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6th February 2015 / Politics /

Politics: Will the European states arm Ukraine?

Following the escalation of fighting in Eastern Ukraine, more and more officials indicate that responding to Ukrainian cries for help and selling defensive weapons to help Ukrainian army resist rebels is necessary. The logic is simple – Russia clearly sends more and more troops and modern warfare in...

1st February 2015 / Politics / Macroeconomic Indicators, Economic Growth

Politics: Alexis Tsipras forms government, reaffirms his refusal of austerity

Only hours after the Greek parliamentary elections results were published, Alexis Tsipras, leader of the winning Coalition of the radical left (SYRIZA) was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece. The Greek president did not wait too long after Mr Tsipras announced successful coalition deal with the In...

7th January 2015 / Politics / Legal Reform and Transparency

Politics: Government Plan of Legislative Work for 2015

Office of Government of the Czech Republic presented Government Plan of Legislative Work for the year 2015. The plan itself was approved by the Government on 15th December 2014. The Plan itself contains 170 legislative goals of which 18 are legislative objectives, 28 draft laws, 80 draft amendments ...