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[Ticker] Father of Polish ‘shock therapy’ joins Ukraine government
Polish economist and former deputy prime minister Leszek Balcerowicz, who led Poland’s economic transition after communism, was appointed as the president’s representative in the new Ukrainian government. “I have to show [Ukraine’s] achievements that are not always noticed by the West,” Balcerowicz said after his...
[Ticker] Poland plunges in World Press Freedom Index
Poland fell by 29 positions – to 47th place – in the 2016 World Press Freedom ranking. Eritrea is the worst place for journalists of 180 countries surveyed. Finland kept the top spot that it has held since 2010. Tunisia and Ukraine improved the most. …read more Source:...
Ukraine visa call puts Dutch PM in tight spot
Dutch PM Rutte risks looking like he ignored the wishes of Dutch voters if he endorses EU commission plan for dropping visas for Ukrainian nationals. …read more Source:...
Nato and Russia resume talks, trade accusations
Nato’s first formal meeting with Russia in two years ended in “profound disagreement” on Ukraine and on Russia’s harassment of Nato assets. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Nato and Russia continue to have ‘profound disagreements’
Russia and Nato have “profound and persistent disagreements” on Ukraine and other issues, Nato head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday after a meeting of the Nato-Russia Council. “Today’s meeting did not change that,” he said. The meeting was the first of its kind since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. …read...
[Ticker] EU says Ukraine meets visa-free standards
The European Commission on Wednesday said Ukraine has met all technical benchmarks to obtain EU visa-free travel. “It is an important achievement for the citizens of Ukraine,” EU commissioner Avramopoulos said. A sizeable majority of EU states must back the step politically for it to enter into force. …read more Source:...
Ukraine pilot deal poses questions on EU sanctions
Ukraine has said that the Kremlin is ready to free Nadia Savchenko, a captured pilot, in a symbolic exchange that could be tied to EU sanctions on Russia. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Dutch FM briefed EU on Ukraine referendum
Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders briefed EU colleagues in Brussels on Monday on the state of play after Dutch people voted against an EU-Ukraine treaty. EU foreign relations chief Mogherini said the Dutch parliament, to her knowledge, would be involved in the government’s response, but declined to give further details. …read more...
[Ticker] Russia expects EU sanctions to stay in place
Russian president Vladimir Putin said in a televised Q&A programme with the public Thursday: “I don’t think that our partners will lift sanctions towards us any time soon, therefore, we won’t either.” Asked about Russia’s economic problems, he said finance minister Alexei Kudrin, a reformer, would play a bigger...
[Ticker] MEPs write to Putin over jailed Ukrainian pilot
Fourty-six MEPs from five political groups have signed a letter to Vladimir Putin asking for the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured in Ukraine and jailed in Russia. They wrote that the 22-year sentence by a Russian court last month was a “politically orchestrated shameful decision”. …read more Source:...
