Ukraine: Italy and Europe in the new geopolitical scenarios, hearing with experts
Chamber of Deputies Committee III (Foreign affairs) – 11 March 2014Fact-finding investigation on the projection of Italy and Europe in the new geopolitical scenarios. Strategic and security priorities: Hearing of Marco Di Liddo, Ce.S.I. (Centro Studi Internazionali), Vincenzo Camporini, Vice President IAI (Istituto Affari Internazionali)...
Ukrainians Mark Maidan, Nationalists Ransack Russian Banks
Thousands attend ceremonies on second anniversary of deadliest day of protests against former pro-Russian government, mark martyrdom of slain ‘heavenly hundred.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: February 2016
The biggest challenges facing Ukraine are its long-standing, systemic failures-a corrupt government and a political system dominated by big business. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
It will be difficult to restore cooperation between government and parliament
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no-confidence motion in parliament after President Petro Poroshenko had called for a “complete government reboot” to end political turmoil that’s jeopardizing the economy and billions of dollars of foreign aid, the Washington Post writes. “The situation will remain tense,” Yuriy...
Comprehensive approach to countering intolerance against Muslims the focus of OSCE conference in Vienna
223486 Identifying strategies to counter intolerance against Muslims was the focus of a conference organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the 2016 German Chairmanship, in Vienna on 19 February 2016. During the conference, “A Holistic Approach to Addressing Intolerance and Discrimination Against...
Russian Premier Bypasses Ban on File-Sharing Site
Determined users can easily slip past Russia’s strict anti-piracy laws. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Poroshenko’s Risky Play with Ukraine’s Government
The Ukrainian parliament on 16 February did not back a vote of no confidence in the government. Voting was conducted at the request of the two parties of the ruling coalition after sharp criticism by President Petro Poroshenko of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Paradoxically, however, the government was able to remain in place mainly because,...
The Oligarchs Are Becoming Stronger in Ukraine
Despite repeated attempts to undertake reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the state, Ukraine remains a country in which oligarchs play a key and the negative role. They control a significant part of industry and the most important media. The most recent local elections showed that they are building their own political centres and...
Tortured in God’s Name in Occupied Donbas
If it was bad for dialogue between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill to admit to Russia’s pivotal role in the war in Ukraine, they should have kept off the subject altogether, particularly given the evidence of systematic religious persecution by Russian & Russian-backed militants and the role played by many paramilitary groups under...
OSCE Chief Monitor in Ukraine welcomes extension of Special Monitoring Mission’s mandate
KYIV, 18 February 2016 – The Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Ertugrul Apakan, expressed his gratitude to all 57 OSCE participating States for their support for the Mission, following a consensus decision today to extend the SMM’s mandate to 31 March 2017. “The SMM will continue implementing its mandate...
