EURASIA DIGEST
‘GEOPOLITICAL LEAKS‘. Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, now a lawmaker, has been called in for “urgent questioning” by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in a case involving the smuggling of 43 valuable paintings out of Ukraine, the state’s investigation service agency said.
CUTTING FOSSIL FUELS. Kazakhstan‘s new leadership, faced with concurrent challenges of volatile oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic, has approved nineteen new renewable energy projects worth $1.1 billion in the country’s latest effort to go green and diversify its energy supply.
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ON OUR RADAR FOR THE NEXT DAYS…
The regular institutional cycle has temporarily ground to a halt. But we’ll continue to keep you updated on all relevant EU foreign affairs news, as operations moved exclusively online.
- Foreign Affairs Council
| Friday, 29 May 2020 | videoconference
EU foreign ministers are set to discuss EU-China strategy
- European Parliament’s SEDE Committee
| Friday, 29 May 2020 | Brussels
EU lawmakers will discuss the upcoming report on EU’s implementation of the arms export Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and an opinion on a framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies
- Fourth round of UK-EU talks on post-Brexit ties
| Monday, 1 June 2020 | Brussels
- EU-Eastern Partnership foreign minister’s talks
| Friday, 5 June 2020 | Brussels
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