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Pompeo’s Pompeii: The Eruption of the Iranian Peace Accords and What this means for the EU.

May 29, 2018

The Trump administration has not been characterized as thoughtful or respectful; however, the arrival of the new Secretary of State Mark Pompeo has elevated its volatility. Whereas his predecessor presented moderate versions of Trump’s policy plans, Pompeo is Trump’s equal in brusqueness. The United States’ new head diplomat seems to lack diplomatic skills. As soon… » read more

  Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

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An unconstitutional Law on Referendum was abolished in Ukraine

May 28, 2018

On April 26, 2018, the Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the Law “On All-Ukrainian Referendum”, which was adopted at the time of Yanukovych. The decision of the Constitutional Court to declare the Law “On All-Ukrainian Referendum” unconstitutional has stopped the possibility of conducting manipulative national referenda in Ukraine. Thus, the state remains protected from conducting referenda,… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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The Military Coup of May 27, 1960

The history of Turkey has witnessed military interventions almost once in every decade. Before shedding light upon the 1960 intervention, it is important to look at the anatomy of civil-military relations. In Turkey, the concept of “Internal Enemy” has been regarded as an attempt to justify the role of the military in politics. In retrospect,… » read more

  Posted by BBurak

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Climate Change and the 2°C target – New report and video on Green Finance

May 24, 2018

The UN expects the world temperature to rise of about 2.7°C, well above the target maximum of 1.5°C to 2°C agreed upon in Paris. Even if countries manage to match this ambition with results, people in many parts of the globe still face a future of more frequent flooding, drought and storms. Urban population growth… » read more

  Posted by Kaj Embren

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Leprosy of the land: illegal amber mining turns Ukraine landscape to «lunar» like

The amber “Klondike” of Ukraine provide “jobs” to thousands of people living nearby this gem deposits in the Polissya – North-West part of Ukraine (Volyn, Zhytomyr, and most of all in Rivne region). A few decades ago one could hardly imagine how to turn the solar stone into profits. People would dig up amber in… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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Cargo delay. Transit potential and cooperation with the EU

May 16, 2018

How will non-adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to the EU directives in the transport sector affect the transit potential of the country? An increase of Ukrainian export to the EU cannot be achieved without the development of transport infrastructure. Therefore, the Association Agreement aims to bring Ukrainian legislation closer to the requirements of the European Union,… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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Reconnecting the EU with its citizens: reallocating cohesion funds, rejuvenating European convergence

This article briefly summarizes the ongoing work from the Economics delegates of our yearly policy cycle “A New Contract: Reconnecting the EU with its citizens”. The following summary covers one of their two proposals, to be refined and presented to the European Parliament amongst others by October.   The EU has been ambitious in its… » read more

  Posted by 1989 Generation Initiative

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Attitudes of Ukrainians toward Russia and Russians: Dynamics and Main Trends

May 9, 2018

Dynamics of Public Opinion in Ukraine in the “Prewar” Period (2008–2013) From the start of monitoring of public opinion in Ukraine and Russia to the time of Russian military aggression against Ukraine in 2014, sociologists generally noted a relative stability in the dynamics of attitudes of Ukrainians toward Russia. This prewar period of monitoring of… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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Let us not perceive the EU as an universal money box

May 3, 2018

We should reassess our approach to the European Union as an additional source of revenue for our national budget. It is nonsensical to calculate whether we pay more into the EU treasury than we receive in form of subsidies. European finances must address Europe-wide challenges, not substitute our own national investment in infrastructure or kindergartens.… » read more

  Posted by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

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Problems that complicate the reforming of ministries in Ukraine

April 30, 2018

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has prepared an interim report on the implementation of the 2016-2020 Strategy for Public Administration Reform during 2016-2017. The Strategy was approved by the Government’s decision following the demands by Ukrainian and international experts when it became apparent that attempts at rapid economic and social reforms following the Revolution… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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MBK-Patientinnen müssen in der EU-Agenda weiter oben stehen

April 26, 2018

Gastbeitrag von MdEP Alberto Cirio. Jede achte Frau erkrankt im Laufe ihres Lebens an Brustkrebs. Und bei fast jeder dritten Brustkrebspatientin entwickeln sich Metastasen. In Italien allein leiden 30.000 Frauen an metastasiertem Brustkrebs (MBK). Und die Zahlen scheinen weiter anzusteigen. Die gute Nachricht ist allerdings, dass laut der italienischen Überwachungsagentur für seltene Krankheiten die Überlebensrate… » read more

  Posted by Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in Europe

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LITTLE CHANGED IN UKRAINE SO FAR. WHY?

April 25, 2018

The scheduled OTG (united territorial communities) elections will take place in Ukraine on April 29, 2018. The three leaders are known: Batkivshchyna Party of Yulia Tymoshenko, “Petro Poroshenko Bloc” of the current President of Ukraine and the “Agrarian Party”. However, the leading pack might change. One cannot underestimate the Ukraine’s demand for politicians who could… » read more

  Posted by Taras Semenyuk

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EU coverage in Ukrainian regional media: leading and lagging regions

April 19, 2018

Ukraine’s rapprochement towards the EU is long-lasting and has its own history: the launch of the DCFTA, the adoption of a visa-free regime for Ukraine, the Association Agreement entry into force and its implementation etc. These key steps were supported by civil society organizations, analyzed by think tanks, reported by the Government Office, while the… » read more

  Posted by Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels

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