What is clear is that Burisma connects together a spider web of questionable dealings involving Latvian banks.
What would Siegmund Warburg say about BREXIT?
As a young man in the Germany of the 1920s, Warburg had been a convinced and optimistic pan-European. He believed, as he wrote to his friend Ernst Kocherthaler in 1927, ‘that Europe has passed the culmination point of nationalism, or …
Отъявленный мошенник становится исполнительным вице-президентом Европейской комиссии
Джон Кристмас, изгнанный из банка Parex информатор English and Latvian translations available Возможно, Кремль полагал, что он является идеальным подставным лицом благодаря своему невинному мальчишескому виду? Валдис Домбровскис занимал пост премьер-министра Латвии с 2009 по 2014 год. Решающим моментом в его карьере в …
Rūdīts blēdis kļūst par Eiropas Komisijas izpildviceprezidentu
Džons Kristmass (John Christmas), izraidītais Parex bankas bijušais darbinieks un trauksmes cēlājs English and Russian translations available Varbūt Kremlis domāja, ka viņa zēniski nevainīgais izskats būs ideāls aizsegs? Valdis Dombrovskis bija Latvijas premjerministrs laikposmā no 2009. līdz 2014. gadam. Svarīgākais …
Confirmed Fraudster becomes European Commission Executive Vice President
By John Christmas, exiled whistleblower from Parex Bank Latvian and Russian translations available Maybe the Kremlin thought he was a perfect front man because of his boyish innocent looks? Valdis Dombrovskis was Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014. His defining moment …
Which crypto are MEPs speculating on?
Cryptocurrencies are all the rage among the cool kids these days. Therefore it’s not a surprise that politicians will jump on the bandwagon to grab their spot in the sunshine. What are cryptocurrencies? According to Option.Finance “A cryptocurrency is a …
A pre-summer voyage through the EU Institutions
Every year before the start of the summer break, I treat myself to a journey through the EU Institutions. I say ‘treat’ because it is a real pleasure for me to speak freely and in full confidence with elected politicians, …
The New Comitology reform
Overhauling the balance of powers or institutional tinkering? Law constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of democracy, but it is more than this. Law is also a vital cog in the EU decision-making system. In a way, it facilitates relations …
Better Regulation: 10 graphs to help you understand’ – October 2016
You will recall that last year PACT European Affairs published its booklet ‘Better Regulation: 10 graphs to help you understand’, providing a useful visual overview and analysis of the Commission’s Better Regulation package and what it means for EU public …
Brexit: a WTO issue first and foremost
100 days on from the fateful UK referendum, the only thing agreed on is the huge complexity of Brexit. This justifies the wait-and-see approach of the UK government which, by cataloguing the many problems that need to be resolved, is …