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07 July 2022
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Russian official says Norway unblocks food for miners (4)
July 6, 2022 GMT
BARENTSBURG, Norway (AP) - Russian food supplies bound for an Arctic coal
mining settlement have resumed transiting via mainland Norway after weeks
of tension, a Russian representative said Wednesday.
Sergey Gushchin, the Russian consul general based in the settlement of
Barentsburg, said Oslo had allowed Norwegian carriers to pick up the
disputed cargo and cross the Russian-Norwegian border with it.
2022-07-06 16:10:49 EC Approves Cohesion Policy Partnership Agreement with Bulgaria Worth EUR 11 Bln (2)
Brussels, July 06, (BTA/GNA) - The European Commission Wednesday announced
the adoption of its Partnership Agreement with Bulgaria, laying down the
country's Cohesion Policy investment strategy worth EUR 11 billion for the
period 2021-2027.
Cohesion Policy funds will promote economic, social and territorial
cohesion in the Bulgarian regions and help implement key EU priorities such
as the green and digital transition.
Switzerland rebuffs Kiev's plan for Russian assets (4)
RT.com
06 Jul 2022, 21:13 GMT+10
The Swiss president says a blanket confiscation of Russian funds would
create a dangerous precedent
Switzerland has said that the Ukrainian proposal to confiscate billions
worth of frozen Russian assets would create a dangerous precedent.
"You have to ensure the citizens are protected against the power of the
state.
NATO country eyes U-turn on mandatory military service (3)
Latvia wants to double the size of its military with conscripts to deter
Russia
FILE PHOTO: Latvian troops prepare for live-fire exercises at the Adazi
military base outside Riga, Latvia, November 21, 2014 © AFP / Ilmars Znotins
Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks announced on Tuesday that Latvia
would reintroduce conscription for young men and voluntary service for
women from next year.
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