Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The EU’s Dangerous Indulgence of Moldova
By countenancing a bunch of venal pols, as long as they’re pro-EU, Brussels erodes its own support among Moldovans. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The EU Eastern Partnership Needs More Attention to Security
On March 6-7, 2015, the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs reached the conclusion that the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) requires transformation and further development. The current situation in the EaP Region, frozen conflicts, and aggression against Ukraine demands more attention to the security dimension of the EU initiative and it is very...
Eurozone officials dash Greek hopes of securing €1.2bn from bailout fund
Eurozone officials dash Greek hopes of securing €1.2bn from bailout fundOfficials in the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) agreed in a teleconference yesterday that Greece has no right to tap €1.2bn from the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), one of the Eurozone’s bailout funds. The Greek government claimed that it had overpaid the...
The Euro Area is continuing its cautious recovery – Finland’s GDP will finally return to growth
The euro area is continuing its cautious recovery, the US economy is undergoing a strong upswing, China’s growth is subsiding. Finland’s GDP will grow 0.5 per cent in 2015 and 1.6 per cent in 2016. The volume of exports will increase by one per cent in 2015; growth is expected to be approximately 3.5 per cent in 2016. Private...
Small and Mid-size Business in Ukraine: analysis and road map
Language English CASE launched a study on SME’s situation in Ukraine. The publication was issued within the project ‘Transfer of Know-How for Small and Mid-size Businesses in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine’, which aims to assist SMEs in those countries by providing support to stakeholders in their efforts to develop analytical and...
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[Translate to English:] Identität und Gewalt in der Ukraine
[Translate to English:] Die Ukraine durchläuft seit Ausbruch der Majdan-Proteste Ende 2013 einen tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Wandel. Dabei sind konsolidierende, aber auch polarisierende Tendenzen zu erkennen. Die »Revolution der Würde” ebenso wie die Verletzung der territorialen Integrität des Landes durch Russland haben deutlich dazu...
Armenia Poised to Make Pivotal Decision About Further Cooperation With European Union
European Union officials hope that among the outcomes of the upcoming May 2015 Eastern Partnership (EaP) summit in Riga will be a new and more flexible cooperation framework for redefining the EU’s relations with Armenia and other neighboring countries. Indeed, Latvia, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU Council of...
Soviet-Style Rallies in the North Caucasus and Beyond Mark Crimea Annexation Anniversary
On March 18, Russia marked the first anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. The extent of the celebrations in southern Russia varied dramatically, according to Kavkazsky Uzel news agency reporters who were on the scene. Twenty people gathered for celebrations in Sochi, but about 13,000 people reportedly rallied in the city of Krasnodar. The...
Poroshenko Sacks Feisty Governor, Serbia-Kosovo Talks Hit a Hurdle
Plus, German courts refuse to send Bulgarian convicts home to filthy jails; report alleges Gulnara Karimov made billions by arm-twisting foreign investors. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The majority of Ukrainians does not expect an economic collapse
Last year, the economy of Ukraine contracted 6.8 percent, according to fresh state figures. The currency, meanwhile, has lost 60 percent of its value against the dollar in the past year, the Global Post website writes. Nevertheless, says Andriy Bychenko, Director of sociological service at the Razumkov Center, many Ukrainians believe...
