OSCE Permanent Council decides to extend OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk by three months
VIENNA, 19 June 2015 – The mandate of the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk has been extended by three months to 30 September 2015, following a consensus decision taken by all 57 OSCE participating States yesterday. The Mission has been on the ground since 29 July 2014 and is tasked with monitoring and reporting...
OSCE hosts annual meeting on combating human trafficking for consular officials in Ukraine
KYIV, 19 June 2015 – A roundtable discussion to promote co-operation between the Ukrainian authorities and Kyiv-based embassies and consulates to prevent human trafficking was held today with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. The event brought together representatives from the visa sections of foreign embassies and...
EU Extends Trade And Investment Ban On Crimea
June 19, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Kyrgyz Friend of Boston Bomber Jailed, Pope’s Climate Change Talk Angers Poles
Plus, Belarus blocks access to a lifestyle website, and fears grow about press freedom in Croatia after journalist’s dismissal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Poland will remain an engine of growth but still has work to do
“Poland will remain an engine of growth but still has work to do” said Christopher Hartwell during the Eurobuild conference to the representatives if real estate sector. During his keynote speech dr. Hartwell examined investment profitability in the CEE region with a focus on Poland. In his presentation, dr. Hartwell outlined an overall economic...
Belarus: A Nation of Parasites
In the Soviet Union, anyone without an official job could be charged with ‘parasitism’ and punished. Now Belarus has revived the idea. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Anger Over Hungary’s Anti-Migrant Border Fence, ECHR Rules on First Armenia-Azerbaijan Cases
Plus, HRW warns that Dagestan authorities are targeting a Muslim group, and a Russian NGO targeted by ‘foreign agent’ law is closing. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The media storm over Transnistria
2015-06-17Kamil CałusJan StrzeleckiThe media in Russia and Transnistria are building up the threat of war from Ukraine and Moldova against the separatist republic. The Ukrainian parliament’s termination on 21 May of the agreement with Russia on the transit of Russian troops to Transnistria, and Moldova’s decision to limit Russian...
And Then There Were Five: The Plight of Ukraine’s Oligarchs
Ukraine’s five wealthiest people have lost a collective $9.75 billion in the last year. To put this number in perspective, the IMF’s bailout package is worth $17.5 billion. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Time to replace the culture of confrontation with co-operation and joint action, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
VIENNA, 17 June 2015 – Replacing the current culture of confrontation with one of co-operation and joint action will make European security architecture more resilient, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today as he addressed a meeting of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Core Group and...
