Emerging stocks extend run of falls
Emerging-market stocks extended their longest weekly losing streak in more than a year on concern Europe’s slowdown will hurt global growth. ||| Jakarta – Emerging-market stocks extended their longest weekly losing streak in more than a year on concern Europe’s slowdown will hurt global growth.South Korea’s won and...
The regional elections in Russia: no competition, no surprises
2014-09-17Jadwiga RogożaThe regional elections illustrate the evolution of the socio-political situation in Russia, which has taken on its final shape following the annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Ukraine’s parliament passes a special act for Donbas
2014-09-17Tadeusz IwańskiThe act is an effect of the agreement reached on 5 September in Minsk during the meeting of the trilateral contact group. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Ukraine’s political parties at the start of the election campaign
2014-09-17Tadeusz A. OlszańskiThe elections will be held in a very tense atmosphere, and the outcome will largely depend on further developments in the Donbas. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Russia is blocking a free trade area between the EU and Ukraine
2014-09-17Rafał SadowskiAgata Wierzbowska-MiazgaA precedent: the EU recognises the right of Russia to influence the shape of EU relations with the countries of the former USSR. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
A Visegrad cacophony over the conflict between Russia and Ukraine
2014-09-10Mateusz GniazdowskiJakub GroszkowskiAndrzej SadeckiThe divergences within the Visegrad Group over the NATO summit in Wales remain in contrast to the practice of the V4’s co-operation in NATO …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
The ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
2014-09-10Rafał SadowskiAgata Wierzbowska-MiazgaThe agreement won’t bring an end to the conflict. Its vague and general provisions allow a great deal of flexibility in its interpretation by both parties. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern...
Professor: Permanent Truce in Ukraine Difficult to Achieve, Despite Ceasefire Agreement
It will be difficult to achieve a permanent truce in Ukraine, despite the ceasefire agreement reached during the September 5 meeting in Minsk, Gerhard Mangott, professor of political science at the University of Innsbruck, told RIA Novosti Monday. …read more Source: RIA...
Donetsk Prime Minister: Kiev Refuses to Coordinate Routes of Humanitarian Convoys
Kiev refuses to coordinate routes for the delivery of humanitarian aid, proposed by the self-proclaimed people’s republics of Donetsk and Luhansk, Donetsk People’s Republic Prime Minister Alexander Zakharchenko said Monday. …read more Source: RIA...