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The Lithuanian-Belarusian intergovernmental working group developed on 7 October an agreement for the transit of Venezuelan oil to Belarus via the Lithuanian state-owned oil terminal Klaipedos nafta. This is the first effect of the co-…
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The European Parliament on 7 October accepted the European Commission’s proposal for Schengen Area countries to lift the visa obligation for citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The EP’s decision must be approved by the European…
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Chancellor Angela Merkel met on 9–10 October in Berlin with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The main subjects of the talks were the integration of Turks in Germany and the process of Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU…
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| Tadeusz A Olszański
There is no doubt that the Constitutional Court’s ruling was made in the interest of President Viktor Yanukovych. The ruling restores the president’s superiority in the political system, as it weakens the government and parliament alike…
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During his visit to the Russian Far East on 29 September, President Dmitri Medvedev announced a visit to the Kuril Islands, which he described as “a very important part of the territory of Russia.” The announcement brought forth strong…
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On 1 October, during a press conference for Russian journalists, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka harshly criticised Russia’s policy towards Belarus, describing it as hostile, and interfering in Belarus’ internal affairs. In a…
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On 1 October, NATO’s secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Georgia, where he opened a NATO liaison bureau in Tbilisi for the South Caucasus region. The visit is an expression of the Alliance’s political support in questions which…
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On 27 September, the Ukrainian government initiated the procedure for privatising Ukrtelekom, the monopoly player on the telecommunications market. Because of Ukraine's budget problems, the tender is to be settled before the end of this…
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On 28 September, during a visit to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, the head of the Russian FSB’s Border Forces announced a decision to send a group of 40 Russian advisers to this place, “with the aim of fighting the cross-border criminal groups…
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| Łukasz Antas
The German government has managed to prepare a compromise plan for modifying the energy industry that encompasses the reduction of CO2 emissions and imports of energy generators, including gas. Complaints made by the opposition may however…