Section: Politics

      Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak  accuses opposition of attempt to seize power
      Dec17

      Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak accuses opposition of attempt to seize power

      Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Blaszczak accused opposition parties on Saturday of trying to seize power illegally, while lawmakers occupied parliament`s plenary hall for a second day in the country`s biggest political standoff in years, according to Reuters. ”In my opinion, yesterday`s events were an illegal attempt to seize power,” Blaszczak...

      Russian occupation authorities in Crimea put human rights activist in psychiatric ward
      Dec17

      Russian occupation authorities in Crimea put human rights activist in psychiatric ward

      Human rights activist Amir-Usein Kuku, who is one of the suspects of a so-called ”Hizb-ut-Tahrir case” has been thrown into a solitary confinement in a psychiatric clinic in Simferopol, where he was placed for a mandatory psychiatric examination, Radio Liberty reported citing the activist`s lawyer, Eden Semedlyaev, as saying. The information came...

      Police break up blockade of Poland`s parliament amid political crisis – Reuters
      Dec17

      Police break up blockade of Poland`s parliament amid political crisis – Reuters

      Police early Saturday forcefully broke up an hours-long blockade of exits from the Polish parliament by protesters who said ruling party lawmakers violated the constitution by illegally passing the budget for next year, according to Reuters. The head of the PiS party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, left parliament in the early hours of Saturday after police...

      Date for Ukraine visa liberalisation vote removed from European Parliament website
      Dec17

      Date for Ukraine visa liberalisation vote removed from European Parliament website

      A preliminary date for the first reading vote of a visa liberalization package for Ukraine has been removed from the website of the European Parliament. The technical information on the corresponding bill does not include anymore the forecast date of a plenary sitting when the move is to be considered. Thursday reports stated that such forecast...

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea
      Dec17

      Russia may introduce strict registration control of Ukrainians who visit occupied Crimea

      The Federal Agency for Nationalities (FAN) of the Russian Federation proposes to introduce a mechanism of strict registration of those who enter the territory of the occupied Crimea from Ukraine, TASS reported citing the agency official. FAN official Andrey Komissarov noted that migration regime in the occupied Crimea should be built, given the...

      Dutch Government approves bill on EU-Ukraine Association
      Dec16

      Dutch Government approves bill on EU-Ukraine Association

      Today, December 16, the Dutch Government has approved a bill that is required for ratification by the country`s Parliament of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Rutte wrote on Facebook. According to Mr Rutte, the bill is yet to be approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Netherlands. The prime minister...

      Ukraine politicians unwilling to share details about Yanukovych`s schemes – FBI
      Dec16

      Ukraine politicians unwilling to share details about Yanukovych`s schemes – FBI

      An FBI agent says Ukrainian politicians are unwilling to share information about former President Viktor Yanukovych`s schemes, according to the Ukrainian-language media outlet, Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty). The FBI`s Supervisory Special Agent Karen Greenaway said at the Third Asset Recovery Conference in Kyiv on December 15, that the biggest...

      European Parliament hopefully to complete talks with EU Council on Ukraine visa liberalisation in January 2017
      Dec16

      European Parliament hopefully to complete talks with EU Council on Ukraine visa liberalisation in January 2017

      The European Parliament can reach an agreement with the Council of the European Union on granting Ukraine visa-free regime in January next year, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz told a press conference in Brussels in the framework of the EU Summit December 15, an UNIAN correspondent reported. Schultz has informed the heads of...

      EU agrees with Dutch proposals on Ukraine-EU Association Agreement ratification
      Dec16

      EU agrees with Dutch proposals on Ukraine-EU Association Agreement ratification

      The leaders of the European Union have agreed to the proposals voiced by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, aimed at unblocking the ratification of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, which was suspended due to the negative outcome of the referendum in the Netherlands, according to an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels. The corresponding conclusions...

      Rutte closes deal with EU on Ukraine Association Agreement
      Dec16

      Rutte closes deal with EU on Ukraine Association Agreement

      Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Brussels agreed with the EU leaders on the Netherlands-offered addendum to the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement, NOS reports. With this adjustment, Rutte wants the Dutch authorities to ratify the Deal, which the Netherlands voted against at a referendum earlier in 2016, according to NOS. ”After a one and a half...