Yanukovych’s sick leave prompts speculation
On 30 January, Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych’s announcement that he was taking indefinite sick leave prompted a guessing game among Ukrainians about what was happening to their country. Debate...
View ArticleTbilisi, Tev Aviv vow to strengthen co-operation
On 28 January, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili met his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, saying that Tbilisi strives to build a favorable ground for full expansion of...
View ArticleEU highlights integration of BiH in European energy market
by Kostis GeropoulosOn 28 January, representatives of the European Commission and Bosnia and Herzegovina underlined the high importance of the integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the European...
View ArticleAshton worried over Ukraine
by Elena RalliInternational efforts are made in order to put an end to political crisis in Ukraine. The EU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed deep concern over the situation and intends to...
View ArticleUkraine opposition activist Bulatov treated for injuries, vows to continue fight
by Associated PressUkraine opposition activist Dmytro Bulatov says he will continue to fight for democratic reforms in his country as he convalesces from injuries in a Lithuanian hospital. In a...
View ArticleFule: Ukraine future at stake
by NEOnline While Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton is in Ukraine, holding meetings with President Viktor Yanukovych, the opposition and...
View ArticleCooperation agreements with Russia and Norway to tackle tax fraud
by Elena RalliThe Commission has decided to start negotiations with Russia and Norway on administrative cooperation agreements in the area of Value Added Tax (VAT), with a view to tackling tax fraud....
View ArticleEU’s diplomatic merry-go-round in Ukraine
by Dan AlexeEU lawmakers have called for the adoption of measures against the Kiev regime, such as travel sanctions and asset and property freezes on any Ukrainian officials responsible for the recent...
View ArticleEU, US, Russia, Ukraine: spy games on your youtube
US officials say they suspect Russia is behind the leak of an apparently bugged phone conversation about Ukraine between two senior American diplomats in which they make disparaging comments about the...
View ArticleEIB deepens economic engagement in Moldova
by Karafillis GiannoulisEuropean Investment Bank (EIB) is deepening its economic engagement in Moldova as it is going to increase support for agricultural investments in the country.Besides the...
View ArticleBosnia see massive violent protests
by NEOnline Violent protest have spread all over Bosnia, deemed Europe’s most unstable state. A local government building in Tuzla was set ablaze after protesters stormed it in rage over unemployment,...
View ArticleRussia, Kazakhstan relations take off at Baikonur
Moscow and Astana may have finally settled a long-running dispute over the use of the Baikonur Cosmodrome - the world’s first and largest space launch facility - located in the desert steppe of...
View ArticleVerkhovna Rada to work on constitution bill
On 6 February, the parties in Ukraine’s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, agreed to try to draft a joint bill on constitutional amendments that could be put to a vote as early as this week, said Speaker...
View ArticleUnpaid Bosnian workers clash with police
Bosnian police and several hundred unpaid workers have clashed in the northern city of Tuzla when the protesters tried storming a local government building.Several thousand people, mainly unemployed...
View ArticleSwitzerland: Quotas for immigrants from the EU
by Karafillis GiannoulisSwiss citizens decided to approve the re-introduction of quotas for immigrants from the European Union (EU).On 9 February, Swiss voters supported the “Stop mass immigration”...
View ArticleSwiss vote causes problems in Brussels and Berne
by Andy CarlingThe referenda loving Swiss have woken up to a huge problem after a narrow majority of voters, 19,526 voted ‘against mass immigration’. The vote was won on 50.3% of an overall turnout of...
View ArticleBelarus positve about its relations with the EU in 2013
by NEOnline Belarus, which has teamed up with Russia and Kazakhstan to create a customs union to which Moscow would like to see Ukraine added, said today that its relations with the EU and the UShave...
View ArticleFule: EU ready to help Ukraine
by NEOnline The EU supports a peaceful, political resolution for the Ukraine crisis and and is ready to help Ukraine overcome its economic troubles through aid and reforms, Enlargement Commissioner...
View ArticleNo illusions on the Swiss issue
by NEOnline It is unfair that Europe offers Switzerland conditions that are not reciprocated by that country, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told journalists today following a...
View ArticleUkraine frees all protesters
by NEOnline The Ukrainian police released all those arrested during recent anti-government protests in an effort to the unrest that has gripped the country since the end of November when its President...
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