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Ashton calls emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers
Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has called an emergency meeting of EU foreign ministers on Friday (15 August). France and Italy have been pushing for an urgent meeting to discuss the worsening situation in Iraq, where militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has taken over vast swathes of the...
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[Ticker] EU to call emergency meeting on Iraq and Ukraine
A spokesman for EU foreign relations chief Ashton has said she is to call an emergency foreign ministers meeting on the crises in Iraq and Ukraine “as early as this week” or early next week. The meeting could signal more Russia sanctions or EU military aid to Iraqi Kurds. …read more Source:...
[Ticker] Ukraine refuses entry to Russian aid convoy
The BBC reports a Russian aid convoy has stopped 300km from the Ukraine border after Kiev said it cannot enter, describing the initiative as “provocation by a cynical aggressor”. The Red Cross has also called on Russia to give details of what the convoy is carrying. …read more Source:...
EU prepares for more bad news on GDP
Eurostat, the official statistics agency of the European Union, will tomorrow (14 August) publish data on economic growth in the eurozone during the second quarter of 2014, amid fears that the European economy is about to slip back into recession. Today Eurostat said that industrial production in the eurozone fell for a second consecutive month...
Taking care not to stumble into another catastrophe
This month – the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War – is an opportune time to reflect on big risks. As Michael Spence recently warned, the international order’s widening security deficit, reflecting the weakening of whatever global governance we have, is fast becoming the biggest risk facing the world economy. The same point...
[Ticker] Putin delays payment for French Mistral warships
Moscow will not pay for two French-built Mistral-class warships until the second vessel has been delivered to the Russian navy, Anatoly Isaikin, head of Russia’s state arms trade agency, told ITAR-Tass. French president Hollande said in July that delivery of the second ship would “depend on Moscow’s attitude” to Ukraine. …read...
Will Ukrainian separatists get Russian aid? The stalemate continues
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61067109_preview.jpg Russia on Tuesday dispatched hundreds of trucks covered in white tarps and sprinkled with holy water on a mission to deliver aid to a desperate rebel-held zone in eastern Ukraine. The televised sight of the miles-long convoy sparked a show of indignation from the government in Kiev, which...
Extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee
Author(s): KG/EUROPA iraq_ukraine_gaza.jpg EU High Representative Catherine Ashton asked from the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) to convene on 12 August to discuss the three major crisis in Ukraine, Iraq and Gaza. The spokesperson of the European External Action Service (EEAS) said the PSC conclusions: …read more Source: New...
EU pledges aid for Iraq as France and Italy call for emergency meeting
Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid, announced today (12 August) that the European Union will mobilise an additional €5 million for humanitarian aid to Iraq as the country struggles to deal with an Islamist insurgency that has taken over vast swathes of the country and spurred a refugee crisis. Yesterday it...
EU increases humanitarian aid to Iraq, Ukraine
Author(s): Dan Alexe belgaimage_61040718_preview.jpg The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid to Iraq by an additional €5 million in response to the growing needs, bringing the overall funding for Iraq up to €17 million in 2014. The new funding will bring vital assistance to hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians...
