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      Orban’s police state
      Sep14

      Orban’s police state

      With refugees skirting a razor-wire fence to enter the country, overflowing the Keleti station in Budapest, forced into closed migrant camps and hiking in desperation along the highways to Vienna, the Hungarian government’s brutal treatment of migrants has been on display for all to see. It is about to get much worse. According to a law...

      Sanctions against Putin’s associates and pro-Russian militants in Ukraine to be extended
      Sep14

      Sanctions against Putin’s associates and pro-Russian militants in Ukraine to be extended

      On Monday, 14 September, leaders of European Member states decided to extend sanctions against pro-Russian militants in Ukraine and people close to Russian President Vladimir Putin by six more months. …read more Source: Baltic News...

      ‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas
      Sep14

      ‘Normandy Quartet’ leaders hope for consolidation of ceasefire in Donbas

      The participants of the meeting stressed a need to consolidate the cease-fire in Donbas, which has been observed for two weeks. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] EU ministers extend Russia blacklist
      Sep14

      [Ticker] EU ministers extend Russia blacklist

      EU ministers in Brussels Monday extended the duration, by six months, of visa bans and asset freezes on 150 Russians and Ukrainians deemed guilty of stoking the war. The sanctions were due to expire 15 September but will now last until March. Move comes despite hope of new peace deal. …read more Source:...

      Dutch banks invest in massive Ukraine poultry farm
      Sep14

      Dutch banks invest in massive Ukraine poultry farm

      Dutch banks have invested millions of euros in a massive chicken farm in Ukraine which is competing with Dutch poultry… …read more Source:...

      Crimea should not be sidelined – former Czech foreign minister
      Sep14

      Crimea should not be sidelined – former Czech foreign minister

      Moscow – The problem of Crimea in international relations was sidelined and there is the danger that the anti-Russian sanctions will be lifted if Western politicians believe that Russia fulfils the… …read more Source: České...

      [Ticker] Steinmeier sees ‘significant progress’ in Ukraine-Russia relations
      Sep14

      [Ticker] Steinmeier sees ‘significant progress’ in Ukraine-Russia relations

      There is “significant progress” towards a resolution to the war between Ukraine and Russia, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday, after meeting with foreign ministers from France, Ukraine, and Russia. “We’re hoping that Ukraine and Russia will stabilise the ceasefire in the long term”, he...

      Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Sep 2015
      Sep14

      Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Monday 14 Sep 2015

      Corbyn gives top job to defeated rival Burnham Jeremy Corbyn, elected Labour leader at the weekend, has named his front bench, with the plum jobs all going to men. Rival candidate Andy Burnham is to be shadow home secretary and Corbyn’s campaign manager John McDonnell is to be shadow chancellor. The other leadership candidates, both women,...

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko: We’re inching towards peace with Russia
      Sep14

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko: We’re inching towards peace with Russia

      Fifteen months into Ukraine’s bitter conflict, some have begun to hope that the region’s first effective ceasefire just might turn into a longer peace. …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko: We’re inching towards peace
      Sep13

      Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko: We’re inching towards peace

      Fifteen months into Ukraine’s bitter conflict, some have begun to hope that the region’s first effective ceasefire just might turn into a longer peace. …read more Source: The...