Rome [ENA] The Special Monitoring Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The Special Monitoring Mission’s access remained restricted in all three disengagement areas as well as near Novolaspa and Novoselivka Druha.The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to enable repairs to houses and essential civilian infrastructure   [Full story...]

Rome [ENA] Travel & Tourism is a noteworthy export sector. Spending by foreign visitors (otherwise known as visitor exports) accounted for over 5% of total global exports in 2013 and 28% of service sector exports. As the third-largest sector in international trade, accounting for 10.4% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and supporting 313 million jobs worldwide, the tourism sector is making strong contributions towards   [Full story...]