Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
European Commission officially proposes canceling visas for Ukrainians
The European Commission has announced that it has put forth a legislative proposal concerning visa liberalization for Ukraine. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos commented in the statement that the proposed lifting of visa requirements for short-stay travel “is the result of the success of the Ukrainian government in achieving...
Why I’m Optimistic about Ukraine’s New Government
The past two months have not been favorable for Ukraine’s image in the West. The unnecessary government crisis leading to the ouster of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and his government has meant little progress on reform and lots of attention to politics. The strongest reform ministers—Natalie Jaresko, Aivaras Abromavicius, Oleksiy...
IWP will present “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Austria”
On April 28 the Institute of World Policy is going to present a discussion paper “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Austria”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
“We Should not Expect too Much from the NATO-Russia Council”
Latvian State Radio interviewed Bruno Lete, senior program officer, ahead of the NATO- Russia Council. On Wednesday, April 20, the NATO- Russia Council will take place at the Alliance’s headquarters in Brussels. This meeting had been suspended since Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Despite the current situation in Ukraine...
Dutch Parliament Keeps EU-Ukraine Deal Alive
EU treaty with Kyiv safe for now, as country also nears agreement on major prisoner swap with Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Shame on You, Netherlands
In a recent referendum, the Dutch people rejected the EU-Ukraine association agreement. Or rather, it was rejected by a majority of the just over 30 percent of Dutch people who decided to participate in this—for lack of a better word—joke.On the day of the referendum, a cartoon with the statement, “If you are voting against, find Ukraine on the...
Dutch Court Overturns Massive Yukos Shareholder Award
Russia dismantled the oil company once run by Mikhail Khodorkovsky after the oligarch was jailed on fraud charges. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Leader Says Russia Appears to Agree to Prisoner Swap
April 20, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Hungary
The discussion paper was written by Ivan Medynskyi, research fellow at the Institute of World Policy, and Bence Kapcsos, invited Hungarian expert. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Gove: UK would remain part of “free-trade zone stretching from Iceland to Turkey” after Brexit
Gove: UK would remain part of “free-trade zone stretching from Iceland to Turkey” after BrexitJustice Secretary and Vote Leave chair Michael Gove said yesterday, “There is a free-trade zone stretching from Iceland to Turkey that all European nations have access to, regardless of whether they are in our out of the euro or EU. After we vote to...
