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      Linkevicius to attend UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine  – The Baltic Times
      Dec11

      Linkevicius to attend UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine – The Baltic Times

      Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius will attend a United Nations Security Council meeting about Ukraine in New York on Friday, De…… …read more Source: The Baltic...

      Poland and UK for extending Russia sanctions
      Dec11

      Poland and UK for extending Russia sanctions

      The United Kingdom and Poland agree on several foreign-policy issues including extending the scope of EU trade sanctions against Russia in light of the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: Polskie Radio dla...

      Latvia signs an agreement with the Council of Europe on support for Ukraine
      Dec11

      Latvia signs an agreement with the Council of Europe on support for Ukraine

      On 9 December in Strasbourg, the Ambassador of Latvia to the Council of Europe (CoE), Rolands Lappuke signed on behalf of Latvia an agreement with the Council of Europe on Latvia’s contribution of EUR 15 000 to the CoE Action Plan for Ukraine 2015-2017, informed BC the Latvian MFA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

      9 things Europeans must know about Donald Trump
      Dec11

      9 things Europeans must know about Donald Trump

      If you’re European, chances are you hate the idea of Donald Trump — and are utterly fascinated by it. The Republican frontrunner’s call to ban the entry of Muslims into the United States Monday swept across Europe faster than the Bubonic plague, sparking denunciations from prime ministers and presidents across the continent, and in...

      The bizarre world of Jeremy Corbyn and Stop the War
      Dec11

      The bizarre world of Jeremy Corbyn and Stop the War

      LONDON — The world of the British far-left is a small one. A consequence of this is that the same old faces seem to continually pop up in its various incarnations. The Stop the War Coalition is a case in point. Initially a front group for the Trotskyist Socialist Workers Party (SWP), Stop the War’s leading lights — Lindsey German (ex-SWP),...

      Putin bogging down in Syria
      Dec11

      Putin bogging down in Syria

      As Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Moscow next week to meet with Vladimir Putin, U.S. and Israeli officials say Putin’s intervention in Syria is showing slower results than the Russian president had hoped, possibly making Putin more willing to cooperate with U.S. efforts to settle Syria’s civil war. Kerry has sidestepped the...

      Christmas Price Freeze, Russian Food Embargo, Cheap Schengen Visas – Belarus State Press Digest
      Dec11

      Christmas Price Freeze, Russian Food Embargo, Cheap Schengen Visas – Belarus State Press Digest

      Belarus rejects accusations from Ukraine officials claiming that it has joined the Russian food embargo against Ukraine. Visa facilitation between the EU and Belarusan is likely to succeed, but the extent of the programme will depend on Belarus’ commitment to reform. The Belarusian agricultural sector suffers from lobbyists who constantly...

      Pressure builds in Kyiv ahead of crucial deadline
      Dec10

      Pressure builds in Kyiv ahead of crucial deadline

      The one year grace period is over. Parliament could now oust Ukraine’s governing coalition. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is increasingly under pressure. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Czech Senate finds no reason for suing Zeman for treason
      Dec10

      Czech Senate finds no reason for suing Zeman for treason

      Prague – President Milos Zeman´s statements challenging the sanctions EU imposed on Russia over the annexation of Crimea do not violate the Czech constitution, the Senate decided today in reaction… …read more Source: České...

      Renzi blocks smooth extension of Russia sanctions
      Dec10

      Renzi blocks smooth extension of Russia sanctions

      Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday stayed firm on blocking a planned extension of the EU’s economic sanctions against Russia, forcing EU governments to discuss the issue at a much higher level next week. Sanctions were set to be extended on Wednesday, but that did not happen after the Italian government instructed its...