Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EU. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Ukraine-China: 'third alternative'



The Europe-Ukraine-Russia triangle may turn into a quadruple if China enters the game. Faced with a contracting labor market and limited credit resources, East and Central European countries approach Ukraine’s associated membership in the European Union with caution, fearing that it all may end up in Kiev claiming its fair share of the pie.

EU strategists are racking their brains over how to lure Kiev, while keeping East European member states less concerned about it.  Ukraine’s hopes to negotiate more favorable terms failed. When President Viktor Yanukovych requested 150 billion euros in aid to speed up the economy’s transition to the European technical standards, even “senior” EU members got scared. Europe just can’t afford it.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Euro integration opponents 'bury' Association Agreement with EU in Kyiv



European integration opponents have performed an improvised theatrical action, “NO to association with the EU”, imitating funerals of the Association Agreement between Kyiv and the EU, the media report.
Last week, the Ukrainian government decided to suspend preparations for signing the Association Agreement with the EU.
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Putin accuses EU of blackmail and force against Ukraine Over trade pact



ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the European Union on Friday of blackmail and pressure against Ukraine over its decision to suspend preparations for a trade pact that would have wrested the nation further from Moscow’s orbit.

The former Soviet republic abruptly spurned an historic alliance with its western neighbors on Thursday, suspending an imminent trade pact with the EU and saying it would revive talks on a deal instead with Russia.
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Saturday, November 9, 2013

EU Court Says Homos*xuality Can Be Grounds For Asylum (Aduro)



A lot of Nigerians may soon migrate to Europe as there are indications the EU may sanction granting of asylum to African homos*xuals who can’t openly declare their $-exuality due to laws against same-s*x relationships in the continent, with many saying, even straight people could go as far as changing their sxu_ality or ‘faking’ it in order to be assured of asylum in Europe.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Germany, EU Commit €24.5m to Nigeria’s Power Reforms



Prof. Chinedu Nebo, Power Minister
•       NLNG gets $360m Korean loan
Chineme Okafor
 
The German Government and the European Union (EU) have expressed commitment to Nigeria’s efforts at liberalising her power sector in the ongoing reform exercise.
Both Germany and EU would to this end, commit a cumulative sum of €24.5 million within the framework of the Nigerian-German Energy Support Programme (NGESP) to foster Nigeria’s efforts in advancing her energy policy and regulatory environment, energy mix with focus on rural renewable electrification as well as energy efficiency and respective institutional capacity development.

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