Second suspect in German spy case remains freeSeveral days after an agent of the German intelligence agency BND was arrested for spying for the US, prosecutors conducted searches in Berlin in connection with a second suspected US spy. Data storage devices have been confiscated during these searches, German federal prosecutor spokesman Markus Koehler told RIA Novosti.10:20 10.07.2014
Arzinger associate appointed Deputy Minister of Justice of UkrainePrime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Tuesday appointed Anton Yanchuk, Dr. jur., Associate of Arzinger, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine for European Integration, Arzinger reports on its website.17:42 09.07.2014
Italian consumer unions sue Suarez for World Cup debacleThe association of Italian consumer rights unions, the Codacons, has filed a lawsuit against Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez for “assault,” Football Italia announced.11:01 07.07.2014
Ukraine approves law on partial ownership gas transit facilities by EU and USThe Ukrainian parliament has approved a law in the first reading that would allow the government to establish a gas distribution system operator that could be 49% owned by investors from the US or the EU.14:12 04.07.2014
Lawmakers request Poroshenko to submit Association Agreement to parliamentThe Verkhovna Rada Committee on European Integration has requested that Ukrainian President Poroshenko send the Association Agreement with the EU for ratification to Parliament, committee chairman Hryhorii Nemyria (Batkivshchyna) said on Wednesday.13:35 02.07.2014
Sarkozy officially charged with corruptionThe investigators have officially charged former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy with corruption and abuse of office, AFP reports on Wednesday.08:59 02.07.2014
ECHR upholds France’s ban on full-face veils - reportThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that the French law banning full-face veils in public was legitimate, AFP reports on Tuesday.15:13 01.07.2014
Late oligarch Berezovsky’s estate in France seized – Prosecutor GeneralA court in Marseille has seized businessman Boris Berezovsky’s property in Antibes, Prosecutor General’s Office spokesperson, Marina Gridneva, reported Thursday.14:04 26.06.2014
Spanish king’s sister charged with money laundering - reportJudge Jose Castro has charged Infanta Cristina, sister of Spain’s newly enthroned King Felipe VI, with crimes against the state treasury and money laundering, El Mundo reports Wednesday.15:33 25.06.2014
Ex-head of Proton Bank to be released on EUR 500,000 bail - reportThe former main shareholder of Proton Bank, Lavrentis Lavrentiadis, who was arrested in December 2012 over an alleged embezzlement at the bank, will be released on EUR 500,000 bail, the Athens News Agency reported.11:59 25.06.2014
Spanish infanta to be charged with money laundering - reportInfanta Cristina, sister of the new king of Spain, King Felipe VI, and daughter of the former ruler Juan Carlos I, will be officially presented with criminal charges, Mundo reports Monday.14:08 23.06.2014
Estonia to abolish fines for violation of language requirementsEstonia’s Language Inspectorate will stop fining people for an inadequate knowledge of the Estonian language, Minister of Education and Research Jevgeni Ossinovski said in parliament.10:37 05.06.2014
Germany launches criminal investigation into Merkel’s NSA wiretap - reportThe Attorney General of Germany Harald Range will conduct a criminal investigation into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US National Security Agency, German daily Local writes on Wednesday.13:58 04.06.2014
Yanukovich and his sons contest EU sanctions in court - reportOusted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich and his sons are contesting the freezing of their assets in European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, EuObserver reports on Wednesday.10:53 04.06.2014
EU citizens can now conceal their personal data from Google searchLast night, Google launched a new service for EU residents that allows concealing web pages with personal data from search results, AFP reports.11:00 30.05.2014
EU says visa sanctions not to target Russian citizens - officialThe EU has confirmed that a visa ban would not affect the average Russian even though talks on visa-free travel had been suspended over Ukraine., according to the EU envoy to Russia Vygaudas Usackas.11:30 19.05.2014
European Court to protect online users from search enginesIT companies operating search engines are responsible for dissemination of personal data that appear on third party websites and therefore must act upon requests to delete such data, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday.14:55 13.05.2014
EU imposes sanctions against 2 Crimean companiesThe foreign ministers of EU member states have approved sanctions against two Crimean companies and 13 individuals over the situation in Ukraine, a diplomatic source in the EU told RIA Novosti on Monday.17:13 12.05.2014
Greek court allows extreme right party to run in European electionsGreece’s Supreme Court has allowed 43 parties and movements, including the far-right Golden Dawn party, to run in European Parliament elections this month, writes the Greek Newspaper of Editors.12:51 12.05.2014
Spanish police arrest banana-throwing fan after Alves humiliationPolice have arrested a fan who threw a banana at Brazilian Dani Alves, a full-back for FC Barcelona, in a game against Villarreal on Sunday, El Pais writes.16:28 30.04.2014