Ukrainian MPs call for investigation into Poroshenko after Panama leaks
Ukrainian lawmakers said on Monday parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax, following a global leak of documents from a Panama-based law firm over the weekend. Reuters: Ukrainian MPs call for investigation into Poroshenko after Panama leaks …read more Source: The American...
IWP’s Contribution to the “YES-Campaign” in the Netherlands
During the last three months the Institute of World Policy has been taking an active part in the “YES-Campaign” in the Netherlands, aimed at informing Dutch citizens about the importance of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Panama Papers
Russian president is among dozens of world leaders, top officials, and celebrities mentioned in ‘biggest financial leak in history.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How war in Nagorno-Karabakh could spread – and become a major problem for Europe
Every now and then, the West is reminded of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom it knows nothing (as Neville Chamberlain once said). Nagorno-Karabakh is such a place, a tiny enclave that has caused strife between neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia even before they gained independence from the Soviet Union. While recognised as...
A Healthy Future?
A team of photographers will soon set off to find out if Soviet-era sanatoriums can survive the modern age. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE organizes training courses in Ukraine on detecting forged travel documents
CHERKASY, Ukraine, 4 April 2016 – A five-day training course for Ukrainian border control officers aimed at increasing their operational awareness to detect forged travel documents started today in Cherkasy. This course will be followed by an advanced train-the-trainer programme from 11 to 16 April 2016. Twenty-four border control officers from...
No Dutch Courage for Ukraine
European leaders have stood by as the Dutch prepare to vote on an EU-Ukraine trade agreement. The ballot could make Vladimir Putin the winner and Europe the loser. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Slovakia: A Small Neighbor With a Big Concern
When it comes to Ukraine, mitigating risks will be the crucial task for Slovakia’s EU presidency. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Russian Deputy: Inaccurate Weather Forecasters Should Be Fined
The lawmakers says that bad meteorology is responsible for ‘damaging Russia’s economy.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 30 March 2016
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed a sharp increase in the number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In Luhansk region the SMM recorded a low number of ceasefire violations. It facilitated dialogue within the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination. The SMM observed the marking of mined areas in the...
