EU Interferes In Russian Affairs By Separating Citizens Into Visa Categories - Moscow

The decision of the European Union to categorize Russian citizens as "useful" and "useless," and label some as "unsafe" while issuing visas is an overt interference in Russia's foreign affairs, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

Zelenski insta a los países occidentales a cerrar las fronteras para todos los rusos - RT

Occidente debería imponer un embargo total a las fuentes de energía de Rusia o prohibir a los rusos entrar en sus países durante al menos un año para acabar con la operación militar en Ucrania, declaró este lunes el presidente ucraniano, Vladímir Zelenski, en una entrevista con The Washington Post.

UN agency dismayed over reports of racism against foreigners fleeing Ukraine

The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, expressed dismay Tuesday over reports that foreigners fleeing Ukraine amid its war with Russia are experiencing mistreatment and pleaded for more humanity and compassion for non-Europeans and refugees from other nations.

Russian watchdog to send request to Google over plans to ‘de-rank’ RT, Sputnik

The head of the Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor, Aleksandr Zharov, on Tuesday made a statement over the plans of Google to de-rank Sputnik and RT by preventing the distribution of their content with the use of special algorithms.

EU Court rules private companies banning religious attire not discriminatory

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday ruled that it was not discriminatory for private companies to ban their employees from wearing anything with religious, political or philosophical meaning.

Russia throws rights accusations back at US with Ferguson unrest

Russia pointed on Wednesday to rioting in Ferguson and protests across the United States as evidence that its detractors in Washington were hypocrites and in no position to lecture Moscow on human rights.

Greek Presidency marks International Roma Day

On the occasion of the International Roma Day on 8 April, Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights, Charalampos Athanasiou underlined the EU’s commitment to the protection of Roma rights.

“The Greek Presidency affirms its determination to prevent and combat discrimination against Roma in all its forms and to facilitate the inclusion of Roma in the European societies”, Minister Athanasiou said.

Member States and the EU work together to promote the social inclusion and integration of Roma communities. As Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU’s Justice Commissioner, stated a few days ago: “A wind of change is blowing”.