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Tusk takes up EU post, tells Russia to get out of Ukraine
The EU’s new Polish chairman has urged Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine in his first official statement. …read more Source:...
Pro-EU parties ahead in Moldova
Pro-European parties in Moldova have emerged with a narrow parliamentary majority from national elections that international observers said were characterised by a battle over the country’s geopolitics. With 94% of votes counted, the strongest party in the parliament is the Socialist Party (PSRM), whose leadership Russia has been courting....
Humour and humility as Tusk unleashes charm offensive
There was no shortage of self-deprecation in Donald Tusk’s first public outing as president of what is arguably the European Union’s most powerful institution. After struggling through a paragraph in French, the former Polish prime minister added: “That was in French – I hope you noticed.” The gag was not lost on the assembled Council...
EU new support for Ukraine, as Russian rouble takes a nosedive
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51658604.jpg The EU Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement, Johannes Hahn, said the EU will offer a new multi-million-euro loan to Ukraine this month. “The EU in December will give Ukraine 500 million euros” Hahn had announced over the weekend in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Hahn explained...
EU adds to eastern Ukraine blacklist
The European Union has barred leading figures in separatist groups active in eastern Ukraine from entering the EU, in the latest round of sanctions prompted by the crisis in Ukraine. The 13 people added to the EU’s blacklist on Saturday (29 November) include a range of self-styled ministers in breakaway areas of the regions of Donetsk and...
Getting to Yes with Putin
In the showdown with Russia over Ukraine, the weaknesses and divisions in European policy have been as encouraging for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the United States’ hesitant approach to Syria was. If Europe is to act responsibly, three key concepts should define its policy toward Russia: firmness, clarity, and a willingness to find...
Yatsenyuk remains Ukraine’s prime minister
Arseniy Yatsenyuk was yesterday confirmed as prime minister of Ukraine by the Ukrainian parliament in a strong show of support by five parties that will on Tuesday become members of the country’s new government. Yatsenyuk, whose Popular Front emerged as the most popular party in parliamentary elections on 26 October, has served as prime...
EU blacklists 13 Ukrainians over Russia war
EU countries have blacklisted 13 Ukrainian “separatists” and five entities, amid uncertainty on what to do if the conflict escalates. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] EU to blacklist 13 people, five entities over Ukraine
EU states Thursday agreed to blacklist 13 new people and five entities over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The visa ban and asset freeze enters into force Saturday when the names come out in the bloc’s Official Journal. EU ministers earlier agreed to target Ukrainian “separatists”, not Russians, in the move. …read more...
Lavrov: Things will never be the same again
Author(s): NEOnline | KT lavrov.jpg “Long before the country (Ukraine) was plunged into the crisis, there was a feeling in the air that Russia’s relations with the EU and with the West were about to reach their moment of truth”, said Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, speaking at the 22d Assembly of Russia’s Council on...
