Anticorruption protests led by Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny have begun in Russia’s Far East and Siberia. (Photo: demonstration in Novosibirsk) Наиболее многочисленные акции к этому часу прошли в Новосибирске, Иркутске, Красноярске, Владивостокеhttps://t.co/0aRvkXbqUe pic.twitter.com/v4WhzIyAmK — Медиазона (@mediazzzona) March 26, 2017 In Vladivostok, police detained at least 30 people. Local Russian media outlets reported that around…
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Rome: Juncker calls for solidarity
“…It is now exactly 60 years ago that the Treaties of Rome – signed in this very room – sealed our Union forevermore. It is a Union that rose from the ashes of two world wars, shaped by the hands and by the iron will of those who had returned from battlefields and concentration camps…
#Marine for partnership with Kremlin in fight against terrorism
“First of all, it is necessary to establish co-operation between France and Russia, both in the field of culture and trade. The same applies to strategic partnership in many areas — in particular, the fight against terrorism and energy,”- the leader of Front National, and candidate for presidency Marine Le Pen said to Russia today TV channel, while visiting Moscow. Vladimir Putin met with…
Poland devoted to the EU
Poland remains fully committed to the European Union despite an ongoing argument over Donald Tusk candidacy with Brussels and any political party that advocated following Britain out of the bloc would be rejected by Polish voters, President Andrzej Duda told Reuters. President Duda, an ally of Kaczynski and Szydlo, said Poland only wanted to be…
Poland might not sign Declaration in Rome
Poland signaled it may not accept the Rome declaration, which will propose a renewed concept of the European Union’s course after Brexit. The prime minister Beata Szydlo made clear the document should consider issues Warsaw considers crucial. A draft of the declaration already offered for discussion in EU capitals it says the leaders of the…
MEPs to debate rule of law in Poland
Civil Liberties Committee MEPs will question Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans about the respect of the rule of law in Poland on Wednesday, at 17:30. The Commission began investigating the situation in Poland under the “Framework for addressing systemic threats to the Rule of Law” on 13 January 2016. The purpose of the meeting is…
US signal NATO they mean business
Those NATO allies who brushed off the request of the US government to pay as agreed for common defence, might have been too superficial in their judgement. The U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to skip a meeting with NATO foreign ministers next month in order to stay home for a visit of China’s…
Poland refuses concept of multispeed EU
Today Poland promised to launch ‘hard talks’ at the European Union’s anniversary at Rome informal summit end of this week. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Polish political heavy-weight, said that Warsaw will not bow to any form of a multi-speed Europe. The March 25 EU summit marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which paved…
Rome Summit: Tusk as EU symbol of strife
While EU Council president Donald Tusk (pictured) is preparing the anniversary of the Treaty of Rome Summit (25.03.2017), focusing of the ‘unity’ message of EU27 in post-Brexit era, the argument over his own re-appointment ignoring Polish government’s protest, remains open, poisoning the historic event. Although the Summit is informal, the open confrontation with Poland over…
Russia, France towards Syrian talks
Russian Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault have agreed to cooperate in preparing the intra-Syrian talks in Geneva, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. #SYRIA Report of the Russian Centre for reconciliation of opposing sides (March,18th) https://t.co/eatogHylpn pic.twitter.com/uwd3kpg2ar — Минобороны России (@mod_russia) March 18, 2017 “The ministers have agreed…
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