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Katyn case referred to ECHR Grand Chamber

The European Court of Human Rights has accepted a request on behalf of the relatives of the Polish POWs executed in Katyn in 1940 for referral of the Katyn case to the Grand Chamber.

16:04 10.10.2012

European Parliament nominates Pussy Riot for Sakharov Prize

On Tuesday, the European Parliament's committees on foreign affairs and development decided on the finalists for the 2012 Sakharov Prize and included the Pussy Riot punk band members on the shortlist.

11:07 10.10.2012

ECJ adjusts rules of procedure to deal with growing caseload

The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) announced Wednesday that it has revamped its rules of procedure in order to more efficiently accommodate the growing number of cases brought before it.

16:53 04.10.2012

Council of Europe worried by Russia's unexecuted commitments

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) members adopted a resolution by a majority vote to continue the monitoring of Russia's execution of its commitments to the organization.

11:50 03.10.2012

Top ECJ official holds arrest warrants not contingent upon retrial rights

European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Yves Bot issued an opinion today that under the European Union (EU) law governing the surrender of prisoners between EU countries, a judiciary executing a European arrest warrant cannot make such execution contingent upon the sought-after individual’s entitlement to a retrial in the country that issued the warrant, if the individual was absent for his conviction, but was aware of the proceedings against him and had agreed with an attorney to represent him.

18:42 02.10.2012

Council of Europe rapporteur criticizes Russian judiciary

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) rapporteur Gyorgy Frunda harshly criticized Russia's judicial system on Tuesday.

16:59 02.10.2012

Possible adoption of Magnitsky list should not to hinder visa discussions

The possible enforcement of the Magnitsky list by the European Council will not affect the Russia-EU dialogue on visa-free travel, Anvar Azimov, the Foreign Ministry's ambassador.

17:02 27.09.2012

Putin expects greater efforts in pursuit of visa-free travel agreement with Europe

President Vladimir Putin expects that the EU's supreme executive authority - the European Commission - will work harder to annul the visa regime between the EU and Russia.

17:25 26.09.2012

HP employees accused of 7.5 mln Euro bribe

Germany's Saxony Chief Prosecutor's Office has charged three former Hewlett-Packard (HP) employees of corruption: a Finn, an American, and a German. They allegedly offered a 7.5 million Euro bribe nine years ago while entering into a contract with the Prosecutor General's Office in Russia.

16:52 14.09.2012

Moscow refutes European Parliament resolution criticizing Russia

Moscow does not agree with the European Parliament's resolution on Russia, as the document is not based on substantiated sources, according to Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for the Russian president.

16:00 14.09.2012

Pussy Riot nominated for Sakharov Prize

The convicted Pussy Riot members could win this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought from the European parliament. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is awarded to individuals and organizations that have made a special contribution to the protection of human rights.

14:10 14.09.2012

European Parliament criticizes Russian judiciary and legislature

The European Parliament adopted on Thursday a resolution harshly criticizing Russia's judicial system.

18:48 13.09.2012

Rome to keep a close eye on Gazprom case and fallout

Italy plans to pay close attention to the developments in the antimonopoly investigation initiated by the European Commission into Gazprom, according to Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Dassu.

12:08 13.09.2012

ICTY lacks authority to investigate organ-trafficking in Kosovo

War crimes prosecutors for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) lack any authority or mandate such that would allow them to launch a new investigation or revive an old one into allegations that ethnic Albanian rebels harvested the organs of prisoners of war in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict, ICTY Public Information Assistant Ljiljana Pitesa told RAPSI Wednesday.

18:43 12.09.2012

Russia expects visa liberalization response from EU in October

Moscow expects to receive a response in October from the European Union on Russia's visa liberalization proposal, First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov told RIA Novosti Wednesday.

13:46 12.09.2012

EU voices support for Russian NGOs

The European Union will support the activity of a number of Russian NGOs which contribute to Russia's modernization as "the EU has a strong interest in a stable, prosperous and democratic Russia"

12:08 12.09.2012

Kosovo organ-harvesting claims may lead to prosecution in special court

An investigation into the allegations that ethnic Albanian rebels harvested the organs of prisoners of war for sale on the black market in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict may lead either to prosecution in front of the international judges already serving the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo’s (EULEX), or to the creation of a special tribunal, EULEX Special Investigative Task Force [SITF] spokesman Juri Laas told RAPSI Wednesday.

11:48 12.09.2012

Austrian company deemed victim in case against Duma ex-lawmaker

An Austrian company was deemed to be a victim in the case of former State Duma deputy Ashot Yegiazaryan, says Investigative Committee's official representative Vladimir Markin.

11:17 12.09.2012

European commission urges that investigation targets Gazprom, not Russia

The European Commission states that the antimonopoly investigation launched against Gazprom's activity in a number of EU countries does not concern Russia, only the company's business dealings.

11:57 11.09.2012

European Commission's Gazprom probe aimed at lower gas prices, lawmaker

It makes little sense to speak about Gazprom's monopoly on European gas markets; the European Commission's antimonopoly investigation is really an attempt to reduce Russian gas prices, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee for Energy, Pavel Zavalny, said. Zavalny, who is in charge of the gas industry, made this statement at a meeting with members of the European Parliament.

13:09 06.09.2012