Rikard Jozwiak
@RikardJozwiak
Europe Editor Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty @RFERL. A friend of Sacha Distel. Views are mine
Dear followers! today is the launch of my weekly newsletter "Wider Europe" in which I brief you about the EU's & NATO's relationship with the Western Balkans & its eastern neighbourhood. Please subscribe! rferl.org/a/wider-europe…
its Tuesday, its newsletter day. this week on the prospects of 🇬🇪 visa lib suspension in the autumn + the proposed new 🇪🇺 budget and what it means for EU candidate countries like 🇺🇦 rferl.org/a/georgia-visa…
my quick take on the 🇪🇺's latest sanctions on 🇷🇺. I've been critical of many of the EU's recent 🇷🇺sanctions packages - they have simply been weak. But this one, notably the lowering of the oil price cap without G7 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇯🇵🇨🇦 backing shows 🇪🇺 strength. 👏 rferl.org/a/oil-cap-eu-s…
The EU’s stand-alone decision on Russian oil prices shows growing independence. How will G7 nations respond? @RikardJozwiak rferl.org/a/oil-cap-eu-s…
Green light - 🇪🇺 ambassadors have passed the 🇷🇺 sanctions. Formal approval later today
🇪🇺 ambassadors meeting tomorrow morning. Big chance that they finally agree on 🇷🇺 sanctions. 🇺🇦
🇪🇺 ambassadors meeting tomorrow morning. Big chance that they finally agree on 🇷🇺 sanctions. 🇺🇦
The EU’s new budget plan would double Ukraine funds and boost defense spending. But will it be approved? @RikardJozwiak rferl.org/a/eu-budget-pr…
no green light today on 🇷🇺 sanctions during debate with 🇪🇺 ambassadors. they may return to the issue on friday
no green light today on the 🇪🇺 sanctions on 🇷🇺. Both 🇲🇹 & 🇸🇰 have for different reasons indicated that they cannot give thumbs up today. Maybe when 🇪🇺 ambassadors meet tomorrow
this is THE correct 🇪🇺letter sent to 🇬🇪 on potential visa lib suspension. It mentions the August deadline. The one provided to 🇬🇪 media outlets was just a draft
discussion among 🇪🇺 foreign ministers on 🇬🇪 over. No concrete decisions.
no green light today on the 🇪🇺 sanctions on 🇷🇺. Both 🇲🇹 & 🇸🇰 have for different reasons indicated that they cannot give thumbs up today. Maybe when 🇪🇺 ambassadors meet tomorrow
the deadline in the letter is August 31. 🇬🇪
the 🇪🇺 commission is preparing a letter to 🇬🇪 threatening with visa liberalization suspension. ultimately its 🇪🇺 member states that decide on this via a qualified majority
and since its Tuesday, which means newsletter, read more about the newly adopted 🇲🇩 sanctions + all the 🇪🇺 options on 🇬🇪 here: rferl.org/a/eu-sanctions…
the 🇪🇺 foreign ministers has just approved the latest batch of sanctions targeting pro-🇷🇺 politicians & entities in🇲🇩
the 🇪🇺 foreign ministers has just approved the latest batch of sanctions targeting pro-🇷🇺 politicians & entities in🇲🇩
tomorrow 🇪🇺 ambassadors will green light sanctions on 7 people & 3 entities accused of destabilizing 🇲🇩. separately they will also approve sanctions on 7 🇷🇺 people responsible for the jailing Alexei Gorinov
the 🇪🇺 commission is preparing a letter to 🇬🇪 threatening with visa liberalization suspension. ultimately its 🇪🇺 member states that decide on this via a qualified majority
the 🇪🇺 is edging closer to agree on 🇷🇺 sanctions. Oil price cap proposal now down to 47,6 USD (down from 60USD). 🇲🇹 last real holdout on this. 🇸🇰 should be able to agree as well later this week. 🇺🇦
🇸🇰🇭🇺 are for now blocking the latest 🇪🇺 proposal for 🇬🇪 sanctions
apart from the 13 🇬🇪people that the 🇪🇺 in January proposed for sanctioning due violence against protestors there is now a new 🇪🇺 proposal to sanction 2 🇬🇪 judges. Big question is if 🇸🇰🇭🇺 agree with this after rejecting the January proposal
still no green light on the 🇷🇺 sanctions. 🇸🇰 still blocking. talks continuing over the weekend
still no agreement on the 🇪🇺's sanctions package on🇷🇺. could potentially be agreed by 🇪🇺 ambassadors on Fri. 🇸🇰 still blocking
apart from the 13 🇬🇪people that the 🇪🇺 in January proposed for sanctioning due violence against protestors there is now a new 🇪🇺 proposal to sanction 2 🇬🇪 judges. Big question is if 🇸🇰🇭🇺 agree with this after rejecting the January proposal
still no agreement on the 🇪🇺's sanctions package on🇷🇺. could potentially be agreed by 🇪🇺 ambassadors on Fri. 🇸🇰 still blocking
🇪🇺 parl passed (490 for, 147 against, 49 abstentions) a non-binding report on 🇬🇪 calling for: - review of 🇪🇺🇬🇪assoc agreement - SWIFT cut-off & sectoral sanctions - targeted sanctions on Ivanishvili & ppl linked to his regime - new parliamentary elex, - review 🇬🇪 visa free status