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[Feature] EU reform in Ukraine: Prosecuting the prosecutor
Ukraine’s prosecution service is the “backbone” of a corrupt system holding back normality, the EU diplomat tasked with cleaning things up has said. …read more Source:...
Italy lets in Russian singer, despite EU blacklist
The EU is to prolong a blacklist of 150 Russians and Ukrainians blamed for stirring the conflict, but “Russia’s Sinatra” is getting special treatment. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] France to refund Russia almost €1bn for warships
France will pay Russia €949,754,849 as a refund for two Mistral warships which it will no longer deliver due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Le Figaro reported Wednesday. The final figure was published in a draft law. The purchase price for the ships was €1.2 billion. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU agrees to extend Russia blacklists
Member states’ ambassadors in Brussels Tuesday agreed to extend a visa ban and asset freeze on dozens of Russians and Ukrainians said to be stirring the conflict in Ukraine, an EU source said, adding the formal decision is “likely” on 14 September. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Russian anti-Ukraine singer gets EU visa
Popular Russian singer Joseph Kobzon, on an EU blacklist for cheerleading the Ukraine invasion, has obtained an EU visa for medical treatment, Russian media report, adding he’s to go to Italy or Germany 9 September. Kobzon earlier boasted Russian leader Putin would get him the EU permit via personal connections. …read more Source:...
EU to extend sanctions against Russians and Ukrainian rebels
The EU is Wednesday expected to extend sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian individuals and firms by six months. …read more Source:...
EU and US condemn Kiev violence
The EU and US have condemned violence in Kiev which left one policeman dead and injured more than 120 on Monday. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU ‘very worried’ by Kiev riots
EU foreign affairs chief Mogherini Monday welcomed a vote by Ukrainian MPs on decentralising power to regions. The vote prompted rioting outside parliament, in which one policeman died and a second one lost his leg. “This process shouldn’t be jeopardised by violence; today’s events are very worrying,” Mogherini noted....
[Opinion] EU needs to step up its game in Ukraine
The EU should not expect Russia to change its posture in the foreseeable future, because confrontational EU and US relations suit the Kremlin. …read more Source:...
Juncker promises Ukraine visa-free travel
Commission president Juncker has said he’ll back EU visa-free travel for Ukrainians by the end of the year, despite the political climate on migration. …read more Source:...