:40 12/01/2010
A Russia-EU summit will be held in Russia on May 30, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Tuesday during his official visit to Moscow.

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Dmitry Medvedev – Russia ready to eliminate visas for EU citizens
10:21 02/06/2010
Russia has submitted a draft agreement to the European Union on scrapping the current visa requirements, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at a news conference following the Russia-EU summit in Rostov-on-Don.

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Russia-EU summit in Rostov-on-Don

A Russia-EU summit will be held on May 31 - June 1 in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Prospects of visa-free travel are expected to become one of the key topics in the summit's memorandum, a document traditionally summing up progress and outlining further priorities of the Partnership for Modernization.