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    Feature | How Estonia is helping Ukraine develop e-governance
    Sep04

    Feature | How Estonia is helping Ukraine develop e-governance

    It’s well known that Estonia is a leader in e-governance, but what it does to help other countries implement their own e-services is perhaps less so. ERR News spoke to Hannes Astok from the e-Governance Academy (eGA), about how Estonia has helped Ukraine in the e-Governance sphere over the last decade. …read more Source::...

    Foreign policy is open | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine
    Sep04

    Foreign policy is open | Ukrayinska Pravda – Ukraine

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    Security alert brings back Cold War memories for Sweden
    Sep04

    Security alert brings back Cold War memories for Sweden

    GOTLAND, Sweden — On Sweden’s Baltic Sea island of Gotland, Cold War-style security alerts are back. Last week, a mixture of Russian military maneuvers and Western nations’ offshore training operations triggered a rare mobilization of Swedish troops, with tanks sent to guard the main Gotland port and jet fighters flying overhead. The...

    The information war over Belarus hots up
    Sep03

    The information war over Belarus hots up

    IT WAS THE cables that gave them away. As foreign and local journalists in Belarus scrambled to report on the latest crackdown on peaceful protesters, one film crew was always in prime position. Its members were untouched whenever police hounded other journalists, stripping them of their accreditation and deporting them. The camera cables that...

    US stands with EU to push for new election in Belarus
    Sep03

    US stands with EU to push for new election in Belarus

    The United States will work closely with the EU to raise pressure on embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and bring about new elections in the country gripped by protests since a disputed vote last month, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said Wednesday. “We are coordinating closely with our transatlantic partners, including...

    Belarus praises Russia for its support amid protests
    Sep02

    Belarus praises Russia for its support amid protests

    The foreign minister of Belarus has thanked Russia for standing by his country as it faces widespread criticism over disputed elections. Russia, in its turn, blamed Ukraine for fomenting unrest in the neighboring nation. …read more Source:: Deutsche...

    Mum-of-two walks out onto aeroplane wing on runway complaining she’s ‘too hot’
    Sep02

    Mum-of-two walks out onto aeroplane wing on runway complaining she’s ‘too hot’

    The mum-of-two from Ukraine was returning from a holiday in Turkey when she used the emergency doors to step out of the plane after it landed at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv …read more Source::...

    Belarus crackdown’s next victim: Its booming IT sector
    Sep02

    Belarus crackdown’s next victim: Its booming IT sector

    Franak Viačorka is a journalist and analyst based in Minsk. He is a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and vice president of DigiComNet. MINSK — For years, there was an unspoken contract between the Belarusian regime and its growing IT sector: We do not touch you, and you do not meddle in politics. That tacit agreement appears to have...

    Heroes of Sevastopol ferry ceases operations
    Sep01

    Heroes of Sevastopol ferry ceases operations

    Heroes of Sevastopol (Geroite na Sevastopol) which is the last ship of the ferryboat line Varna- Chermomorsk- Poti has ceased operations. The vessel is owned by the state-owned company Bulgarian Marine Qualification Center, but no vessel operator voiced willingness to rent the ship due to bad market sentiment. The railway-ferry line between Varna...

    Strategic Forum in Bled: Bulgaria’s PM Proposes Medical Shield for Action Against COVID-19 in EU
    Aug31

    Strategic Forum in Bled: Bulgaria’s PM Proposes Medical Shield for Action Against COVID-19 in EU

    The creation of a medical shield for action against COVID-19 in Europe was proposed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in his speech to the leaders of the Strategic Forum in Bled. According to this medical shield, all Member States should react differently to red, yellow or green code. Borissov added that the unified medical protocol should specify...