Section: The United Kingdom
GAGGED: Brussels tells Dutch MPs they CAN’T debate referendum result as it may fuel Brexit
BRUSSELS has effectively banned Dutch MPs from discussing their country’s historic referendum result because it is exposing the EU’s undemocratic core and boosting calls for a Brexit. …read more Source:...
Daily reality of Ukraine’s ‘frozen war’
Life on the front line in eastern Ukraine …read more Source:...
U.S. Vice President Biden, new Ukraine PM discuss reforms: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday to new Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, emphasizing the need to move quickly on reforms and implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement with Russia, the White House said. …read more Source:...
Ukraine must stick to path of reform
The new government appears less pro-change than its predecessor …read more Source: Financial...
Opponents of Russian annexation persecuted in Crimea: Europe rights body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s leading human rights organization said on Thursday that Crimea’s indigenous Muslim Tatars and other opponents of the region’s annexation by Russia face persecution including police intimidation and brutality. …read more Source:...
Clean-up crew
IT is easy to despair of Ukraine. The war-torn country has been engulfed by political crisis for nearly two months. The “Revolution of Dignity” that overthrew the corrupt, authoritarian government of President Viktor Yanukovych two years ago brought no revolutionary change. Corruption is still rampant. Key reforms are incomplete. The separation...
Groysman takes over as Ukraine PM
Parliamentary vote follows wide criticism of austerity measures introduced as part of IMF package …read more Source: Financial...
Russian warplanes ‘buzz’ US destroyer
Flyby over international waters described as one of the most aggressive interactions in recent memory One-Minute Read Thursday, April 14, 2016 – 1:14pm Two Russian Su-24 warplanes have “buzzed” a US Navy destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, repeatedly flying within 30 feet of the vessel. “In one of the most...
Ukraine parliament approves Volodymyr Groysman as new PM
Groysman vows to tackle corruption and strengthen EU ties as new finance and economy ministers are appointedUkraine’s parliament has approved a key presidential ally as prime minister in the country’s biggest political shakeup since the 2014 uprising.The new government could end months of political infighting that has stalled efforts...
Ukraine MPs approve Groysman as new PM
The Ukrainian parliament approves speaker Volodymyr Groysman as the new prime minister, after days of political uncertainty. …read more Source:...
