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      Georgia gets green light for EU visa-free travel
      Oct05

      Georgia gets green light for EU visa-free travel

      EU states have agreed to grant visa-free travel, likely by the end of the year, to Georgian nationals, leaving Kosovo, Turkey and Ukraine in the queue. …read more Source:...

      Pence breaks with Trump on Putin, attacking Assad
      Oct05

      Pence breaks with Trump on Putin, attacking Assad

      Mike Pence broke sharply with his own running mate on Tuesday, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “small and bullying leader” and saying the U.S. should consider striking the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad. On multiple occasions during his vice presidential debate with Democrat Tim Kaine, Pence took positions at odds with Donald Trump, who...

      Gay Polish mayor becomes opposition icon
      Oct05

      Gay Polish mayor becomes opposition icon

      SŁUPSK, Poland — Poland’s right-wing government has put it on the fringes of Europe on issues that include abortion, migration and democracy. But a charismatic 40-year-old mayor is leading a counter-cultural charge from the Baltic coast city of Słupsk. Robert Biedroń, the country’s only openly gay mayor, has become one of the leading...

      John Kerry’s rallying cry to Europe: It’s time for ‘pushback’
      Oct04

      John Kerry’s rallying cry to Europe: It’s time for ‘pushback’

      From a pitch to rescue an imperiled EU-U.S. trade pact, to an impassioned reaffirmation of NATO’s common defense doctrine, to a pep talk on how to combat nationalism and xenophobia, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extolled the merits of the Euro-Atlantic alliance Tuesday, declaring: “The need for our unity is as great as ever.” In a...

      Ukrainian FM on Donbas: ‘Security should be there and Russia should be out’
      Oct04

      Ukrainian FM on Donbas: ‘Security should be there and Russia should be out’

      While Ukraine struggles to implement key conditions of the Minsk agreements, its Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin called Russia to leave Donbas in an exclusive DW interview.  …read more Source: Deutsche...

      John Kerry: US ‘not giving up’ on Syria
      Oct04

      John Kerry: US ‘not giving up’ on Syria

      A day after suspending the United States partnership with Russia in trying to impose a ceasefire in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry sharply accused the Kremlin of turning a “blind eye” to atrocities against civilians and of trying to help the Syrian regime secure a military victory. Kerry, in a speech in Brussels that was largely focused on...

      France says time to act on Congo, EU sanctions possible
      Oct04

      France says time to act on Congo, EU sanctions possible

      PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday it was time to prevent the political situation worsening in Democratic Republic of Congo and consider imposing European Union sanctions. …read more Source:...

      IntMin asks for measures to prevent swine fever; alert at border with Ukraine and Moldova
      Oct04

      IntMin asks for measures to prevent swine fever; alert at border with Ukraine and Moldova

      Interior Minister Dragos Tudorache on Tuesday asked the representatives of the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA), the Border Police and the customs bodies, during an extraordinary meeting of the National Committee on Special Emergency Situations (CNSSU), to keep a permanent alert state in the border area with Ukraine...

      Polish Journalists Association slams Sushchenko arrest
      Oct04

      Polish Journalists Association slams Sushchenko arrest

      The Polish Journalists Association (SDP) has “expressed concern” at the arrest of Roman Sushchenko, a correspondent of the Ukrainian National News Agency Ukrinform. …read more Source: Polskie...

      Defense minister recognizes members of Estonian special forces who served in Ukraine
      Oct04

      Defense minister recognizes members of Estonian special forces who served in Ukraine

      Late Monday night, Estonian Minister of Defence Hannes Hanso thanked and presented letters of appreciation to the instructors of the Estonian Special Operations Force (ESTSOF) who provided training to the special operations forces of Ukraine. …read more Source:...