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      AHK Baltics: German entrepreneurs remain confident despite Ukraine crisis
      Apr22

      AHK Baltics: German entrepreneurs remain confident despite Ukraine crisis

      Despite the Ukraine conflict, German companies continue to believe in the good prospects of the three Baltic markets. Nine out of ten German investors participating in the recent survey of the AHK Baltic States would re-invest in the region, reports BC Annika Bostelmann. …read more Source: The Baltic...

      OSCE Reports Intensified Fighting Around Donetsk Airport
      Apr22

      OSCE Reports Intensified Fighting Around Donetsk Airport

      The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reported intensified fighting around Donetsk airport and Shyrokyne as well as military movements on both sides of the contact line. This was stated in the latest report of the SMM, which monitors the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The report, which was released on Tuesday, said that...

      [Ticker] Nato to hold cyber defence drill in Estonia
      Apr22

      [Ticker] Nato to hold cyber defence drill in Estonia

      About 400 computer experts will participate in a cyber security drill in Estonia this week, reports AP. The move is part of Nato’s attempt to boost its defences against potential hacking attacks and comes amid heightened tensions in eastern Europe following Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] Medvedev – Sanctions over Crimea ‘price worth paying’
      Apr22

      [Ticker] Medvedev – Sanctions over Crimea ‘price worth paying’

      Western sanctions against Russia following its annexation of Crimea were a price worth paying, prime minister Dmitri Medvedev said Tuesday. In his annual statement to Parliament, Medvedev conceded that the sanctions, combined with the oil price slump, had done “meaningful” harm to the economy, amounting to €25 billion. …read more Source:...

      Bulgaria to Post 70 Troops to Deal with Refugee Influx at Border
      Apr22

      Bulgaria to Post 70 Troops to Deal with Refugee Influx at Border

      Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev announced on Wednesday that 70 troops will be posted to the border with Turkey in order to help the border police deal with the influx of refugees. The troops will be stationed at the border on April 27 and the Defence Ministry will also help with military equipment, the minister said in an interview for...

      US Welcomes Poland’s USD 5 B Military Spending
      Apr22

      US Welcomes Poland’s USD 5 B Military Spending

      The US has welcomed the announced plans of the Polish government to purchase US-produced Patriot surface-to-air missiles at a total cost of USD 5 B. Reportedly, additional USD 3 B will be spend on weapons from European contractors. The helicopters 725 Carcal also known as Super Cougar will be a part of the purchase. The statement was released at...

      Kannike: Situation in east Ukraine could worsen in fall
      Apr22

      Kannike: Situation in east Ukraine could worsen in fall

      Sulev Kannike, the Estonian ambassador to Kyiv, said the situation in the eastern part of the country is unlikely to take a turn for the worse after May 9, when the end of World War II is celebrated. He said the local elections in October could be the bigger trigger. …read more Source:...

      DefMin Dusa, British General Bradshaw analyse regional security
      Apr22

      DefMin Dusa, British General Bradshaw analyse regional security

      Defence Minister Mircea Dusa and General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe analysed on Tuesday the regional security following the crisis in Ukraine; the two attended an international military exercise at the Smardan firing range of Galati County. …read more Source:...

      Poland to buy US Patriot missiles as it keeps wary eye on Russian expansion
      Apr22

      Poland to buy US Patriot missiles as it keeps wary eye on Russian expansion

      Warsaw accelerated the process to select a supplier and modernise its armed forces after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula last year …read more Source: The...

      Juncker: “I’m here all day”
      Apr22

      Juncker: “I’m here all day”

      Jean-Claude Juncker is aware of the chatter, of the “Where’s Juncker?” speculation that goes on in after-hours gossip around Brussels, laced with not-so-nice innuendo that he may be treating the presidency of the European Union as a part-time job. He doesn’t like it one bit. “I am not attending cocktails. I am not attending embassy...