8 November, 2014 - Katoikos

EU-Ukraine gas deal agreed, as Russia increases pressure

Katoikos World
Analysis , Foreign Affairs
8 November, 2014

Ukraine, Russia and the European Union have agreed on a deal that would secure the resumption of Russian natural gas flowing to Ukraine in time for winter.

France and Italy avert budget clash with Commission, Britain forced to foot extra EU budget bill

Katoikos World
Politics , Economy , Analysis
8 November, 2014

France and Italy have managed to sidestep an unavoidable collision with the European Commission over their 2015 budgets by pledging additional fiscal measures to cut their deficits. Meanwhile, Britain is forced to pay the additional £1.7bn it has been calculated to owe for the EU budget.