Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Low inflation and slow recovery test ECB policy
Sir,Your editorial (“Draghi perches nicely on both sides of the fence”, May 16) urging the European Central Bank to keep open its monetary spigot, might have been stronger had it recognised two important considerations.The first is that, beyond monetary policy, an important factor contributing to the green shoots now appearing in the European...
U.S.-Russian Relations Beyond Ukraine: Realities and Recommendations Moving Forward
The Russian-American relationship has reached its lowest point since the end of the Cold War. But while the conflict in Ukraine was the catalyst for pushing tensions over the edge, a number of more pervasive issues, such as disagreements over bilateral arms control, European security, and crises in the Middle East continue to drive Moscow and...
Russian Duma Targets NGO Threat, CSTO Plans for Taliban Incursion
Plus, Hungary’s Orban riles EU officials with latest anti-refugee blast; Bulgarian archeologists find an 8,000-year-old village. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Małe i średnie przedsiębiorstwa w Mołdawii: analiza i plan działań
Language Polish CASE opublikowało drugą z serii trzech publikacji w ramach projektu ‘Transfer of Know-How for Small and Mid-size Businesses in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine’, który ma na celu wsparcie sektora MŚP w tych krajach poprzez transfer wiedzy, pomoc w zmienianiu polityk, oraz otwieranie nowych kanałów komunikacji między MŚP i...
Ukraine’s Poroshenko Says He Doesn’t Trust Putin
May 20, 2015 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Russia will not allow to freeze the armed conflict in Donbas
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explains to the website Novoe Vremia how the armed conflict in Donbas differs from the confrontation in Transnistria, and what the consequences may be for Ukraine. Some analysts are inclined to believe that freezing the conflict in Donbas...
The Eastern Partnership Riga Summit should not be a non-event
Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia have paid the price for their pro-European choice; the EU should be ready to match their courage. …read more Source: European Policy...
CBI urges business to speak up for EU, while Spencer warns referendum should not be rushed
CBI urges business to speak up for EU, while Spencer warns referendum should not be rushedThe Times reports that during tonight’s annual CBI dinner, CBI President Sir Mike Rake will urge business leaders to speak out in favour of EU membership. He will say, “The question is not whether the UK would survive outside the EU, but whether it...
Statesmen’s Forum: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General
Please join us for a Statesmen’s Forum featuring NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he considers the challenges facing the Transatlantic Alliance and the ways in which NATO must adapt. What are the challenges posed by a more assertive Russia? Are its aggressive actions in Ukraine part of a larger pattern? read more …read more...
Staying the Course in Europe’s East
The EU summit in Riga with the “Eastern Partnership” countries recalls the dramatic Vilnius meeting in November 2013, where Ukraine’s president, under heavy Russian pressure, refused to sign the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. Russia’s behavior since then has made the Eastern Partnership more important than ever. …read more...
