OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić appoints new Special Representative in Ukraine
BELGRADE, 22 June 2015– The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today appointed Ambassador Martin Sajdik (Austria) as his new Special Representative in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group. He follows Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini (Switzerland) who, having fulfilled this assignment for one year,...
Kremlin Aide Warns U.S. Against Arms Deployment, Slovak Schools Slammed Over Roma Policies
Plus, Tajikistan moves to silence renegade special forces commander, and the UN blasts Hungary’s anti-immigrant billboards. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 18 June 2015
This report is provided for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations. Luhansk region remained tense, with the SMM observing shelling in several areas. The area around...
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...
