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      [Ticker] Russia calls for new ‘dialogue’ with US
      Nov09

      [Ticker] Russia calls for new ‘dialogue’ with US

      Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said he was “confident that Moscow and Washington can establish a constructive dialogue based on … genuine consideration for each other’s positions” after Donald Trump won the US election. He said he wanted “to lift Russian-US relations out of the current crisis”. Trump has in...

      EU leaders invite Trump to Brussels
      Nov09

      EU leaders invite Trump to Brussels

      Juncker and Tusk invite Trump to EU capital “at earliest convenience”, mention climate change and Ukraine among top issues. …read more Source:...

      The groan heard ′round the world
      Nov09

      The groan heard ′round the world

      It was the groan heard ′round the world. While the American electorate was deeply divided over the White House race, those who have been obsessing about it overseas appeared to agree on at least one major point: the isolationist, nativist bent of Donald Trump’s campaign presented a mortal threat to relations with some of America’s...

      Putin congratulates Donald Trump
      Nov09

      Putin congratulates Donald Trump

      Following the victory by Donald Trump in the US elections on Wednesday, Russia reacted in a positive way to the news. Many Kremlin officials and media had been drumming up the possibility of electoral fraud and conspiracy theories that would ensure a Ms Clinton win, many politicians were jubilant on Wednesday – including President Vladimir Putin,...

      Dutch MPs extend deadline on Ukraine deal
      Nov09

      Dutch MPs extend deadline on Ukraine deal

      Parliament gives prime minister Mark Rutte until mid-December to find a compromise that takes into account voters’ rejection of an EU-Ukraine trade deal. …read more Source:...

      [Ticker] EU adds six Crimea MPs to sanctions list
      Nov09

      [Ticker] EU adds six Crimea MPs to sanctions list

      The European Union has added six members of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, to the blacklist of people who are “undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence”. All six were elected last September as representatives from Crimea, the Ukrainian region that was annexed by Russia in 2014. Those on...

      Ukrainian President links Saakashvili’s stepping down to aspirations for politics in Ukraine
      Nov09

      Ukrainian President links Saakashvili’s stepping down to aspirations for politics in Ukraine

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has on November 8 commented on his appointed Odesa region head Mikheil Saakashvili’s resignation from office that the latter has reasoned with Poroshenko’s connections with reform-blocking “corrupt» clans in the strategic port city. …read more Source: Baltic News...

      Dutch prime minister wins more time to negotiate Ukraine treaty deal
      Nov09

      Dutch prime minister wins more time to negotiate Ukraine treaty deal

      MPs have given prime minister Mark Rutte six more weeks to come up with a solution for the Dutch no… …read more Source:...

      EU agrees new sanctions against Crimea officials, EU’s presidency says
      Nov08

      EU agrees new sanctions against Crimea officials, EU’s presidency says

      BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday new targeted sanctions against Crimean officials, adding to restrictive measures adopted after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source:...

      Bulgaria Ranks 57th in Legatum’s Prosperity Index
      Nov08

      Bulgaria Ranks 57th in Legatum’s Prosperity Index

      In ten years, Bulgaria has climbed three positions in the Prosperity Index of the London-based Legatum Institute, but bad scores in the management, health care and personal freedom sub-indices leave the country at the bottom of the ranking among EU member-states. Progress has been recorded in the categories Business Environment, Social Capital...