Section: News & Summaries

      MEPs call on Netherlands to sooner communicate its position on EU-Ukraine deal
      Apr08

      MEPs call on Netherlands to sooner communicate its position on EU-Ukraine deal

      The European Parliament has called on the Dutch government to communicate its position with respect to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union as soon as possible and assures that they are ready to discuss the way forward and to contribute to finding solutions.The relevant statement was announced on Thursday by Elmar...

      Ukraine sees cheese exports fall by 26%
      Apr08

      Ukraine sees cheese exports fall by 26%

      Exports of Ukrainian cheese in January-March 2016 totaled 1.35 million tonnes, which was 26% down year-over-year, while exports in monetary terms decreased by 37% in the reporting period, to $3.87 million, according to Ukraine`s State Fiscal Service (SFS).In real terms, the volume of cheese imports into Ukraine in the first quarter of 2016 (Q1,...

      Juncker `sad` about Dutch No vote on EU-Ukraine deal
      Apr08

      Juncker `sad` about Dutch No vote on EU-Ukraine deal

      European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is ”sad” about the results of a Dutch referendum on an EU-Ukraine deal, an emotion shared Thursday by many European politicians to what is being seen as another sign of voters` antipathy to Brussels, the European version of Politico reported. Dutch voters on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a...

      Russia cuts gas price for Armenia to $150
      Apr08

      Russia cuts gas price for Armenia to $150

      Russia has reduced the price of natural gas supplied to Armenia to $150 from $165 per 1,000 cubic meters, according to Russian business news agency PRIME.”The previous price was $165 per 1,000 cubic meters, and now it has been reduced to $150. The negotiations continue. It is not clear yet whether the cut will also be to end consumers` benefit,”...

      Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on ceasefire to recover bodies
      Apr08

      Azerbaijan, Armenia agree on ceasefire to recover bodies

      Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed on a temporary ceasefire to recover bodies, Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) has reported.”An agreement was reached on restoration of the ceasefire regime since 17:00 on April 8 on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops,” the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said, APA wrote.Through the mediation of the...

      Tires on fire at Poroshenko`s office: Protesters demand real lustration
      Apr08

      Tires on fire at Poroshenko`s office: Protesters demand real lustration

      Clashes with Ukrainian police at Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s administration in the center of Kyiv have been reported after allegedly Automaidan activists who demand real lustration, or the purge of officials at law-enforcement agencies, on Friday set fire to car tires, according to Ukrainian news channel 112.ua.Police tried to...

      Self-proclaimed Donetsk republic introduces ”statehood lessons” at schools
      Apr08

      Self-proclaimed Donetsk republic introduces ”statehood lessons” at schools

      The self-proclaimed Donetsk People`s Republic (DPR) militant organization has introduced the so-called ”statehood awareness lessons” at schools, where children are taught about the DPR-propagated world order.Footage of one of such propaganda ”lessons” was released by the DPR`s ”Information Ministry.”Schoolchildren are told fake stories about the...

      Mossack Fonseca leak shakes Ukraine more than Russia – The Economist
      Apr08

      Mossack Fonseca leak shakes Ukraine more than Russia – The Economist

      The so-called Panama Papers leak involving Mossack Fonseca, a Panama-based law firm that registers companies in tax havens, has hit Ukraine harder than Russia, according to The Economist.The Kremlin had warned that an attack was coming. ”Comrades are working in accordance with tried and tested schemes,” Vladimir Putin`s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov,...

      Crimea facing new power blackouts
      Apr08

      Crimea facing new power blackouts

      Significant limitations on power supplies in the Russian-occupied Crimea have been reported, and even an emergency shutdown of the so-called ”energy bridge” line is not ruled out, according to Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty`s Crimean news portal Krym.Realii.”The operational limit in Crimea and Sevastopol will be lowered in the period from...

      Supercarrier Ford to join Navy fleet in September – CNN
      Apr08

      Supercarrier Ford to join Navy fleet in September – CNN

      The most expensive warship ever built, the $12.9 billion aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), is expected to join the U.S. Navy`s fleet in September, a Navy official says, according to CNN.Sean J. Stackley, the Navy`s assistant secretary for acquisitions, gave the timetable for the 100,000-ton, 1,100-foot-long supercarrier in testimony...