Russia announced on December 19 that it is returning a centuries-old Orthodox icon that was given to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a visit this week to the Balkans after revelations that it might have been a protected cultural treasure stolen from Ukraine.
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As he does, Russian President Vladimir Putin turned to a Soviet-era pop culture reference to get his message across at one point in his 4 1/2-hour annual press conference on December 17, when responding to the only reporter from a Western country that is not Iceland who got to ask a question.
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The COVID-19 pandemic brought travel around the world to an abrupt halt in 2020. Nations are still trying to grasp the consequences, and restarting movement could take years.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are scaling up their support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine (EaP) amid a severe economic downturn resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had discussions at the European Commission on Tuesday (15 December 2020) about how to further strengthen NATO’s cooperation with the European Union.
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It is difficult to imagine going about your day without access to the internet. The coronavirus pandemic has driven life further online. The internet enables millions around the world to work, study, socialise and stay in touch with loved ones during these trying times.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €25 million loan to OTP Leasing to boost the competitiveness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Ukraine against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impact.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are providing new finance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Moldova. A €17.5 million loan to Moldova Agroindbank (MAIB) will offer much-needed access to finance to this critical business segment.
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Technology has shaped cities for millennia, right back to the aqueducts which, by bringing water to ancient Rome, made it possible for more people to live close together and transformed it into the world’s first megametropolis.
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