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EU’s Ukraine aid has limited impact on corruption
The unstable political and legislative climate in Ukraine has meant EU funds designed to help the country reform have had a limited impact and results are “fragile,” according to a European Court of Auditors report published Wednesday. In the report, which examined public finance management and anti-corruption measures between 2007 and 2015,...
DALIA GRYBAUSKAITĖ
In Lithuania, where politics are synonymous with scandal and volatility, President Dalia Grybauskaitė is a figure of solidity. Nicknamed “Steel Magnolia,†the former European commissioner elicits comparisons to Margaret Thatcher, sharing with the late British leader a penchant for the acid phrase and a work ethic...
GEORGE SOROS
Well into his eighties, George Soros is back on the frontlines of this decade’s ideological struggle. Growing ranks of nationalist politicians are laying siege to the liberal democratic system that emerged victorious from the Cold War — and putting the Hungarian-American billionaire and the “open...
US Democrats launch campaign to combat Russia’s digital meddling
In U.S. Congress’s final days of 2016, top House Democrats are launching a campaign to address Russia’s alleged digital meddling in the country’s election. Party leaders are pressing the Obama administration for a briefing on the matter, as two Democrats are set to introduce legislation on Wednesday. The bill will come from...
Dutch anti-Ukraine vote spawns ‘app democracy’ party
Eight out of the 24 parties to run in Dutch elections next year to have anti-establishment agenda, as Ukraine referendum movement spawns new contenders. …read more Source:...
Why Trump’s call with Taiwan could be a breakthrough
To Donald Trump’s legions of critics, his decision to take a phone call from President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan only confirmed what they already believed: The president-elect is in way over his head, committing diplomatic blunders on a massive scale. A POLITICO headline summed up the view of many China experts: “Bull in a...
Baltic minutemen fight Russian foe
PABRADE, Lithuania — Peering past the black tarps covering the windows of the barricaded house, the men in camouflage could see daylight gradually illuminate the fresh snow. For two days, speakers outside the barricaded buildings had blasted Soviet-era jingles: “Put down your guns! Your leaders have forgotten you! While...
Additions to the EU transparency register (November 26 – December 3)
Last week 117 new organizations signed up in the joint transparency register of the European Commission and the European Parliament. New entries include: Acad̩mie des sciences Actis РNorwegian Policy Network on Alcohol and Drugs Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination Algemene Werkgeversvereniging Nederland Alianza Cooperativa...
[Agenda] Italy and visa-free travel on EU agenda This WEEK
EU finance ministers will give their first reaction to the bloc’s latest crisis – the Italian referendum – this week, while MEPs and member states try to clinch a deal on visa-free travel for Georgians and Ukrainians. …read more Source:...
Fillon’s Russophilia heads for reality check
PARIS — There came a point during his primary campaign when François Fillon started making foreign policy pronouncements that seemed cut-and-pasted from Vladimir Putin’s propaganda manual. The annexation of Crimea? Bad, but what about the NATO intervention in Kosovo back in 1999? Russia not abiding by the so-called Minsk...
