Ukraine News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 17, 2025.
MIL-OSI Economics: Philip R. Lane: The communication of monetary policy decisions: incorporating risks and uncertainty
Source: European Central Bank Remarks by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Second Thomas Laubach Research Conference Washington, D.C., 16 May 2025 In my remarks today I will focus on how the ECB communicates its monetary policy decisions, with a particular emphasis on the integration of risks and […]
MIL-OSI Security: NATO Deputy Secretary General visits Estonia
Source: NATO On Friday (16 May), NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska travelled to Estonia. She began at the Ämari Airbase, from where the Portuguese Air Force currently helps secure the skies as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. The Deputy Secretary General was also briefed on the ongoing multinational exercise Hedgehog/Siil. Led by […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Oral question – The United Kingdom’s accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters – O-000016/2025
Source: European Parliament Question for oral answer O-000016/2025to the CommissionRule 142Ilhan Kyuchyukon behalf of the Committee on Legal Affairs On 27 June 2024, the United Kingdom signed and ratified the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Judgments Convention), which has also been […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Ukraine: New surgical unit opens in Zhytomyr hospital under EU-backed recovery programme
Source: European Investment Bank A surgical unit at Pavlusenko Hospital in Zhytomyr has been rebuilt to serve nearly two million residents in the oblast. It is now equipped with modern medical systems and upgraded infrastructure, doubling the hospital’s capacity to treat patients. The project to rebuild the surgical unit was implemented under the EIB’s Ukraine Recovery Programme, which […]
MIL-OSI Europe: REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus – A10-0087/2025
Source: European Parliament DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the modification of customs duties applicable to imports of certain goods originating in or exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus (COM(2025)0034 – C10‑0006/2025 – 2025/0021(COD)) […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Answer to a written question – Supporting the EastMed pipeline to reduce energy dependence on non-EU countries – E-000560/2025(ASW)
Source: European Parliament Following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Commission outlined in REPowerEU the strategic necessity to accelerate the clean energy transition and diversify natural gas supplies, including through domestic gas resources[1]. The EastMed pipeline is one of the options to transport gas from Israeli and Cypriot fields to Greece. The Commission continuously […]
MIL-OSI Global: Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward Armston-Sheret, IHR Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London By July 1858, the English explorer John Hanning Speke had been in Africa for 18 months. His eyes and body were weakened by fever, and he still hadn’t found what he set out to discover – the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Ernst Statement on Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) released the following statement on the Russia-Ukraine negotiations: “Just like President Trump, I want an end to this war that never should have started. The president has been working to bring both sides together, but Putin has shown […]
MIL-OSI Security: NATO Secretary General attends meeting of the European Political Community
Source: NATO On Friday 16 May (2025), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joined European leaders at a meeting of the European Political Community in Tirana, Albania to discuss shared security concerns. Amongst other engagements, Mr Rutte met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and took part in a bilateral meeting […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Philip R. Lane: The communication of monetary policy decisions: incorporating risks and uncertainty
Source: European Central Bank Remarks by Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Second Thomas Laubach Research Conference Washington, D.C., 16 May 2025 In my remarks today I will focus on how the ECB communicates its monetary policy decisions, with a particular emphasis on the integration of risks and […]
MIL-OSI Economics: ICON retains lead as most active CRO in Q1 2025, reveals GlobalData
Source: GlobalData ICON retains lead as most active CRO in Q1 2025, reveals GlobalData Posted in Pharma ICON maintains its place as the most active contract research organization (CRO) for Q1 2025 and Russia keeps its spot with the most clinical trials initiated in Europe despite the ongoing war with Ukraine, according to a report […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICYMI: At Hearing, Warren Stresses Importance of Right-to-Repair, Highlights How Restrictions Limit International Cooperation
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren May 16, 2025 Repair restrictions limit service members’ abilities to fix their weapons even in the middle of life-and-death missions Warren successfully pushed the Army to get rid of right-to-repair restrictions, urges the rest of the military to follow Video of Exchange (YouTube) […]
MIL-OSI Global: Putin is testing how far he can push Trump by not turning up for Istanbul talks
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex Over three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the countries are finally meeting for direct peace talks in Istanbul. Vladimir Putin will be not be attending. Ironically, given his no-show, it was Putin who suggested the peace talks […]
MIL-OSI Global: New chancellor, old constraints: Germany’s Friedrich Merz will have a hard time freeing the country from its self-imposed shackles
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Mark I. Vail, Worrell Chair of Politics and International Affairs, Wake Forest University German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has had an uncertain start to his tenure. John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, as he prepared to […]
MIL-OSI Russia: US, Ukrainian and Turkish delegations meet in Istanbul ahead of Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News ISTANBUL, May 16 (Xinhua) — Delegations from the United States, Ukraine and Turkey held their first trilateral meeting at the Dolmabahce Presidential Office here on Friday ahead […]
MIL-OSI China: Delegations of Russia, Ukraine start meeting in Istanbul
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Delegations of Russia and Ukraine have started their meeting in Türkiye’s Istanbul on Friday, televised footage showed. In his opening remarks at the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, “This meeting will determine the future meeting between the leaders of the countries.” MIL OSI China […]
EU readying new sanctions to increase pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday as leaders from across Europe met in Tirana. The EU, however, […]
MIL-OSI Video: Civilian Protection Amid Rising Numbers of Those Reported Missing in Conflict Zones | United Nations
Source: United Nations (Video News) “The number of people affected by armed conflict, including those reported missing in this context has only continued to increase,” said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. Briefing the Security Council today (May 15), Khaled Khiari said that in 2024 alone, the International Committee […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Seafood imports from the Russian Federation – P-001903/2025
Source: European Parliament Priority question for written answer P-001903/2025to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyRule 144Isabella Lövin (Verts/ALE) Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, seafood products have only been included in the last 16 sanction packages in a marginal way, with the products chosen […]
Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelenskiy in Turkey
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Russia’s Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine’s president said his defence minister would head up Kyiv’s team. They will be the first direct talks between the […]