Section: The United Kingdom
Dutch gear up for the other EU vote giving Brussels a headache
Wednesday’s referendum on association agreement with Ukraine exposes rifts in attitudes towards EU amid tense ties with Russia after MH17The dividing lines of the referendum are clearly drawn. Supporters say a yes vote will deliver security and trade; opponents see a chance to wrest back control from the so-called undemocratic forces of...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko faces tax probe call
Leader under fire as Panama leaks reveal offshoring of confectionery business …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine president denies tax claims
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denies wrongdoing after leaked documents suggested he had set up an offshore company as a tax haven using Panamanian legal firm Mossack Fonseca. …read more Source:...
UK’s Farage says Dutch ‘No’ would boost Brexit support
VOLENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s UK Independence Party said on Monday that a Dutch vote against an EU treaty with Ukraine would give a boost to the Brexit camp less than three months from a British referendum on quitting the 28-nation bloc. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s leader set up secret offshore firm as battle raged with Russia
Petro Poroshenko registered company when his troops were being wiped out in eastern Ukraine, Panama Papers show• Global reaction to Panama Papers leakUkraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, set up a secret offshore company in the British Virgin Islands at a time when his troops were being wiped out in a bloody battle with Russian troops and...
Ukraine’s desperate attempt to defuse landmines – as more are planted
The death toll of 600, including many children, from mines and unexploded ordnance is likely to rise as former refugees try to reclaim homes and jobsUkraine has launched an unprecedented operation in its war-torn east to defuse a landmine crisis, the scale of which is only now becoming apparent as former refugees try to reclaim their homes and...
In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters will decide on Wednesday whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain’s June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for Russia. …read more Source:...
Pope Francis announces special collection for Ukraine
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Pope announces special collection for Ukraine in European churches
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday announced that a special collection would be taken up in all of Europe’s Roman Catholic churches on April 24 to raise funds to help the people of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko bemoans timing of Dutch vote on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday bemoaned the timing of an April 6 referendum in the Netherlands on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine saying it comes as Europe is debating its own future. …read more Source:...
