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Chişinău experiencing its own Maidan | Adevărul – Romania
Sep11

Chişinău experiencing its own Maidan | Adevărul – Romania

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Tensions flare over Russia-Ukraine gas deal
Sep11

Tensions flare over Russia-Ukraine gas deal

Senior EU energy official Maroš Sefčovič will attempt to jumpstart talks Friday with Russia on reopening gas deliveries to Ukraine, but the chances of a quick breakthrough appear remote. The challenge is that Russia’s Gazprom wants to keep selling gas to Ukraine — the cash is welcomed as the Russian economy contracts — but for political...

[Ticker] Slovakia, Ukraine condemn Nord Stream 2 project
Sep10

[Ticker] Slovakia, Ukraine condemn Nord Stream 2 project

The premiers of Slovakia and Ukraine on Thursday condemned a deal to expand the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that delivers natural gas directly from Russia to Germany, bypassing the two countries. After meeting, Ukraine’s Arseniy Yatsenyuk called the plan “anti-European and anti-Ukrainian.” Slovakia’s Robert Fico said his...

[Ticker] Nominees announced for 2015 Sakharov prize
Sep10

[Ticker] Nominees announced for 2015 Sakharov prize

The European Parliament’s Sakharov prize nominees have been announced as Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, Somali activist Edna Adan Ismai, the assassinated former Russian PM Boris Nemtsov, Ukrainian pilot imprisoned in Russia Nadiya Savchenko, three whistle-blowers (Edward Snowden Antoine Deltour and Stéphanie Gibaud), and anti-Chavez coalition...

Quasi-communist Corbyn
Sep10

Quasi-communist Corbyn

LONDON — On September 12, Jeremy Corbyn will almost certainly be elected as leader of the Labour Party. That still feels like a bizarre sentence to write. Not only is his presumed victory completely unexpected, but it will push Britain’s main opposition party further to the left than at any time for 30 years. A party that used to idolize...

Moldova faces same fate as Ukraine | Upsala Nya Tidning – Sweden
Sep10

Moldova faces same fate as Ukraine | Upsala Nya Tidning – Sweden

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[Ticker] Poroshenko, Putin, Merkel, Hollande to meet on Ukraine
Sep10

[Ticker] Poroshenko, Putin, Merkel, Hollande to meet on Ukraine

The government leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France spoke on the phone on Wednesday about the Ukraine conflict and are planning peace talks in Paris on Friday 2 October, the Kremlin said. The diplomatic effort was announced after a monitoring mission reported that the war was getting deadlier. …read more Source:...

The Pakistani prince of Kiev
Sep10

The Pakistani prince of Kiev

KIEV — On September 19 next week, the Kyiv Post will complete 20 years of existence, 20 years in which this tenacious newsweekly with a print circulation of little more than 15,000 has consistently scrapped and punched above its weight. This is in part because it publishes in English, making it the source of first resort for news on Ukraine for...

Juncker still has some explaining to do
Sep09

Juncker still has some explaining to do

History will judge Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the Union speech more kindly than I can. Partly, that is because what will go down in history will be the text that he was supposed to deliver, rather than the messy reality of what he actually said. The importance of the content will soon transcend the detail of its delivery — the...

Deal or die for EU industry at climate talks
Sep09

Deal or die for EU industry at climate talks

Striking an ambitious deal at this December’s global climate talks is about more than saving the planet — it could also prevent Europe’s heavy industries from being left behind by competitors in regions less saddled with costly emissions restrictions, Maroš Sefčovič, who is in charge of implementing an EU energy union, told POLITICO....