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Dutch referendum extends beyond EU-Ukraine ties
Officially, Dutch voters are casting ballots on European Union trade ties with Ukraine. But, unofficially, the poll is widely seen as a gauge of anti-EU sentiment ahead of a UK vote on whether to leave the EU. …read more Source:...
Ukraine pilot ‘starts dry hunger strike’
Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water, her lawyer said. ||| Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water on Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said.Lawyer Mark Feigin...
Panama must be put on OECD’s ‘blacklist’, says France
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Ukraine’s leader Petro Poroshenko are also under scrutiny regarding offshore funds mentioned in the Panama Papers …read more Source: Business...
Panama Papers: Law firm says data hack was external, files complaint
"We rule out an inside job. This is not a leak. This is a hack," Fonseca, 63, said at the company's headquarters in Panama City's business district. "We have a theory and we are following it," he added, without elaborating. The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of...
Panama Papers: Ukraine President Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle was set up to minimise taxes
Poroshenko told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday he had the offshore trust set up to separate his business and political interests after he became president and the arrangements were carried out with full transparency. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko denied he put his assets in an offshore trust to minimise taxes, after the country’s...
#PanamaPapers: Icelandic leader to go
The prime minister of Iceland is the first casualty of the leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm. ||| London/Reykjavik – Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to resign, his party said on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the...
Ukraine worried about EU association agreement
The Dutch Ukraine referendum threatens to put a damper on the EU association agreement with Ukraine. The “no” campaign is leading the opinion polls. Ukrainian activists are trying to turn the tide. …read more Source:...
Netherlands: A referendum on EU politics?
For the Eurosceptics who launched the Dutch referendum, the vote is more about getting “democracy” in the EU rather than the Ukraine deal itself. Are they going to succeed? …read more Source:...
Panama Papers Panic: The Worldwide Dirty Dealings Tsunami
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rabat – It is an established truth, almost axiomatic, that world leaders are, indeed, world liars that take their people’s trust in them for granted. A sort of a blank check they can use at will and with no scruples, whatsoever. The word “politics” ought to be revisited by linguists and...
New Investigations Target Tax Evaders Hiding Offshore Assets
The full extent and implications from a leak of records about offshore bank accounts from a Panamanian firm are not yet clear, and more stories about them are expected in the coming days, but already governments across the world are pledging investigations or denouncing the reports as unfounded attacks. Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela...
