#Europe: ‘No grounds’ for lifting #Russiasanctions

Sanctions in place against Russia over alleged support for pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraine 

European Union foreign ministers said on Monday there were no grounds to lift economic sanctions against Russia despite conciliatory proposals from the EU’s foreign policy chief as violence intensified in eastern Ukraine... (Read more)

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#Europe: mending a bad marriage

The European project is a failed marriage, and only a radical reappraisal of the union – political and, above all, fiscal – can prevent a messy divorce

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