Das geht aus einem Schreiben der Kommissare für Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz, Tonio Borg und Dacian Ciolos, an foodwatch hervor. foodwatch forderte die EU-Kommissare in einem Offenen Brief auf, sich bei den Verhandlungen zum transatlantischen Freihandelsabkommen für eine lückenlose Gentechnik-Kennzeichnung einzusetzen.

Russia is very concerned with the aspiration of the opposition forces of Ukraine to charge the situation in the country even more. One of the opposition leaders appealed to Ukrainian nationals,in public, to create “militia bands”, patrol the streets and organise protest actions near regional administrations. This is a direct contradiction to the statements that the opposition is committed to democracy and European values.

We are perplexed that such provocative steps were taken immediately after contacts by opposition leaders with representatives of foreign countries, in Munich a few days ago.

We expect the Ukrainian opposition to refrain from threats and ultimatums and activate a dialogue with the authorities to lead the country out of the deep constitutional crisis.

On the 29 January, Russian journalists were not admitted to the briefing of the European Union’sHigh Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, in Kiev, despite the fact that they had sent a request to the representatives of the European Union.

We can hardly be satisfied with the explanations of Catherine Ashton’s Press Secretary, received through diplomatic channels, that the Russian journalists were not allowed in because of exclusively “logistic and security complications”, which allowedthe organisation of the presence of “only a certain number” of mass media representatives at the event.

We appeal to the EU to approach the formation of the pool of journalists who have access to press conferences, with the participation of leaders of bodies of the European Union, more carefully in the future. We think that the situation in which the Russian community is deprived of the opportunity to learn about the European Union’s assessments of current events in Ukraine, straight from the source, hardly corresponds with the freedom of the press principle which is promoted so much by Brussels.

Die Behörde hatte Weil im Zusammenhang mit der am Montag vom deutschen Außenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier abgegebenen Erklärung, gegen die Ukraine könnten Sanktionen verhängt werden, einbestellt.

“Wir schlagen vor, eine zeitweilige Sonderkommission zu bilden, die die Verfassung behandeln und es ermöglichen wird, in zwei Tagungen der Obersten Rada der Ukraine Verfassungsänderungen vorzunehmen. Der diesbezügliche Beschlussentwurf ist schon fertig und das Angebot, die Leitung dieser Kommission zu übernehmen, ist der Opposition bereits unterbreitet worden“, so Miroschenitschenko.

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The history of the outbreak of war 100 years ago and of the collapse of the fragile balance of power in Europe in the summer of 1914 is a disturbing tale of the failure of the governing elites and the military, but also of diplomacy. This is not only the case for the fateful days of July 1914. Relations between the continental great powersand their interlinked or even interrelated ruling dynasties had been built on sand long before the chain of political misjudgments and military mobilisation was set in motion.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier also dealt a blow to David Cameron’s attempt to recast the European Union membership deal, suggesting Germany and Britain were not “pulling in exactly the same direction”.

The Queen, 87, accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, 92, will visit Rome on April 3, as guests of the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday.

Beppe Grillo, the leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), said on his blog Tuesday that a „coup d‘état“ is taking place in Italy.

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The German foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has said sanctions should be used as a threat against Ukraine‘s government unless it finds a political solution to its long-running dispute with the opposition.