OSCE Representative issues recommendations on rights and safety of members of the media reporting on refugees
VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – The challenging refugee situation in Europe also has implications for freedom of the media, not least with regard to the rights and safety of members of the media reporting on this important issue, Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today. “There have been a number of cases where journalists...
Putin Re-election Seems Assured, Pollsters Say
Russian leader’s popularity soars ahead of his expected participation in presidential elections in 2018. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hollande and Schäuble warn UK’s single market access could be imperilled by Brexit
Hollande and Schäuble warn UK’s single market access could be imperilled by BrexitSpeaking after the conclusion of yesterday’s Anglo-French summit in Amiens, French President Francois Hollande claimed that “There will be consequences if the United Kingdom is to leave the EU… in many areas: on the single market, on financial trade, on...
Netherlands Referendum on EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
This blog provides an overview of the origins and implications of Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. …read more Source: The Institute of International and European...
Transparency International calls for progress in the investigation Yanukovych’s assets
On the second anniversary of when former Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych fled his country, Transparency International called on Ukrainian authorities to fully investigate the former president’s corruption-related crimes, to bring him to justice and to begin efforts to ensure the return of billions of euros of stolen assets. The...
Nadia Savchenko to Make Final Court Address
The Ukrainian helicopter pilot on trial in Russia faces 23-years in prison over her alleged responsibility for the death of two journalists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Chief Monitor of OSCE Mission to Ukraine welcomes decisions on mine action and prohibition of live-fire exercises by Trilateral Contact Group
MINSK, 3 March 2016 – The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Ertugrul Apakan welcomed the decisions on mine action and prohibition of live-fire exercises, endorsed yesterday in Minsk by the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG). As the co-ordinator of the TCG’s working group on security issues, the SMM Chief...
Appointment of a new prime minister will mean loss of time for reforms
None of Ukraine’s international creditors insisted on Yatseniuk as a candidate for prime minister of Ukraine right away, and no one is holding on to him now. For international partners, it is important that reforms are taking place, and that the country does not get into political turbulence. Although what is currently happening in Ukraine...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 1 March 2016
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCP). The overall cross-border traffic decreased at both BCPs. OPERATIONAL REMARKS The OM is currently operating with 21 permanent international staff members (incl. the Chief Observer). The mission is fulfilling...
