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Opinion: Crimea’s referendum choices are no choice at all
By Keir Giles, Associate Fellow, International Security and Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House The planned referendum on the future status of Crimea has been widely condemned as illegal and invalid. But even if it were legitimate, the two choices presented to Crimean voters offer them no option for leaving Russian control. The referendum, currently […]
Parliament toughens up anti money-laundering rules
The ultimate owners of companies and trusts would have to be listed in public registers in EU countries, under draft anti money-laundering rules voted by Parliament on Tuesday. The draft law would also require banks, auditors, lawyers, real estate agents and casinos, among others, to be more vigilant about suspicious transactions made by their clients. […]
Improving trade in processed agricultural goods
The European Commission welcomes today’s European Parliament vote on its proposal to update the trade regime for processed agricultural products (PAPs). PAPs are goods obtained through the processing of basic agricultural products, such as confectioneries, chocolates, pastas, bakeries, biscuits, spirits, soft drinks. The EU is the world’s biggest exporter of processed agricultural products, with total value of […]
Wind industry unites to call for ambitious 2030 renewables target
Over 150 companies representing every aspect of the wind energy sector from power producers to component manufacturers have joined a call on EU governments to set an ambitious renewables target for 2030. Gathering in Barcelona for the industry’s annual event, EWEA 2014, the 151 companies and organisations lent their names to a declaration addressed to EU […]
European Parliament: Children’s rights champion?
It is always said that children will shape the world of tomorrow. It is also said that societies should invest in their future in order to become inclusive, stable and prosperous. Although a logical correlation can be made from these statements, over 600 million children live in poverty, and one in four lives inside the […]
Plan: South Sudan must not be forgotten
The world’s youngest nation is being entrenched in a power struggle and aid workers fear a humanitarian disaster is looming. As the conflict skyrockets, the United Nations declares the crisis a ‘level 3 emergency’ and calculates that around 3.7 million people risk hunger. South Sudanese population flees their residence to leave food and water shortages behind, […]
