Новости за 04.08.2016

The EU and the US are is unfairly pressuring Kosovo to ratify a border deal with Montenegro against the will of the opposition. It could bring trouble to the Western Balkans region.

The European Commission has imposed five-year dumping duties on steel on China and Russia. The duties hit so-called cold rolled steel, used in car making and construction. The duties range from 19.7% to 22.1% for Chinese and from 18.7% to 36.1% for Russian companies.

Hundreds of mostly young Turkish Cypriots took to the streets on Wednesday to protest against what they see as Turkish attempts to promote religion through cultural and sporting projects. A new coordination committee, set up to oversee funding of such projects, is headed by a Turkish national appointed by the Turkish government and is "all about religion", Turkish Cypriot lawmaker Zeki Celer told AP.

Rights group Amnesty International has accused national leaders of failing to "bear the weight of responsibility" after they finalised a watered-down outcome document for adoption at a UN refugee summit on 19 September. The document failed to include a UN-backed pledge to move one in 10 refugees to the developed world. Over 20 million people worldwide are currently forced to flee from conflict, violence and persecution.

Turkey deserves better understanding from its European partners over last month's "outrageous" failed coup, the head of Europe's top human rights organisation has said. "F-16 aircraft bombed parliament ... this should be clearly recognised," Council of Europe chief Thorbjorn Jagland told with the Associated Press news agency on Wednesday. But he added that allegations of torture during the post-coup crackdown must be investigated.

A Turkish MP plays down the possibility of capital punishment being reintroduced, despite hints by president Erdogan that he would push for it following last month's failed coup.

Czech deputy prime minister Andrej Babis has threatened to take legal action over EU plans to impose migrant quotas and sanction member states that fail to apply them. "I don't want even a single refugee in the Czech Republic, not even temporarily," he wrote in an opinion article for the expres website. "The Czech Republic should fight the European Commission's decision and sue it over possible sanctions," he wrote.

Austrian chancellor Christian Kern wants to stop talks with Turkey about joining the European Union because of the country's democratic and economic deficits. In an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF Kern described accession talks as a "diplomatic fiction" and said he wanted EU leaders to rethink their approach to Turkey. He said he would ask for "an alternative concept" at the next European Council summit.

Ukip has descended into faction fighting after Steven Woolfe, the favoured successor to outgoing leader Nigel Farage, was barred from standing in the leadership election by the party's national executive committee (NEC). He submitted his nomination papers 17 minutes late. The move prompted three resignations from the committee. The Independent reports that Farage might form a new party modelled on Italy’s Five Star Movement.