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[Ticker] EU prepares to extend Ukraine sanctions by 1 year
The EU foreign service has proposed extending an asset freeze on former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and several of his associates by one year when it expires in early March. An EU diplomat familiar with the initial talks, held in Brussels on Thursday, said he’s confident the proposal will pass. …read more Source:...
Warsaw’s EU spat stalls German-Polish engine
Angela Merkel found herself in military uniform this week. Perched over a vast table of maps, the German leader appeared in full Nazi regalia alongside her trusted European generals, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz. Though Germans are used to such provocations, the surprising thing this time was that it didn’t originate in Greece or...
EU launches ‘rule of law’ probe of Poland
The European Commission decided Wednesday to launch a preliminary assessment of Poland’s recent clampdown on its Constitutional Tribunal, taking the first step toward possible sanctions of Warsaw for actions that may violate the Union’s democratic principles. Frans Timmermans, the Commission’s first vice president, told...
What Obama said about Europe…
U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his final “State of the Union” address Tuesday night, offering a vigorous defense of his years in office and calling on politicians and the American public to overcome partisanship and fear. But almost as interesting as what he said was what he didn’t say, especially regarding Europe. According to a...
Obama’s vision of the world clashes with TV reality
President Obama portrayed his foreign policy as a level-headed, visionary success on Tuesday night. But that’s an argument he’s made before — and so far, Americans aren’t buying it. Recent polls show that about half of Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling of world affairs, largely thanks to fear over worldwide...
Refugee Crisis: Bridging the gap between Old and New Europe
Europe: Perpetual state of Crisis For almost half a century now, the Society of the German Language has chosen the so called Word of the Year – a word or a group of words that in the past 12 months made the most significant contribution to the country’s history. Last year’s winner? “Fluechtlinge” or in English, “refugee”. The two...
David Cameron’s newest Brussels problem: the local Tories
David Cameron had his hands full enough already, trying to coax European leaders into accepting controversial reforms aimed at avoiding a “Brexit.” Now, he’s struggling to keep another unruly bunch of politicians in line: members of his own Conservative party in Brussels. The 20 Tories who represent the U.K. in the European Parliament are...
[Ticker] Russia gas exports to EU on the rise
Natural gas from Russia increased by some 8% last year despite on-going tensions over Ukraine and EU-imposed sanctions, reports Radio Free Europe . Germany saw a 17.1% spike, amounting to 45.3 billion cubic meters, an historic high. Gas to France increased by 36.8%, Italy 12.6%, and UK 10.2%. …read more Source:...
EU can still block Hungary’s veto on Polish sanctions
The Law and Justice government in Poland stormed into office with rash plans to disable the Constitutional Court, muzzle the media, fire a wide swath of civil servants, politicize independent institutions and seize partisan control of the military. This has set off alarm bells in Brussels, where the European Commission has listed the Polish...
Putin: Sanctions are ‘theatre of the absurd’
In an interview with Germany’s Bild, the Russian president said EU economic measures against Russia “are merely harming both sides” and blames Ukraine for the continuing war. …read more Source:...
