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EU takes on corporate secrecy
Dec17

EU takes on corporate secrecy

Members of the public will have the right to find out who is behind complex corporate structures, shell companies and letterbox firms, under new rules to combat money laundering and tax avoidance agreed by European Union lawmakers in the early hours of this morning (17 December). Under the deal, member states will be required to maintain central...

[Ticker] Obama to sign new sanctions on Russia, weapons to Ukraine
Dec17

[Ticker] Obama to sign new sanctions on Russia, weapons to Ukraine

US president Barack Obama will sign legislation imposing new economic sanctions on Russia later this week, White House spokesman Josh Earnest announced on Tuesday, according to AP. The legislation will also give the president the authority to send Ukraine anti-tank weapons, counter-artillery radar and tactical surveillance drones. …read...

[Focus] Europe in Review 2014
Dec16

[Focus] Europe in Review 2014

EUobserver, in its second annual review, looks back at the main events of 2014: Russia’s annexation of Ukraine; the selection of the EU’s new top cadre; separatism in Europe and more. Order your copy here. …read more Source:...

[Ticker] EU and Ukraine begin to implement revolutionary treaty
Dec16

[Ticker] EU and Ukraine begin to implement revolutionary treaty

EU neighbourhood commissioner Hahn said Monday in Brussels he expects an international donors’ conference on Ukraine to take place in “very early” 2015. He spoke at the first EU-Ukraine “association” council, marking the provisional implementation of the EU political and trade treaty which set the backdrop for...

Russian rouble in free fall from oil price, EU sanctions
Dec16

Russian rouble in free fall from oil price, EU sanctions

Russia’s central bank has shored up the rouble by raising the key interest rate from 10 to 17 percent, its biggest move since 1998. …read more Source:...

Peace movement seeks convenient bogeymen | taz – Germany
Dec15

Peace movement seeks convenient bogeymen | taz – Germany

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Nato soldier rightly designated Man of the Year | Veidas – Lithuania
Dec12

Nato soldier rightly designated Man of the Year | Veidas – Lithuania

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Speed skaters’ Russia boycott a rash move | Lidové noviny – Czech Republic
Dec12

Speed skaters’ Russia boycott a rash move | Lidové noviny – Czech Republic

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Dangerous flashpoint in west Ukraine | Blog Adevărul – Romania
Dec11

Dangerous flashpoint in west Ukraine | Blog Adevărul – Romania

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Ukraine looms large on summit agenda
Dec11

Ukraine looms large on summit agenda

Donald Tusk will next week (18-19 December) preside over his first European Council. Although he wants to keep the focus on economic issues, particularly a €315 billion investment plan announced by Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, the situation in Ukraine will feature prominently in the discussions. Ukraine’s...