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Facts and figures about the Eastern Partners of the European Union
The Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009, as a joint initiative between the European Union (EU) and six Eastern European and South Caucasus partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, reports BC Eurostat Press Office. …read more Source: The Baltic...
Eastern Partnership: in search of meaning
Twenty-five EU leaders and six former Soviet states meeting in the shadow of the Ukraine crisis and amid divergent views on future relations. …read more Source:...
‘No Plans’ for US, NATO Missile Defense Systems in Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The United States or NATO do not have any plans to place ballistic missile defense systems on the territory of …read more Source:...
Russian Business Body Declines Cooperation with Bulgaria over Sanctions
Russian engineering union Soyuzmash has refused to sign a cooperation agreement with its Bulgarian counterpart over Sofia’s tacit support for sanctions, TASS reported on Wednesday.In an open letter to the Bulgarian Branch Chamber – Machine Building signed by Soyuzmash head and MP Vladimir Gutenev, the association cites anti-Russian...
Riga summit a chance for EU to define partnership policy
As Ukraine crisis deepens, citizens will want reassurance that the union is there for them …read more Source: The Irish...
‘The queen of Austria’
LONDON — It’s April 15 and the Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst is sitting inside a small theater at the London Book Fair. To her left rests a six-foot high image of her autobiography “Being Conchita,” which has already been translated into five languages. The cover photo — a close-up of her face — is so detailed you can count her...
The Parliament is bored
STRASBOURG — Ask people in Brussels what they think about MEPs, and they will often roll their eyes. The European Parliament has long been derided as a haven for lazy or disgraced politicians who do little more than churn out boring reports full of acronyms and footnotes. That perception has changed in recent years as the EU treaty handed the...
If I ruled the world: Antony Beevor
© mikko stig/rex_shutterstock As world ruler, I would prevent countries from attempting to control history. One saw the way the historian David Irving, who in 2005 was sent to prison by an Austrian court for denying the Holocaust, could make himself out to be a victim and a martyr. Then there was former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who tried...
Anti-booing measures in place for Russian Eurovision act
Organisers say they do not want a repeat of last year when Russia was booed in an apparent response to its involvement in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Eastern Partnership summit likely to disappoint
Thousands of Ukrainians braved clubs and bullets last year to show they wanted a European future for their country; this week’s Eastern Partnership summit in Riga will likely show them that the door still isn’t open. According to signals from Brussels, the EU is not only going to avoid mentioning Ukraine’s possible membership,...
