Ross Matthewman explores the flaws in the EU’s response to Russian action in Crimea Angry words, handwringing, special summits, and vague threats of intangible “consequences” if an undefined series of events were to take place…at some point, somewhere. The …
Foreign Affairs Council calls for an Extraordinary meeting
During the roundtable meeting the European ministers will discuss the situation in the Southern neighbourhood (notably Iraq) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsCZzpmbEcs and the Eastern neighbourhood (Ukraine)
Escalating a ‘visa war’ with Russia
The EU has warned Russia that it could face stronger sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Ruben Zaiotti writes on the role that visas could play in EU sanctions. He notes that applications from Russia make up the largest share of all Schengen …