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      VIDEO: Hospitals struggling in eastern Ukraine
      Oct21

      VIDEO: Hospitals struggling in eastern Ukraine

      Much of the infrastructure in eastern Ukraine has been left in ruins after the fighting there, as Tom Burridge reports. …read more Source:...

      Can Belarus Stick to Neutrality Despite Russian Pressure?
      Oct20

      Can Belarus Stick to Neutrality Despite Russian Pressure?

      Russian Experts Warn Lukashenka of Ukrainian President Yanukovych’s fate Last week, pro-government Russian experts and media launched a new series of attacks on the Belarusian government. Minsk, they insisted, is going the way of Yanukovych’s Ukraine. Russian commentators agree on that regardless of their ideological colours. Be it...

      Russia’s blackmail over Ukraine’s debt
      Oct20

      Russia’s blackmail over Ukraine’s debt

      This is barefaced cheek and such behaviour must not succeed …read more Source: Financial...

      Progress in infrastructure restoration in Ukraine conflict zone
      Oct20

      Progress in infrastructure restoration in Ukraine conflict zone

      Martin Sajdik said: “Considerable steps have been taken to restore railway communications and power lines. One can say coal shipments to the territory controlled by the Ukrainian government grow day by day. Naturally they are very important for power generation, in particular, during winter.” …read more Source:...

      No permission for UN agencies to work in Ukraine conflict zone yet
      Oct20

      No permission for UN agencies to work in Ukraine conflict zone yet

      All the UN agencies are forbidden to work there as of today. The United Nations Organization has not been granted the permission although all the necessary information has been provided. …read more Source:...

      Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 27 October
      Oct20

      Contact group on Ukraine to reconvene in Minsk on 27 October

      Martin Sajdik said: “The next meeting will take place on 27 October. If I understand it correctly, the local time will not be adjusted so we are going to work a bit more. There will be a time gap in comparison with Kyiv.” …read more Source:...

      Parliament Socialists reach out to Russia
      Oct20

      Parliament Socialists reach out to Russia

      Socialists in the European Parliament are pushing for a new dialogue with Moscow despite ongoing tensions over Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria and the conflict in Ukraine, which have tarnished EU-Russia relations for more than a year. Knut Fleckenstein, vice chairman of the assembly’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and...

      Ukraine conflict settlement stumbles over mine clearance
      Oct20

      Ukraine conflict settlement stumbles over mine clearance

      According to the source, the working group on security focuses on mine clearance partially due to the scheduled urgent humanitarian and economic projects. The group has agreed to continue working out mine clearance principles and compiling the list of relevant priorities. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Ukrainians received most EU residence permits in 2014
      Oct20

      [Ticker] Ukrainians received most EU residence permits in 2014

      302,800 Ukrainians received a residence permit in an EU country in 2014, according to Eurostat. They were the main beneficiaries of the 2.3 million permits issued, ahead of US citizens (199,200), Chinese (169,700) and Indians (134,900). The UK issues the most permits, ahead of Poland, Germany and France. …read more Source:...

      Mostly Russians, Turkish and Ukrainians granted right of Bulgarian residence in 2014
      Oct20

      Mostly Russians, Turkish and Ukrainians granted right of Bulgarian residence in 2014

      During the past year Bulgaria granted the right of permanent residence to a total of 8795 nationals of non-EU countries. This has been announced by the European Commission, quoting data by Eurostat. Most often, the right of permanent residence in Bulgaria was given to Russians (3307), Turkish (2347), and Ukrainians (598 persons). One third of the...