Has Putin Lost China as an Ally?

XI Jinping and Vladimir Putin

On 27 October, President Xi Jinping said that China should develop dialogue with the West on equal terms. By the word “West”, the Chinese Secretary General meant the United States, and in fact confirmed Beijing’s focus on the formation of a bipolar world in which China will become a superpower. Earlier, on 25 October, President…

CICA: Formation of the Asian Counterweight

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Asia is gaining momentum. The time has come to launch international mechanisms, which, before that, were created and regulated for almost 30 years, to turn them into a single structure. Clear, stable and running smoothly. Considering the fact that the world situation is now in dire need of this.     These meetings on the…

Uzbekistan’s international initiatives contribute to strengthening economic and social security

Uzbekistan

The world is going through a difficult period. As a result of increased international competition, contradictions in the field of global security have deepened, which has led to many sanctions restrictions on trade. This has a devastating effect on trade flows and international value chains, writes Obid Khakimov. As the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev…

EU Ban on Chinese Slave Labour Products

Uyghur Slave Labour in China

A possible ban by the EU on goods from China which may have been produced or sourced from forced labour has been welcomed by a leading human rights group. The ban is thought to being considered by the European Commission as a response to growing concern about alleged rights abuses in China. Critics of the…

Paschal Donohue praises the “brave people of Ukraine”

Paschal Donohue

Eurogroup president Paschal Donohue has praised the “brave people of Ukraine” He spoke after meeting the treasury secretary of the U.S. Afterwards, the Irishman said, “The meeting that we had had one item on the agenda.  “That item was the transatlantic macroeconomic outlook and risks. And understandably, this discussion here today focused on the respective…

Helping Those Fleeing Terror

The European Commission has announced a series of measures to continue supporting those fleeing what it calls “the unprovoked Russian aggression.” A new online job-search tool launched on Monday will help people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to successfully find a job in the European Union. After registering with the EU Talent Pool pilot initiative, those under…

Brexit past, present and future

Brexit past present and future

Boris promised us that Brexit would mean we would have our cake and eat it.  Liz Truss, keen on growth, has pledged to increase the size of the pie. Meanwhile, thanks to both of them, the nation is now in the soup! writes Philip Bushill Matthews. It is nearly 50 years since the country had…

Affordable Housing for All

Rental and housing markets in European cities and regions have come under significant pressure since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Members of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy and EU Budget of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) call for increased support for European regions and cities on the frontline of the refugee…

Trust, or trussed?

Truss

When eight central and eastern European countries joined the EU in 2004, an opinion poll showed their people placed greater trust in EU institutions than their own governments: the latest Eurobarometer poll confirms that this was not an isolated result. Based on information gathered across all EU Member States in February and March of last…

Reducing Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe

Dombrovskis

The Commission has called on Member States to modernise their minimum income schemes as part of the ongoing pledge to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Europe.  A planned recommendation sets out how Member States can modernise their minimum income schemes to make them more effective, lifting people out of poverty, while promoting the labour…