OSCE Representative welcomes legislation aiming to enhance journalists’ safety in Ukraine
VIENNA, 15 May 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today welcomed the adoption of a law in Ukraine which increases penalties for crimes committed against journalists and their close relatives. On 14 May, the Supreme Rada amended the Criminal Code increasing criminal responsibility for hindering journalists’...
What Orwell would make of the Ukraine crisis
Moscow may end up controlling Ukraine in one way or another, but it has probably lost the hearts and minds of the Ukrainian people of the 21st century. …read more Source: European Council on Foreign...
One Belt One Road: Opportunities for Europe-China cooperation
Europe faces new opportunities for cooperation with China. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping initiated the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, comprising the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and the ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road’, which envisages a comprehensive network of railways, roads, air and sea links, pipelines and...
Private creditors may agree to soft restructuring of Ukraine’s debt
Ukraine is hoping to reach an agreement with external creditors on restructuring of the commercial debt. For holders of Ukrainian bonds, it may mean billions in losses. Are investment funds ready for cuts? asks the news agency Deutsche Welle. Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn predicts that such radical...
Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A twenty fifth Russian convoy of 50 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY On 14 May 2015 at 06:52hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 50 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:45hrs on 14 May. DETAIL...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 13 May 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”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations.* The SMM observed continued fighting around Shyrokyne and Donetsk airport. At a “DPR” heavy weapons...
As Greek Crisis Looms, Sovereign Debt Restructuring Takes Center Stage
As countries such as Argentina, Greece, and Ukraine struggle to pay down their debt, it is “clear that sovereign debt issues are important today, but they’ll be even more important tomorrow,” says the Atlantic Council’s Andrea Montanino. “The question on the minds of many is whether we will see another Greek default and what [will be...
Putin and Ukraine’s east/west divide
In the latest Brookings essay, Chrystia Freeland relates a personal narrative of Ukraine’s past 25 years and of how Russian President Vladimir Putin has plunged Ukraine-Russia relations to their current toxic state. It makes for a very interesting read. One issue that Freeland’s essay highlights is how the Russian regime has tried to...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
KYIV, 14 May 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the SMM’s Deputy Chief Monitor, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing...
Libya’s ungoverned spaces and escalating civil war in focus of OSCE-supported workshop in London
Communication and Media Relations Section The New-Med Track II Network A workshop on a multilateral approach to Libya and ungoverned territories in the Mediterranean region, …read more Source:...
