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      ExxonMobil helped defeat Russia sanctions bill
      Dec18

      ExxonMobil helped defeat Russia sanctions bill

      ExxonMobil successfully lobbied against a bill that would have made it harder for the next president to lift sanctions against Russia, clearing the way for the oil giant to restart a program worth billions of dollars if Donald Trump eases those restrictions as president. The company’s effort could be helped by outgoing CEO Rex...

      Britain sends ‘CLEAR MESSAGE’ to Russia after revealing plans to train Ukrainian troops
      Dec18

      Britain sends ‘CLEAR MESSAGE’ to Russia after revealing plans to train Ukrainian troops

      BRITAIN will continue to train the Ukrainian troops until 2018 in the build up to a potential conflict with a more “belligerent” Russia, Michael Fallon has announced. …read more Source:...

      MAE: EUSDR coordinator encourages Ukrainian authorities to capitalise on Danube Strategy opportunities
      Dec17

      MAE: EUSDR coordinator encourages Ukrainian authorities to capitalise on Danube Strategy opportunities

      The national coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), Silvia Davidoiu, participated in the International Conference devoted to Ukraine’s opportunities and challenges in the EUSDR context, on which occasion she encouraged the Ukrainian authorities to capitalise on the opportunities provided by the Danube Strategy, as...

      How the Dutch Left blew it
      Dec17

      How the Dutch Left blew it

      ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands — Ahmed Aboutaleb was giving a lot of Dutch politicians sleepless nights earlier this year. A moderate Muslim of Moroccan descent, the mayor of Rotterdam is the most popular politician in the country. Had he entered the fray as his party’s candidate in the Netherlands’ national...

      Europe hunkers down for Hurricane Donald
      Dec16

      Europe hunkers down for Hurricane Donald

      Out of the frying pan and into the fire. After a year scarred by referendums that hurled defiance at Brussels, climaxing in Britain’s June vote to quit the bloc, the European Union is bracing for more storms in 2017, starting with the landfall of “Hurricane Donald” from across the Atlantic. The U.S. president-elect was the elephant in the...

      Freudlos in die Ferien
      Dec16

      Freudlos in die Ferien

      Es war der Morgen nach dem Weihnachtsgipfel, und allüberall im Land waren Menschen unzufrieden, bis hin zum Küchenpersonal: Teilnehmer grantelten über Donald Tusk, weil die Veranstaltung lang und länger wurde. Mario Draghi und Jens Stoltenberg darüber, dass sie lange warten hatten müssen. Und die Köche der Mächtigen, denn ihre...

      Dutch government prepares to ratify EU-Ukraine deal
      Dec16

      Dutch government prepares to ratify EU-Ukraine deal

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      Petro Poroshenko urges Dutch to sign EU-Ukraine agreement
      Dec16

      Petro Poroshenko urges Dutch to sign EU-Ukraine agreement

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday urged the Netherlands to ratify a pact between his country and the EU after amendments were agreed by EU leaders. Poroshenko wrote on Twitter “we call upon the Netherlands to fulfill the relevant procedures to ensure its swift entry into force.” He added that the agreement,...

      One joyless Brussels day before Christmas
      Dec16

      One joyless Brussels day before Christmas

      It was the morning after the EU summit, and all through the lands stirred feelings of annoyance, even among the mice. The leaders of Europe at Donald Tusk’s party running so long and so late. Mario Draghi and Jens Stoltenberg for being forced to wait. And the poor poor chefs, whose efforts to lay on the greatest of spreads, all went to...

      Estonian tycoon Hillar Teder gives half of one company to another to cover debt
      Dec16

      Estonian tycoon Hillar Teder gives half of one company to another to cover debt

      stonian tycoon Hillar Teder, the founder and majority owner of the Ukrainian development company Arricano, transferred 49 percent of the shares in his company Filgate Credit Enterprises Ltd. to Arricano to settle a debt of 39.8 mln USD. …read more Source: The Baltic...