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Country updates

One of the priorities of the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity is to analyse and inform its partners and its political sister parties on the political developments in the countries of Central, Eastern, South Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. The European Forum has created an information service, which includes Country Updates and the bi-monthly Newsflash. Whereas the earlier updates used to provide more general information about a country, in the new structure emphasis is mainly being put on the political landscape.

In 2004 all Country Updates have been updated and the project managers are revising them according to political developments in the specific countries. In 2005 Country Updates on Turkey and Morocco have been added to the list. Country Updates on Egypt and Jordan have been completed in 2006 and the next one is on Lebanon.

New Member States
The European Forum has ceased updating the Country Updates on the New Member States in January 2005.

Enlargement and the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
Since the enlargement of the EU in 2004, new challenges have been created in relation to EU’s neighbours. The accession of the new member states strengthened the Union’s interest in enhancing relations with the new neighbours. In May 2004 the EU released a strategy paper on neighbourhood policy and stated the necessity to create a "ring of friends" surrounding the Union and its closest European neighbours, referring to Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Southern Mediterranean countries. Following these developments, the European Forum decided to widen its scope and a start has been made to produce Country Updates on Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.

Working method
Upon finishing a Country Update, it is evaluated by the contact persons in the countries in question, and only then the European Forum publishes it on the website. Apart from the website, the European Forum also sends a word file with the updates to the recipients of the Newsflash – a mailing list of hundreds of people at strategic posts in social democratic parties and institutes in Europe.

Country list

KosovoKosovo

Mon 2 Aug 2010 On 22 July 2010 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague officially gave its opinion on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The opinion was requested by the UN General Assembly on the initiative of Serbia. Both Serbia and Kosovo expected the Court to rule in their favour. In its reading the ICJ concluded that the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo on... Read full update

KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan

Mon 2 Aug 2010 In June 2010 the Kyrgyz people accepted the proposal of the interim-government to introduce a parliamentary democracy in Kyrgyzstan. On 10 October 2010 the Kyrgyz will vote for the new government in parliamentary elections. Read the entire country update of Kyrgyzstan for the latest developments. Read full update

RussiaRussia

Thu 8 Jul 2010 Russia is expecting important elections in 2011 (parliamentary) and 2012 (presidential). Will the Russian people vote in favour of President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin after the global economic crisis that hit Russia hard? Read the entire country update of Russia for the latest developments. Read full update

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