Serbia: Vucic won the parliamentary elections
by Karafillis GiannoulisAleksandar Vucic is the winner of the Serbian parliamentary elections, according to the first estimates released by the Election Commission (RIK).According to RIK, the coalition...
View ArticleCrimea sets up new central bank, expects $30 million from Russian in 'coming...
by Associated PressCrimea's deputy prime minister says the region has set up a new central bank and is expecting to get $30 million in support from Russia. Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula on Monday...
View ArticleRuslana calls on Europe to take 'real actions' and help Ukraine
by Andy CarlingBrussels had a taste of Kiev’s Maidan square as Ukrainians gathered outside the headquarters of the European Council to protest in favour of action against Russia. One of the voices was...
View ArticleInternational monitors refute suggestions of violations in Crimean referendum.
by Martin BanksSpeaking in Simferopol, the administration capital of Crimea, several members of the 168 monitors who tracked the referendum said they had found no evidence of irregularities or...
View ArticleEU welcomes Serbian election results
by NEOnline | MKThe EU welcomed the result of Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Serbia which it says is a signal of support for the country’s EU orientation. The center-right Progressive Party won an...
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EU socialists split over Russia sanctions
by Andy CarlingThe European Socialists and Democrats Group appeared to be split, moments after the European Council announced the first sanctions against Russia after Crimea voted to re-join Russia in...
View ArticleMoldovan breakaway region wants to join Russia
by NEOnline | MKPro-Russian politicians and activists in Moldova's breakaway Transistria region (also known as Trans-Dniester) have asked the Russian parliament to draft a law that would allow their...
View ArticleJoint statement on Crimea by EU high officials
by KG/EUROPAPresident of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso issued a joint statement on Crimea.On 18 March, EU Presidents Rompuy...
View ArticleCommission proposes a further €1 billion in macro-financial assistance for...
by ER/EUROPAThe European Commission has proposed new macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine of up to €1 billion in medium-term loans. The new MFA programme, expected to be approved by the EU's...
View ArticleEU signs arrangement with Norway for its participation in the work of EASO
by ER/EUROPAThe European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes the arrangement, signed today in Brussels,between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the modalities of its participation in...
View ArticleRussia mocks EU decision to bar Van Rompuy's Moscow visit
by ER/XINHUA Russia on Wednesday mocked a European Council decision to bar its president from visiting Moscow. President Herman Van Rompuy requested an urgent visit to Russia on Monday to hear...
View ArticleUkrainian ministers barred from entering Crimea
by ER/XINHUA Ukrainian First Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Yarema and Defense Minister Igor Tenyukh have been barred from entering Crimea, the Minister of Social Policy Lyudmila Denisova said on...
View ArticleUkraine gives up 2015 Eurobasket
by Associated PressUkraine has pulled out of hosting next year's European basketball championship, citing political uncertainty over Russia's annexation of Crimea and financial reasons.Organizing...
View ArticleThird countries will align with EU sanctions regarding Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAThe Candidate Countries Montenegro* and Iceland+ the Country of the Stabilisation and Association Process and potential candidate Albania, and the EFTA countries Liechtenstein and Norway,...
View ArticleEU agrees with Norway on EASO
by KG/EUROPAThe European Union signed a working arrangement with the Kingdom of Norway on its participation in the work of EASO.The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) welcomes the arrangement,...
View ArticleCommission proposes another €1 billion for Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission has proposed new macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine of up to €1 billion in medium-term loans. The new MFA programme, expected to be approved by the EU's...
View ArticleRehn on economic assistance to Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commissioner on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn gave a speech on the Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine. Commissioner Rehn said on 19 March:The College has this morning...
View ArticleBarroso concludes the Tripartite Social Summit
by ER/EUROPAPresident of the European Commission, José Barroso stated, following the Tripartite Social Summit:"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,I am very glad to have met the European social...
View ArticleINTA supports removal of EU tariffs on Ukrainian imports
by KG/EUROPAAbout 98% of the customs duties that Ukrainian goods exporters pay at EU borders would be removed by a proposal backed by the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee on...
View ArticleUkraine prime minister signs EU political deal to embattled nation closely...
by ER/Associated PressUkraine's prime minister has pulled his nation closer into Europe's orbit by signing a political association agreement with the EU at a summit of the bloc's leaders. Friday's...
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