Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has shorten the list of Western food products banned in Russia. Poultry, beef and vegetables used in the production of baby food have been removed from the blacklist. European leaders are meeting in July to vote on whether to extend sanctions against Russia. Source: RT
The French government was on Sunday hoping the sharp drop in “yellow vest” demonstrators signalled an end to the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency, but conceded “mistakes” had been made. Source: France24
Austria is to hold talks with Egypt this week in an attempt to use the last days of its EU presidency to revive the bloc’s campaign for north African countries to take in more Mediterranean Sea migrants. Source: Financial Times
China and Russia have modified an important layer of the atmosphere above Europe to test a controversial technology for possible military application, according to Chinese scientists involved in the project. Source: South China Morning Post
