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Renzi blocks smooth extension of Russia sanctions
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday stayed firm on blocking a planned extension of the EU’s economic sanctions against Russia, forcing EU governments to discuss the issue at a much higher level next week. Sanctions were set to be extended on Wednesday, but that did not happen after the Italian government instructed its...
NATO’s ‘Obama problem’
LONDON — Set against the backdrop of escalating challenges to European security from Russia and the Middle East, NATO’s recent announcement that Montenegro is to be the transatlantic Alliance’s 29th member might seem an inconsequential footnote. This tiny Balkan state in the southern Adriatic will add just 2,000 active military...
Angela Merkel is Person of the Year | Press review main focus
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End sanctions against anti-IS ally Moscow | Il Sole 24 Ore – Italy
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[Investigation] The Donbass Paradox
Over half of major enterprises in Ukraine separatist zone of Donetsk and Luhansk “closed or seized”. …read more Source:...
[Opinion] Russia, IS: EU values under attack
If the EU doesn’t support the Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom it not only betrays their belief in us, but the very values the EU is meant to uphold. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Italy calls EU debate on Russia sanctions
Italy’s ambassador to the EU, in Brussels Wednesday, called for a “political debate” on extending economic sanctions on Russia. Sources say talks likely to come at foreign ministers’ meeting on 14 December, ahead of final decision by EU leaders at summit on 17 December. Plan envisages extension by six months. …read...
Ukrainians to travel visa-free in the EU by 2016
Ukrainian and Georgian citizens will soon be able to travel freely within the EU without needing a visa, Die Welt reports. Visa-free access to the EU is a key goal of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s government and EU support for the measure would be welcomed in Kiev as tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate. The Commission is...
Dovish ECB does not deliver what was expected
When a country joins a monetary union, it gives up its monetary policy stance that is tailored to its needs, i.e. the level of interest rates and money supply that is appropriate for its economy. The resulting common policy is a one-size-fits-all policy. Booming regions, with high inflation, have the lowest interest rate in the monetary union,...
[Investigation] Donbass: a region nobody wants?
The Donbass region in east Ukraine is on the road to becoming a de jure Ukrainian province, but a de facto Russian-backed mafia state. …read more Source:...
