Section: News & Summaries

      TTIP trade talks: Greenpeace leak `shows risks of EU-U.S. deal` – BBC
      May02

      TTIP trade talks: Greenpeace leak `shows risks of EU-U.S. deal` – BBC

      EU standards on the environment and public health risk being undermined by compromises with the U.S., Greenpeace has warned, citing leaked documents, according to the BBC.The environmental group obtained 248 pages of classified documents from the TTIP trade talks, aimed at clinching a far-reaching EU-U.S. free trade deal, the BBC wrote.Secrecy...

      No pasaran: Opposition Bloc MPs Boyko, Novinsky forced to leave Odesa
      May02

      No pasaran: Opposition Bloc MPs Boyko, Novinsky forced to leave Odesa

      Opposition Bloc leader Yuriy Boyko and Opposition Bloc member, oligarch Vadym Novinsky, who arrived in Odesa on Monday to take part in a rally on Kulykove Pole Square, have been forced to depart for Kyiv without leaving the city`s airport, according to Zorian Shkiriak, an adviser to Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.”Boyko, Novinsky and...

      What the Banning of Crimean Tatars’ Mejlis Means
      May02

      What the Banning of Crimean Tatars’ Mejlis Means

      In the two years since Russia illegally annexed Crimea, Crimean Tatars have faced the brunt of the de facto authorities’ brutality. On April 15, Crimea’s so-called prosecutor, Natalia Poklonskaya, banned the Mejlis, Crimean Tatars’ representative body in Crimea, labelling it “an extremist organization.” Following the...

      Memo to Europe: Don’t Fall for Russia’s Empty Promises
      May02

      Memo to Europe: Don’t Fall for Russia’s Empty Promises

      As of this writing, the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria has all but collapsed, and thousands of Russian forces are aiding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s campaign to retake Aleppo. At the same time, the Minsk II agreement between Russia and Ukraine remains, as it always has been, an agreement more honored in the breach than in the...

      Ukraine cancels gas price benefits for households as of May 1
      May02

      Ukraine cancels gas price benefits for households as of May 1

      The Ukrainian government has decided to cancel reduced prices of natural gas for households and set a single market price from May 1, 2016, at the level of a purchasing price of imported gas, according to a Cabinet resolution dated April 27, 2016.The single price is fixed at UAH 6,878 ($275) per 1,000 cubic meters.The new price consists of the...

      G7 ready to support Ukraine`s energy sector
      May02

      G7 ready to support Ukraine`s energy sector

      The Energy Ministers of the G7 member states, namely Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States announce their support of Ukraine`s energy policy reforms.”We welcome the substantial energy policy reforms ongoing in Ukraine including market and tariff system reform in the gas and electricity sectors as well as...

      Ukrainian activists blocking Opposition Bloc MPs Boyko, Novinsky at Odesa airport
      May02

      Ukrainian activists blocking Opposition Bloc MPs Boyko, Novinsky at Odesa airport

      Ukrainian activists have been blocking Opposition Bloc leader Yuriy Boyko and Opposition bloc member, oligarch Vadym Novinsky, who have arrived in Odesa, which is marking the second anniversary of the tragic events today.”Boyko and Novinsky have arrived at Odesa airport and are now in the VIP lounge. Patriots do not let them out and demand that...

      Reuters: Drones, Turkish artillery hit Islamic State in Syria, 34 dead
      May02

      Reuters: Drones, Turkish artillery hit Islamic State in Syria, 34 dead

      Shelling by Turkish artillery and drones which took off from southern Turkey struck Islamic State targets in Syria on Sunday, killing 34 militants, the Turkish military said, according to Reuters.It said the strikes, in response to Islamic State rocket attacks which hit the southern Turkish province of Kilis, destroyed six vehicles and five...

      Tombinski wants transparent investigation into May 2 fire in Odesa
      May02

      Tombinski wants transparent investigation into May 2 fire in Odesa

      Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine Jan Tombinski has called on the Ukrainian authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into the Odesa fire and shooting incidents, which took place two years ago.”Today we recall the tragic events in Odesa on 2 May 2014, that left more than 40 people dead and 200 injured. I urge the...

      TASS: Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe go up by 19.8% in January-April
      May02

      TASS: Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe go up by 19.8% in January-April

      Russian gas giant Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe increased by 19.8% in January-April, according to Russian news agency TASS.”According to latest updates, Gazprom`s gas exports to Europe went up in the first four months of 2016 by 19.8% on January-April 2015. The leader of the growth dynamics is Great Britain [+126.7%],” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller...