Latvian FM: Dutch referendum results should not affect our support of Ukraine
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevics has said the result of the Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement should not affect the support of Ukraine by EU countries.”The Dutch referendum on EU-UA Association agreement should not affect our support to Ukraine, shows the need to address key EU challenges,” Rinkevics wrote on...
Ukraine can get $1.85 bln from Japan if reforms implemented
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will keep its promise regarding $1.88 billion in financial aid to Ukraine if it honors its commitments on reform.”We will continue with plans to send $1.85 billion in an economic package to Ukraine for reform,” he said at a joint press conference with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in...
Italian police use tear gas, water cannon in Naples anti-Renzi protests
Italian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Wednesday during running battles with protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Matteo Renzi during a visit to the southern city of Naples, according to Reuters.Renzi, in Italy`s third-largest city to discuss plans for the urban development of a former industrial site, was greeted by a...
Japan to allocate almost $14 mln for re-building Ukraine`s east
Japan is about to allocate $13.6 million for re-building Ukraine`s eastern regions affected by war, an UNIAN correspondent reported referring to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko`s statement made at a joint press conference with Japan`s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after their meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday.”I would like to thank the government...
Dutch PM: Ratification of EU treaty with Ukraine cannot ”just proceed”
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the Netherlands will not be able to ”just proceed” with the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement after the Dutch referendum on April 6 when the majority of citizens rejected the EU-Ukraine deal.”If this is the outcome, we will have to consider this advice carefully. It implies a political fact...
VOA: NATO challenged by more assertive Russia, militants
NATO is preparing to step up its response to Islamic State and a more assertive Russia responsible for aggressive actions in Ukraine, according to Voice of America (VOA).NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke with VOA`s Serbian Service about the alliance`s future this week in Washington.”That is the two main challenges we face and they are...
ATO HQ closes Stanytsia Luhanska checkpoint in Donbas
The Stanytsia Luhanska control point of entry/exit has suspended its work due to the constant militant shelling of the adjacent areas, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).”In order to preserve the lives and health of civilians who cross this checkpoint, the ATO headquarters in Donetsk and Luhansk regions have...
Greek public sector strike to ground flights, disrupt public services – Reuters
Flights to and from Athens will be grounded on Thursday and services at tax and municipal offices will be disrupted as state workers walk off the job to protest against pension and tax reforms demanded by Greece`s foreign lenders, according to Reuters.The strike coincides with a review of Greece`s international bailout, agreed last year, which...
Iceland govt appoints new PM, to call early elections
Iceland`s government named a new prime minister and called for early elections in the autumn on Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson quit becoming the first global politician brought down by the ”Panama Papers” leaks, Reuters reports.It was unclear whether the naming of Fisheries Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson to...
Bloomberg: U.S. plans to match leaked data to Russia sanctions list
The U.S. plans to search the millions of documents leaked from a Panamanian law firm for information about people who may have helped companies or individuals evade sanctions related to Russia`s role in destabilizing Ukraine, a person familiar with the matter said, Bloomberg reported.These people could be added to the U.S. Treasury Department`s...
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