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      [Agenda] Brexit on EU summit table This Week
      Oct13

      [Agenda] Brexit on EU summit table This Week

      A key showdown on the state of Brexit talks, an ECJ ruling on Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych, and Macron’s proposals for the future of the EU, are all on the agenda this week. …read more Source:...

      ForMin Melescanu: Ukraine’s education law, sensitive subject; Klimkin: Nobody wants to close any school
      Oct13

      ForMin Melescanu: Ukraine’s education law, sensitive subject; Klimkin: Nobody wants to close any school

      Romania’s Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu told a joint news conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin that Ukraine’s new law of education is a “very sensitive subject” in the relationship between the two countries, but Ukraine is open to dialogue on this issue. …read more Source:...

      Latvian ambassador to UN: Russia’s violation of Budapest memorandum weakened trust
      Oct13

      Latvian ambassador to UN: Russia’s violation of Budapest memorandum weakened trust

      Russia’s violation of the Budapest memorandum, which provided security guarantees to Ukraine, has seriously weakened trust in nuclear disarmament efforts, Latvian Ambassador to the UN Janis Mazeiks said during a UN debate on nuclear disarmament, reports LETA. …read more Source: The Baltic...

      [Ticker] Dutch government takes aim at referendum law
      Oct13

      [Ticker] Dutch government takes aim at referendum law

      The new ruling coalition in the Netherlands wants to scrap a 2015 Dutch law, unique in Europe, which allows citizens-enforced, non-binding referendums on newly-adopted laws, like the ratification of the EU-Ukraine treaty. But the bill that would remove the people’s power to demand referendums could itself be the subject of a...

      Russia unveils new Crimea-themed bank note
      Oct12

      Russia unveils new Crimea-themed bank note

      Russia’s central bank has presented a new banknote showing the Crimean naval city of Sevastopol and the Greek and Roman ruins at Chersonesus. Images of the annexed peninsula were chosen by the public in an online poll. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Russia Ukraine: Motorway arch towed out for Crimea bridge
      Oct11

      Russia Ukraine: Motorway arch towed out for Crimea bridge

      The arch is part of Russia’s project to connect Crimea by road and rail across the Black Sea. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] EU eastern summit to be less enlargement-friendly
      Oct11

      [Ticker] EU eastern summit to be less enlargement-friendly

      EU states plan to “reaffirm the sovereign right of each partner to choose the level of ambition and the goal to which it aspires in its relations with the EU” at a summit with six former Soviet states in November, EUobserver has learnt. The draft summit text, agreed in Brussels on Wednesday, is less enlargement friendly than previous...

      Government’s new defence initiative shifts gaze eastwards
      Oct11

      Government’s new defence initiative shifts gaze eastwards

      The government has unveiled plans for a new defence policy initiative expected to be presented in full next week, in which Russia appears to be a major factor in determining future defence strategy. The defence minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, wants to install missile systems on Danish warships to protect Danish airspace against hostile...

      President’s comments over Russia sanctions draw sharp response
      Oct11

      President’s comments over Russia sanctions draw sharp response

      Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and other members of the government as well as the opposition have condemned Czech President Miloš Zeman’s rejection of EU sanctions against Russia. The head of state told the Council of Europe on Tuesday that, in his view, sanctions were not working and called Russia’s annexation of Crimea...

      Paper: Ukrainians ask about Estonia’s experiences with Bronze Soldier
      Oct11

      Paper: Ukrainians ask about Estonia’s experiences with Bronze Soldier

      Andriy Sadovyi, mayor of the Ukrainian city of Lviv, has sought information from Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Gert Antsu regarding Estonia’s experiences with handling Soviet monuments. …read more Source:...