Romania’s prime minister Sorin Mihai Grindeanu said the ruling coalition will not resign inspite of pressure of mass demonstrations against a measure similar to corruption indulgence. Obviously the centre-left government will not proceed immediately with its attempt to decriminalise official misconduct, which set public opinion ablaze. Wow. Bucharest, Romania tonight. The people ask the government to…
Category: Conflict
The wreck of EU foreign policy
Anna van Densky, OPINION With flows of migrants from Libyan cost, the EU Southern Neighbourhood, ravaged by Islamic terrorists, and the defrozen conflict in the EU Eastern Neighbourhood with tanks moving along the vicinities in Donetsk, the EU foreign affairs Council, 6.2.2017, finds itself in the worst situation in years, if not in decades, since…
Mitrovica Bridge construcion
“The constructive commitment we have seen in the last two meetings of the Dialogue in Brussels today brings results, to prove once again that only dialogue and political leadership can deliver and for the better”, – says the statement of EU top diplomat Federcia Mogherini over the issue of the re-opening of the Mitrovica Bridge….
EU: Ministers to discuss Ukraine
6/02/2017 The Council, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, will discuss the situation in Ukraine. Ministers are expected to assess progress in the implementation of the reform agenda in Ukraine over the past year as well as EU support to the implementation of the Minsk agreements. MORE: Photos of…
Malta Summit: focus on Libya
In the morning, the 28 EU heads of state of government will address the external dimension of migration. They are expected to focus their discussions on the Central Mediterranean route and Libya. (Photo: illustration, Libyan migrant camp) With the spring approaching, leader are expected to agree on a number of immediate and concrete measures to stem migratory flows,…
Al-Sarraj request of EU funds: where is Gaddafi's gold?..
“The European Union supports the Government of National Accord and your work, Mr Prime Minister (Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj), since the very beginning and is fully committed both here and on the ground to work with you for the benefit of all Libyans when it comes to security that we know very well is the first…
EU immigration dichotomy
The startling difference of approach toward migration crisis resolution between EU bureaucrats and national politicians representing opinions of their electorate shifts both policies into confrontational mode, beyond possibility of a compromise. “We have in Europe a history – and here I think I do not speak only for the European Union – that has told…
Minsk Process endangered
Moscow: Today Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused the Ukrainian government of provoking the crisis. The Kremlin has “reliable information” that Ukrainian volunteer battalions crossed the front line Monday 30/1/2017 night and tried to capture rebel territory, Peskov told press. Salvos of heavy-caliber artillery were heard throughout the night and late…
Europol: EU under terroristic threat
EUROPOL: Europe is facing its most serious terrorist threat for over 10 years. The attacks on Charlie Hebdo in January 2015 marked a shift towards a broader strategy of Jihadist terrorism, and the so-called IS in particular, to intimidate Western countries with successive terror attacks across Europe. The potential increase of returnees from conflict zones…
Canada shelters US banned migrants
Canada will offer temporary residency to any traveler restricted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s orders temporarily barring people from seven hight risk of Islamic radical terrorists infiltration countries and conflict zones, an official said on weekend. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen told a news conference he did not know how many people might be eligible…
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