Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Kleptocracy Daily: February 27, 2017
News The European Parliament is set to vote tomorrow for fully public registers disclosing beneficial ownership. (Financial Times) Capitol One has become the new focus of state and federal investigations of money laundering after the bank’s internal safeguards were called into question. (USA Today) Swiss prosecutors are investigating...
Recent publications from the College of Europe Natolin campus
Anna-Sophie MAASS, EU-Russia Relations, 1999-2015. From Courtship to Confrontation, London/New York, Routledge, 204p, 2016 This book traces the development of EU-Russia relations in recent years. It argues that a major factor influencing the relationship is the changing internal dynamics of both parties, in Russia’s case an increasingly...
Upcoming events at the College of Europe Natolin campus
High-level seminar with former President of the European Parliament Pat COX, 27 February 2017, Auditorium Copernicus, College of Europe Natolin campus, Warsaw On 27 February 2017, the College of Europe Natolin campus has the pleasure to host Mr Pat COX, former President of the European Parliament. Mr COX will deliver a lecture to the Natolin...
News from the College of Europe Natolin campus
Professor Richard BUTTERWICK-PAWLIKOWSKI was awarded the Bronze Medal “Gloria Artis” of outstanding Merit to Culture: Link Professor Tobias SCHUMACHER was appointed member of the European Neighbourhood Council in Brussels: Link First semester study trip to Ukraine: “Against All Odds: Transformation in a Time of War”: Link The Bronisław Geremek...
February 27th, 2017
CHINA Xi Associates to Fill Top Economic Jobs Ahead of Party Congress CHINA DIGITAL TIMES A number of sources have confirmed that He Lifeng, a close associate of Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, has been appointed by China’s National People’s Congress to direct the National Development and Reform Commission, a powerful state agency...
In Ukraine, Separatists Issue Ultimatum to End Rail Blockade
February 27, 2017 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The bridge-long dream
Russia / Europe Every flight must inevitably pass over the Kerch Strait on its way from Simferopol to mainland Russia, as Ukraine’s airspace is closed to Russian airlines. One can therefore see the Kerch Strait Bridge under construction in all its glory from a bird’s-eye view. According to the Kremlin, the bridge will save the...
Мечта длиною в мост
Russia / Europe Каждый самолет, направляющийся из Симферополя в центральную часть России, неизбежно пролетает над Керченским проливом: воздушное пространство Украины закрыто для российских авиакомпаний. С высоты полета прекрасно виден строящийся мост, который, по замыслу Кремля, должен помочь полуострову избежать всех напастей, свалившихся на...
Standing Up For “Parasites”
The anger in Belarus over a tax on the unemployed and other supposed freeloaders can be justified through the absurdity of the law itself. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Westinghouse: Only Ukraine applies EU’s nuclear diversification policy
EXCLUSIVE / Unlike the five EU member states with Russian-built nuclear power plants, Ukraine is the only country implementing EU requirements for diversified portfolios of fuel supply, Michael Kirst, an official at Westinghouse, told EURACTIV.com. …read more Source:...
