Violence erupts at Greece protests BBC News | Europe | World Edition Protesters in the Greek capital Athens throw rocks and petrol bombs, at a rally marking six years since police killed an unarmed teenager. Juncker says South Stream pipeline can still be built EurActiv.com European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has insisted the €32 billion South Stream natural … Read more
Auditors slam EU’s Schengen info system EurActiv.com The European Court of Auditors has criticised financial setbacks and delays of the new Schengen Information System (see also (https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/), a border control software that has cost eight times more than its initial budget. EurActiv France reports. Mixed fortunes for Scandinavian Eurosceptics EurActiv.com While the Eurosceptic Danish People’s Party could become the biggest … Read more
The Eurosphere is losing Ukraine open Democracy News Analysis – by Denis MacShane Ukrainians may have had high expectations, but the unpleasant truth is that the EU has offered them more than it can deliver Ukraine in a European context open Democracy News Analysis – by Paul Lewis All in all, the fall of an unpopular, corrupt and … Read more
Ukraine?s Geneva agreement falters EurActiv.com An international agreement to avert wider conflict in Ukraine began to unravel Sunday (21 April), with pro-Moscow gunmen showing no sign of surrendering seized government buildings MAIN FOCUS: Conflict over Geneva peace plan | 22/04/2014 euro|topics Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday accused Kiev of violating the Geneva agreement on de-escalation in Ukraine. … Read more
Occupiers ignore Ukraine deadline BBC News | Europe | World Edition Pro-Russian militants continue to occupy government buildings in east Ukraine, ignoring a deadline to leave or face eviction by Ukrainian forces MAIN FOCUS: Kiev takes action against separatists | 14/04/2014 euro|topics Pro-Russian separatists occupied police and administration buildings in several Eastern Ukrainian cities on the … Read more