Today the Eurogroup will discuss the progress achieved to date in the ongoing second review of Greece’s economic adjustment programme, based on the updates by the European institutions participating in the review. Ministers will also look into the implementation of the short-term debt relief measures, which Eurogroup endorsed at its meeting on 5 December 2016. The…
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Moldova-NATO: neutrality choice
Moldova’s President Igor Dodon plans to cancel the agreement on establishing a NATO Liaison Office in the country’s capital of Chisinau. While speaking to Russia’s RT channel, he said that “I will work to cancel this agreement.” Moldovan president said he was going to meet with heads of NATO countries in Brussels in early February….
BRAFA: hommage to Julio Le Parc
BRAFA 2017 pays homage to an artist who is a major influence behind contemporary art, Julio Le Parc. Born in 1928, a pioneer of Op Art and Kinetic Art, a founder member of G.R.A.V. (Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel), winner of the international Grand Prize in Painting at the Venice 1966 Biennale, Julio Le…
Towards Syria conference in Brussels
The preparations for the spring international conference on Syria in Brussels chaired by EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini are on the way. The conference on Syria will have two main objectives. From one hand it will take stock of the implementation of commitments of the donor community at the London conference, on which the EU…
Sir Rogers: farwell to 'la belle époque'
Anna van Densky comment of Sir Ivan Rogers resignation The stepping down of the UK’s ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers continues a ‘natural’ process of replacement of Eurocentrics by Europscpetics, namely ‘remainers’ for ‘brexiters’. If in times of his appointment in 2013 the enthusiasm for common European future was an asset, as…
The world media discusses the move of the he UK’s ambassador to the European Union, Sir Ivan Rogers who resigned from the beginning of 2017, addressing a following letter to his staff: Dear All, Happy New Year! I hope that you have all had/are still having, a great break, and that you will come back…
New Year 2017: Brussels fireworks
The city of Brussels is going to celebrate the New Year 2017 with public fireworks, however the use of fireworks by private persons is prohibited by the General police regulation. Part 2 of the general police regulation of Brussels is about dangerous activities in public places. Article 33 states: it is forbidden in public spaces…
Syria: EU welcomes peace halt
“…The announcement of an agreement for cessation of hostilities on the eve of a New Year is welcome”- – says a statement of EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini commenting on the situation in Syria in hope for a lasting cessation of hostilities, the first one since the last peace halt in Syria failed. “What matters first and…
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