Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 1 November 2015
This Report is for the media and the general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM recorded a sharp increase in the number of ceasefire violations at and...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 3 November 2015
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs. A forty-second Russian Convoy crossed at the Donetsk BCP. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 19 permanent...
OSCE-supported conference on national strategy for civil society development to take place in Kyiv on Friday
KYIV, 3 November 2015 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine is supporting a conference in Kyiv on Friday, which will discuss ways to enhance civil society’s role in the reform process, and to present recommendations on updating the national strategy for supporting the development of civil society, as well as the strategy’s...
Ukraine Probes Attack On Chief Prosecutor Amid Calls He Resign
November 3, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russian Metrojet Crash Preceded by Odd Sounds, Heat Flash
U.S. intelligence source says the Sinai air disaster did not result from missile strike. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Reanimation Package of Reforms proposes to reform the judiciary system and the ranks of judges through amending the Constitution of Ukraine
The proposal put forward by the Reanimation Package of Reforms (hereinafter RPR) involves creating a new three-tier judicial system with an open and transparent competition for appointment of judges to each position. …read more Source: Centre for Political and Legal...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine alerts public of dangers of trafficking in human beings
Andrii Dziubenko From 1 November 2015 city lights and billboards at bus and railway stations in 24 major cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, are featuring posters warning the public about the traps used by human traffickers to lure their victims. The posters are part of a national anti-trafficking awareness-raising campaign...
Russian Airliner Broke Up in Midair, Investigators Say
Airline exec says ‘external influence’ likely caused the plane to crash in Sinai, killing all on board. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Opposition Bloc will not have a definite lead in local councils in Eastern Ukraine
In the comment to the website Hlavred, Deputy Director of the Razumkov Centre, Director of Political and Legal Programmes Yuriy Yakymenko spoke about the initial results and main trends of the 2015 local election in Ukraine. A positive aspect is that the election was held within a more or less acceptable framework all over Ukraine, except the...
EU, US Lift Sanctions on Belarus
Lukashenka reportedly eager to reduce Russian influence. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
