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A column of Ukrainian tanks take position near Donetsk

Ukraine crisis

A large group of Ukrainian tanks and armored army took position about 23 kilometers south of Donetsk, a major city in eastern taken by the rebels. The military column of a mile long, has advanced in the last hours without going into combat, after arriving Wednesday to Mariupol. In addition, as reported by the Ukrainian […]

EU spends 3 times more on shielding borders than on refugees

The human cost of Fortress Europe

The NGO Amnesty International (AI) has released a report on Wednesday that alleged that some 23,000 people have died trying to reach Europe since 2000. In the 44-page document, “The human cost of Fortress Europe: Human rights violations against migrants and refugees at Europe’s borders”, AI accuses the European Union (EU) and Member States to […]

Asylum applications increased by 30% in European Union

asylum seekers rate in EU increased

The European Union in 2013 received a record number of applications for asylum: 435,760. The figure represents an increase of 30 % over the previous year, the highest growth seen so far on Community statistics, which is collected uniformly since 2008. Syrian crisis, but also underground conflicts such as Chechnya in Russia, explained in large […]

Scotland ponders cost of its independence from UK

scotland independence refrendum

Will there be a replica of Hadrian’s Wall, the defense that the Romans built to the north of Britain and break the three centuries of shared history between Scotland and the United Kingdom (UK)? . It seems that 307 years of coexistence under the common banner of the Union Jack, efforts and endeavors in building […]

EU gives €13m to Pakistan to support provincial assemblies

The European Union and  Pakistan has finalised an agreement for the EU to provide €13 million, in funding for a programme, supporting Pakistan’s four Provincial Assemblies, the European Union mission in Islamabad said Monday. The funding will also cover the Legislative Assemblies of northern areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. The programme will also provide […]

UN official advises Pakistan to focus on regional trade

A senior United Nations official has advised Pakistan that instead of striving to trade with Europe and the West‚ the country should concentrate on trade within the region.   Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan Marc-André Franche said trade with neighbours and sharing of experiences and innovations also help reduce […]

EU observers arrive in Islamabad for polls monitoring

A group of European officials arrived in Pakistan to observe the May 11 parliamentary elections in Pakistan, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.   Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary said that advance and core teams of EU observer mission are already in Pakistan and more will arrive later.   The EU Islamabad office says […]

Pakistan asks Afghanistan to eliminate TTP’s ‘safe heavens’

Pakistan Thursday expressed concern over what it called ‘continued presence of safe havens’ of Pakistani Taliban militants Afghanistan’s Kunar and Nooristan provinces and urged Afghan government to eliminate their safe heavens.   The military says that the members of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan have fled to Afghanistan and are now operating from their and routinely launch attacks […]

EU 110-member team to observe Pakistan’s elections

A group of 110-member team from the European Union will observe Pakistan’s May 11 parliamentary elections, the EU office in Islamabad said Monday.   The EU has in the past observed Pakistan’s national elections in 2002 and 2008.   The European Union High Representative and Vice President of the European Commission, Ms Catherine Ashton, has […]

Foreign Minister Khar lashes out India in her last presser

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Thursday acknowledged that there were disappointments vis-a-vis relations with India including unfortunate and hostile statements that emanated from that country on cross-LoC incidents.   Speaking at her last press conference as Foreign Minister, she said Pakistan wants resolution of Kashmir dispute but pointed out that there was not required level […]

President Asif Ali Zardari urges international community to help Pakistan

President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to help Pakistan economically as it is fighting a war against terror left behind in Afghanistan by the world community.   Addressing members of the Overseas Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industries in Islamabad, the president pointed out that the European Union has granted Preferential Market […]

Pakistan wants to improve bilateral ties with India: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday said Islamabad desires to improve bilateral relations and resolve all conflicts with New Delhi in the interest of peace and stability in the region.   In an interview with a private television channel‚ she said the government had expanded trade relations with India to reduce hostility between […]

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