From Putin, a New Tune on Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin’s annual call-in show is not where I usually look for important statements of Russian policy. Most of the four-hour event is devoted to semi-comical political pandering (Mr. Putin presenting himself as the friend of struggling dairy farmers, for example). Still, last week’s extravaganza contained unmistakable hints of a...
Albanian Militants Stage Incident on Macedonian Border, Life Sentences for Russian Nationalist …
Plus, Azerbaijan considers Iran’s weapons offer in sign of growing rapport; Turkmenistan bans privately owned satellite dishes. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The EU is not ready to waive the visa regime with Ukraine beacuase of the war in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Mykhailo Pashkov told the Gordon.ua website about the barriers to Ukraine getting visa-free regime with the EU. Most likely, at the Riga Summit, the progress of Ukraine towards meeting the requirements of the European Union to get visa-free regime will...
Ukrainian economy requires the production of goods with high value added
Development of the Ukrainian domestic market is hampered by limitations in business, wage freeze, lack of investment, and high interest rates. This was stated by Director of Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Vasyl Yurchyshyn, informs the magazine Tyzhden’. According to him, currently there are no factors at the expense of which the...
Chief Monitor in Ukraine to report to OSCE Permanent Council
VIENNA, 22 April 2015 – Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan will report tomorrow to the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on the situation on the ground and activities carried out by the Mission in responding to the crisis. Apakan’s report to the OSCE decision making body will cover the...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities discusses education and language policy with Georgian officials, meets displaced persons
152316 Office of High Commissioner on National Minorities organizes meeting of political parties and minority representatives in Akhalkalaki, Georgia …read more Source:...
Proposed amendments to legislation in Moldova could endanger free expression and free media, OSCE Representative says
VIENNA, 22 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the proposed amendments to the Audiovisual Code and the Law on Freedom of Expression, recently put before the Moldovan Parliament, could be harmful to free expression and free media. “Despite legitimate concerns including state security, state...
5+2 special consultations; mediators’ communique
On 21 April 2015, per prior agreement, special consultations of the participants of the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Transdniestrian Settlement in the “5+2” format took place in Vienna. During the discussions, the participants reaffirmed their commitment to the fundamental documents...
Establishment of security system that secures peace, stability and prosperity of States and citizens is goal we all share, says OSCE Chairperson Dačić
BELGRADE, 21 April 2015 – Any improvement in the comprehensive security of an OSCE participating State results in greater security for all, said OSCE Chairperson and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić in Belgrade while opening today’s Chairmanship conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), which is one of the...
Putin’s Threats: How Should the U.S. React?
Isn’t it time to recognize the “existential” importance of Ukraine to Russia to prevent a worsening of the crisis and to assure continued cooperation in the arms control arena as well as conflicts in the third world …read more Source: Center for International...
