Ukraine: The crisis, the people and a global conflict
The disputes in and around Ukraine can be found in the daily headlines. The conflict’s effects can also be felt in Germany. But it is difficult to get a clear picture of where exactly the interests of the different parties lie. The political context is one side of the medal; the question about the situation of the people in Ukraine is the...
Moldovan Parliamentary Elections: What Happened?
With most of the votes counted from the November 30 parliamentary elections, pro-EU parties hold a narrow lead, but it remains unclear what government they will be able to form. With conflict in neighboring Ukraine, close scrutiny from Russia, and EU soul-searching, what is now in store for Moldova’s EU ambitions? Oana Serafim, the director...
Ukraine Picks Foreign Economic Chiefs, Balkans Dissect Cancelled South Stream Project
Plus, Mongolia relaunches a big coal mining tender, and a report claims Russia could start filtering the Internet at levels never before seen. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Battle for the Siberian Harvest
The region’s farmers are called heroes for weathering terrible conditions but likely feel more like martyrs. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New Trio of EU Leaders Has Chance to Make a Difference
From the Ukraine crisis to the fight against the Islamic State, the Tusk-Juncker-Mogherini trio has many opportunities to put the EU on the map. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE Ministerial Council to start in Basel on Thursday
BERN, 2 December 2014 – The 21st OSCE Ministerial Council, gathering some 50 foreign ministers, will take place on 4 and 5 December 2014, at the Basel Exhibition Centre, in Basel, Switzerland at the invitation of the 2014 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter. The Ministerial Council is the central...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time) 1 December 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC). The SMM attempted to facilitate a ceasefire to connect Staromikhailivka (22km W of Donetsk) to electric power, but had to...
Bulgarian Pols Point Fingers on South Stream, OSCE Brokers New Ukraine Cease-Fire
Plus, Kyrgyzstan weighs ‘foreign agents’ law for NGOs, and Serbia seeks a group behind anti-Roma fliers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE/ODIHR opens mission to observe parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, 2 December 2014 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today held the opening press conference of its limited election observation mission for the 21 December parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan. The mission’s deployment follows an invitation from the authorities of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time) 30 November 2014
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM continued to focus its observation on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum, including by monitoring activities of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC). In Makiivka, the SMM observed the offloading of three trucks of the Russian convoy coming from the...
