The Road to Slovyansk
by Yuriko KoikeThe Ukraine crisis has demonstrated that one person alone can endanger world peace. But that one person might not be Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in reality only leads a large...
View ArticleEurope’s Act in Ukraine’s Tragedy
by Joschka FischerBERLIN – Grand political strategy and everyday experience often have a lot in common. Try, for example, to swallow a salami whole, and you will probably choke to death. In the world...
View ArticleFüle: "Eastern European partners deserve a different future"
by KG/EUROPACommissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, participated in the 5th Annual Visegrad Group (V4) meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs on Eastern...
View ArticleMoldovan PM says former Soviet republic to get gas from Romania, lessen...
by ER/Associated Press Moldova's prime minister says neighboring Romania will export gas to his country this year, reducing the former Soviet republic's dependence on Russia for gas. Iurie Leanca said:...
View ArticleUkrainian PM urges constitutional amendment to ease tensions in east
by KG/XINHUAUkrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk urged lawmakers Tuesday to amend the country's constitution to grant more power to local governments in a bid to ease tensions in eastern...
View ArticleGerman consumers worried over Ukraine crisis: survey
by KG/XINHUAThe escalation of the crisis in Ukraine concerns German consumers and affects their confidence on the economic outlook, a survey showed on Tuesday.German market research institute GfK said...
View ArticleAnother building seized in east Ukraine amid separatist unrest
by ER/Associated Press Pro-Russian gunmen have seized yet another administrative building in eastern Ukraine, further raising tensions in Ukraine's Russian-leaning regions shaken by separatist unrest....
View ArticleMoldova sets goal to become EU member by 2019
by KG/XINHUAMoldova should become an EU member by 2019, said Moldovan Prime Minister Iurie Leanca on Tuesday when meeting with his visiting Romanian counterpart Victor Ponta, according to news reaching...
View ArticleFüle on SouthMed
by KG/EUROPAEuropean Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle spoke at the Southern Mediterranean Civil Society Forum on 30 April. Commissioner Füle said:"Mr Vice President of...
View ArticleMoldova, Georgia to strengthen cooperation in European integration
by ER/XINHUA Moldova's Parliament Speaker Igor Corman on Tuesday discussed with his visiting Georgian counterpart David Usupashvili about their joint European integration efforts, according to news...
View ArticleJudicial cooperation between BiH and Montenegro
by KG/EUROPAOn 29 April 2014, the European Commission hosted the signing ceremony for the "Protocol on Cooperation in Prosecution of Perpetrators of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and Genocide"...
View ArticleIMF forecasts 2.25-pct growth in Moldova in 2014
by KG/XINHUAThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts an economic growth of 2.25 percent in Moldova in 2014, the IMF experts communicated their conclusions in a meeting with Prime Minister Iurie...
View ArticleProtests against austerity mark May Day in Serbia
by KG/XINHUAInternational Labor Day was celebrated in Serbia with worker's protests against the government's announced austerity measures.Two unions, the Alliance of Independent Unions of Serbia (SSSS)...
View ArticleYushchenko: Russia’s Customs Union makes no economic sense without Ukraine
by Dan AlexeInvited to speak in Brussels about the situation in Ukraine, in the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) plenary session on Tuesday, 29 April, at the invitation of EESC’s president...
View ArticleRussia’s new citizenship rules trouble Kyrgyzstan
Russian-language speakers anywhere in the former Soviet Union are now eligible for fast-track Russian citizenship thanks to a new law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 21. According...
View ArticlePutin: Moscow, Astana, Minsk can reach compromise on EEU
On 29 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he is confident that Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will be able to find compromise solutions on the aspects of the Eurasian Economic Union...
View ArticleStatistics show Norwegian economy will grow ‘moderately’
The Norwegian economy has at least another couple of years of moderate growth, according to a press release issued by the country’s statistics authority (SSB). SSB analysts predict that loss of...
View ArticleVucic’s government vows to overhaul economy
Serbia’s new Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic promised a total overhaul of the economy in the Balkan country. Vucic told the lawmakers on 27 April that “you will sleep and eat here” in order to pass by...
View ArticleEU deplores violence victims in Ukraine's Odessa, urging "independent" probe
by NEOnline/GKThe European Union on Saturday deplored victims in Friday's clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters in Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odessa, urging "everyone" to exercise utmost...
View ArticleGerman ministers give thanks for efforts after OSCE team's release
by KG/XINHUAGermany's defense and foreign ministers have expressed relief and thanks to those who helped after detained military observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...
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