Poland seeks to become mediator in pursuing closer relations between the EU and Belarus
Ryszard Terlecki, the Vice Speaker of the lower house of the Polish Parliament, said that Warsaw, to a certain extent, would like to be a mediator in pursuing closer relations between Belarus and the European Union, Radio Polsha reported.
Terlecki explained that due to the historical and cultural ties between Poland and Belarus, Warsaw would be able to fit the role of mediator quite naturally.
According to the Vice Speaker, Belarus is in an important geopolitical position, and the EU is …
Polish state-owned company begins delivering gas to Ukraine
Polish State gas company PGNiG announced on Thursday, August 4, 2016 that it will begin to deliver gas to industrial consumers as part of an agreement with a private Ukrainian gas supplier, Eru Trading. Details about volumes and terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
According to Reuters, Poland and Ukraine, which depend on natural gas supplies from Russia, intend to expand the exchange between the gas transportation systems to 5-8 billion cubic meters of gas from the current 1.5 …
Pope Francis donates money to help victims of the war in eastern Ukraine
Pope Francis has donated €5 million from a personal fund, in the framework of charitable assistance, to victims of the conflict in the Donbas.
These funds will be added to the aid collected from all Roman Catholic churches of Europe and from the Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine as per the initiative of the Pope, which was implemented on the 24th of April. This was reported by the Apostolic Nunciature, which is the Vatican Embassy in Ukraine.
The representatives of the Vatican and the '' …
Former Ukrainian PM Mykola Azarov summoned for questioning over criminal organization allegedly led by Yanukovych
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has summoned the country's former Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, for questioning on August 9th. The relevant summons was published on the website of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
According to the document, the former head of the Ukrainian government is summoned for questioning at 2:00 p.m. on August 9th, to participate in the conduct of procedural actions in the framework of criminal proceedings on embezzlement of property owned by PJSC Ukrnafta …
Italy rejects resolution to lift sanctions on Russia
The Italian Parliament did not support a resolution calling to lift sanctions against Russia. The Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy, Yevhen Perelygin, reported this on his Facebook page.
“Another attempt made by certain parties to adopt a resolution to lift the sanctions against Russia has failed in the Italian parliament. The members of the Chamber of Deputies did not support the draft resolution of the opposition political forces of the Five Star Movement, which called on the Government of Italy …