1.Run, Orban, run!

BSSB.BE  ecfr.eu  06.04.2018

Danube Ex-USSR

*A convincing victory for Victor Orban will reinforce the Hungarian veto role in the EU. However, the country has only marginal influence beyond its neighbourhood on EU policies.

Whatever its effects on Hungary’s economy and society, the April … Read More

2. UN. Human rights

BSSB.BE  ohchr.org  06.04.2018

Ex-USSR Europe

*Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN reports.

Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 November 2017 to 15 February 2018.

The investigation and trials related to the 2 May … Read More

The Age of Geopolitics

BSSB.BE  Concordia  05.04.2018

Germany USA World Ex-USSR 

 *Four geopolitical crises—active and looming—will have global economic impact on a scale unseen since the end of the Cold War.

 The events in Ukraine and Iraq/Syria today, and the longer term risks of a rising … Read More

2. Guest-workers for Central Europe

BSSB.BE  intellinews.com  05.04.2018

Balkans Danube Ex-USSR  

*Labour-induced risks to growth are real, but dire demographic trends will not automatically condemn the region to a low-growth future.

Meanwhile, Brexit is more likely to steer migrants from the Visegrád countries to other … Read More

1. USA. Famine 1932

BSSB.BE  cdc.gov  04.04.2018

USA

*Thirty-third annual report rate tables and general tables for the death registration area in continental United States, with supplemental statistics for Hawaii, Puerto and the Virgin islands.

T&s report for the calendar year 1932 is … Read More

1. Europe in a New World Order

BSSB.BE  archiv.wirtschaftsdienst.eu  04.04.2018

Germany Europe

*The EU is a relatively open economy and has benefited from the multilateral system. We argue that the EU should defend its strategic interests. 

Policy challenge

The EU is a relatively open economy and has … Read More

About «civil war» of Moldova

BSSB.BE  katehon.com  03.04.2018

Balkans Danube Ex-USSR

*Moldova is being pushed to a civil war

The Moldovan president confirmed in an interview with Deutsche Welle that he considers the best choice for the country development of relations with Russia, rather than … Read More

Is there any reason to worry ?

BSSB.BE  03.04.2018

Germany Europe USA

*Panelists discuss the potential and ongoing crises that may erupt or escalate in 2018, as well as their global political implications.

SPEAKERS

Antony J. Blinken, Herter/Nitze Distinguished Scholar, Johns Hopkins School … Read More

1. UN. Human rights

BSSB.BE  ohchr.org  02.04.2018

Ex-USSR Europe

*Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights UN reports.

Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine 16 November 2017 to 15 February 2018.

This twenty-first report on the situation of human rights … Read More

1. Guest-workers for Central Europe

BSSB.BE  intellinews.com  02.04.2018

Danube Ex-USSR

*Labour-induced risks to growth are real, but dire demographic trends will not automatically condemn the region to a low-growth future.

Labour shortages in EU-CEE are not new, but recently they have become much more serious … Read More