European Union and Oleksander Turchinov

Oleksander Turchinov: Ukraine economy on brink, but a bailout would be complicated, painful, according to Globe and Mail. World economic recovery struggling to gain traction Ukraine's new interim President Oleksander Turchinov says the country will focus on closer integration with Europe. Sarah Toms reports. Reuters Europe Video: Ukrainian interim leader wants European choice Voters in Switzerland have backed proposals that restrict the movement of citizens to and from the EU and could undermine bilateral agreements with its neighbours. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has already described the referendum result as 'worrying'. Joanna Partridge reports. Reuters Video Video: European Union to review its ties with Switzerland The Anglo-French 'mini summit' between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande is aimed at deepening defence and energy cooperation, but is overshadowed by an issue on which the two sides find little common ground: reform of the European Union. David Pollard reports. Reuters economy Video: Hollande: UK #039;s EU reform #039;not priority #039; Beppe Grillo, the ex-comedian leader of Italys popular Five Star Movement M5S , was in fine form in late January when I heard him treat Romes foreign press to a three-hour rant that was both rousing and annoying. Rousing because his calls to throw out the cheats and hypocrites Italys parliamentarians made him a media treat; annoying because M5S, born in 2009, seems stuck in perennial protest-party mode. Grillo has been giving Italians an earful of what is wrong with their country at 130 decibels since the late 1980s, but he has few real answers on how to fix the corrupt system he decries. More Related to this Story EUs brighter economic picture dulled by Italy, France (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.