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Merkel: ‘grave concern’ on new Russian tanks in Ukraine
German chancellor Angela Merkel has voiced “grave concern” over reports of a new Russian military incursion in east Ukraine. …read more Source:...
[Letter] Ukraine reporting should be more nuanced
There are indeed many divisions in Ukraine, but this west-east image is overly simplistic. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Poland updates national security doctrine
The Polish president on Wednesday signed into life a new National Security Strategy, approved last month, taking into account Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. It’s three pillars are: upgrading Polish military capabilities; supporting Nato and EU readiness for collective defence; and taking part in multilateral efforts on...
[Ticker] Slovakia criticises own TV station for being unfair to Russia
Slovakia’s audiovisual regulator has formally complained the national TV station, RTVS, failed to give objective coverage of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, by citing EU and US but not Russia opinion. Slovak authorities told EUobserver no Russian TV or radio stations are registered in Slovakia so cannot be accused of wrongdoing....
Economic blues for the eurozone
The European Commission’s autumn economic forecasts, published on Tuesday (4 November), lay bare the worsening state of the eurozone economy, which is expected to grow by just 0.8% this year, 1.1% in 2015 and 1.7% in 2016. That is well below the trend growth rate of more than 2% in the decade before the financial crisis. Employment will...
Parliament starts review of EEAS
The European Parliament yesterday (5 November) began debating reform of the European External Action Service, with discussion of a recent audit of the first three years of the European Union’s diplomatic service. In an opinion written for the budgetary-control committee and ostensibly connected to the discharge of the EU’s budget for...
Ukraine and Russia strike gas deal
A European Commission-brokered energy agreement to secure the supply of Russian gas to Ukraine and to the European Union this winter was triggered on Tuesday (4 November) when Ukraine’s national gas distributor announced that it had paid Russia a first tranche of debt payments. Under the terms of the agreement signed in Brussels last...
Barroso’s legacy part 4: foreign policy and trade
FOREIGN POLICY History may judge Barroso’s contribution to the EU’s foreign policy by his handling of crises. If so, Barroso might regret that he was too scrupulous in his respect for institutional turf. Europe’s leader during the Ukraine crisis has, without a doubt, been Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, but within the...
Russia’s information warfare
Information warfare is not just about getting your own message across. It also involves confusing, distracting, dividing and demoralising the adversary. That is what Russia is doing to the West, notably through outlets such as RT (the multilingual television channel formerly known as Russia Today). The West has been asleep on this for many years....
[Ticker] Nato chief: Russian troops moving closer to Ukraine border
Russian troops are “moving closer to the border with Ukraine”, Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said in a speech on Tuesday. “Russia continues to support the separatists by training them”, he added. “We call on Russia to make genuine efforts towards a peaceful solution”. …read more Source:...
