This author has not written his bio yet.
But we are proud to say that paula@hcss-site contributed 2622 entries already.
On the 6th of April Dutch voters dealt a blow to the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine. Although the referendum is only consultative in nature, it does represent a significant challenge for the Dutch government. Which options does Prime Minister Rutte have? Russian newspaper Kommersant spoke about the matter with Sijbren de Jong. The full […]
Yesterday Dutch voters rejected the ratification of the European Union’s Association Agreement with Ukraine. A threshold of 30 per cent voter turnout was required for the referendum to have effect and with a turnout of 32.2 per cent and a majority of 61.1 per cent of the voters saying “no”, according to preliminary results, it […]
Gisteravond stond Bureau Buitenland van de VPRO volledig in het teken van het referendum over het EU-associatieverdrag met Oekraïne. Onderwerp van discussie waren de EU-relatie met Oekraïne, de invloed van Rusland, de sfeer in Kiev en de effecten voor Nederland in Brussel. Vier sprekers gaven tekst en uitleg: Sijbren de Jong, strategisch analist bij het […]
Het interview bij Paul van Liempt met Peter Wijninga, Hans Hillen en Wendela de Vries is hier terug te zien.
Dat meldt de organisatie achter de site The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies maandag. Op de site worden stellingen ‘gefactcheckt’ over het associatieverdrag met Oekraïne, waarover woensdag een referendum wordt gehouden. Lees het artikel in het AD. Photo credit: www.tOrange.biz via Foter.com / CC BY
Last week several of the people behind the Dutch Ukraine referendum were interviewed by NRC Handelsblad, a Dutch daily. In the interview they stated that they “could not care less about Ukraine”. The real motivation for the referendum is to create momentum for the Netherlands to one day leave the EU altogether. Of course this […]
Jaren geleden bezocht ik de omgeving van Tsjernobyl waar in 1986 een verschrikkelijk ramp met een kerncentrale plaatsvond. De rampplek was nog troostelozer dan de rest van Oekraïne. Politieke instabiliteit en corruptie hadden bovendien een diep gevoel van moedeloosheid veroorzaakt. Waarom kon Polen dat qua omvang, economie en bevolking redelijk vergelijkbaar met Oekraïne was, wel […]
Russia has emerged as a necessary partner for Washington and the West on sensitive issues affecting international security such as Syria, or the Iran nuclear deal. And from time to time it seems Berlin and Paris are also open to a rapprochement with Moscow. However, the West will have to walk a tightrope. The price […]
Op 6 april stemt Nederland over het associatieverdrag tussen de EU en Oekraïne. Een verdrag zoals Europa er velen heeft; denk aan Chili, Moldavië en vele anderen. Geen van deze landen is EU lid of zal het in de nabije toekomst worden. Met geen woord werd destijds over deze overeenkomsten gerept. Het is daarom opmerkelijk […]
Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom is not holding any talks on adjusting gas prices for its European consumers, a company executive has said, as the low oil price shifts pressure from rates to flexibility in long-term contracts. That said, the low price has not ended Gazprom’s disputes with the European Commission and consumers in the […]
Your privacy is important to us. Here you can set which consent you are allowing us with regards to the collection of general information, the placing of cookies of the collection of personal information. You can click 'Forget my settings' at the bottom of this form to revoke all given consents.
Privacy policy | CloseYour privacy is important to us. Here you can set which consent you are allowing us with regards to the collection of general information, the placing of cookies of the collection of personal information. You can click 'Forget my settings' at the bottom of this form to revoke all given consents.
Website statistics collect anonymized information about how the site is used. This information is used to optimize the website and to ensure an optimal user experience.
Functional cookies are used to ensure the website works properly and are neccessary to make the site function. These cookies do not collect any personal data.
View details