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EUobserver is an independent European Union online newspaper that was founded
in 2000. It is not commercial. Its headquater is in Brussels, Belgium, EU. The
owner of EUobserver is non-profit organization ASBL.
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[Ticker] MEPs back visa freedom for Ukrainians
The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee (Libe) on Monday (26 September) backed a report on granting visa freedom to Ukrainian nationals within the Schengen area. The committee gave centre-right politician Mariya Gabriel the mandate to start negotiations with EU governments. Gabriel said that Ukraine had met the benchmarks set by...
US warns ‘at least five’ EU states going soft on Russia
US vice-president Joe Biden has said “at least” five EU states are prepared to relax sanctions on Russia, while warning Ukraine to accelerate reforms. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Sanctions on Russia do not help, Cyprus says
EU sanctions on Russia over the war in eastern Ukraine “do not offer the chance for dialogue and problem resolution,” Cyprus president Anastasiades said in New York while meeting Russian foreign minister Lavrov. “On the contrary, they keep the parties apart … They automatically mean that a country on which sanctions are...
[Focus] Denmark leads Ukraine anti-corruption drive
The EU has unveiled an anti-corruption scheme for Ukraine, amid concerns that its officials and lawmakers are undermining a key reform in the fight against villainy. …read more Source:...
Denmark leads EU anti-corruption drive in Ukraine
The EU has unveiled an anti-corruption scheme for Ukraine, amid concerns that the countrys officials and lawmakers are undermining a key reform in the fight against villainy. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Slovak PM says Ukraine not ‘the good guy’
Slovak PM Robert Fico told the Reuters news agency on Saturday that Ukraine is “even less” in compliance with the Minsk ceasefire accord than Russia. “With the Minsk agreement, it is necessary to take stock. It is not true that Ukraine is the good guy and Russia is the bad guy,” he said. Ukraine denies this. EU sanctions...
Don’t forget Russia in EU talks, Ukraine says in leaked letter
As leaders meet in Bratislava to try to stop EU fragmentation, Ukraine has highlighted Russia’s role in trying to “shatter” the bloc, EUobserver has learned. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU upholds freeze on former Ukraine leader’s assets
The EU court on Thursday upheld a decision by member states, last year, to extend the life of an asset freeze on former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. It said that ongoing criminal investigations in Ukraine pointed to state embezzlement on a scale the magnitude of which was “to undermine the legal and institutional foundations of...
West shows faith in Ukraine with $1bn loan
The International Monetary Fund has shown faith in Ukraine’s reform efforts by disbursing more money. A new ceasefire deal has also given fresh hope of peace. …read more Source:...
EU to launch Ukraine anti-corruption scheme
The bloc wants to help Ukraine fight back on graft through a €16 million programme, which could be launched this Friday. …read more Source:...