President Obama on a working visit to Moscow
Tue 7 Jul 2009US President Barack Obama is in Moscow for a three-day visit in an attempt to 'reset' the relationship between the two states. His planned meetings incluce President Medvedev, Prime Minister Putin and representatives of the Russian civil society and opposition.
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Bosnia Herzegovina
Tue 7 Feb 2012
On 28 December 2011, fifteen months after the October 2010 parliamentary elections, leaders of the main political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), its sister party HDZ 1990, and the Serbian Democratic Party (SDS) — reached...
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Albania
Fri 27 Jan 2012
On 8 May relatively calm and dignified local elections were held in Albania, following a violent campaign during which some candidates were beaten up. Holding elections in accordance to democratic standards is seen by many observers as crucial to the country’s EU accession hopes. Read the country update for the latest developments.
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Croatia
Mon 23 Jan 2012
On 9 December Croatia has signed the accession treaty with the EU in Brussels and will become the 28th EU member on July 1 2013. “Welcome to the European family”, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy stated, adding that despite the economic problems the EU is open for accession of Balkan countries. The outgoing Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and President Ivo Josipovic signed...
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Debate about the referendum in north Kosovo continues
Wed 8 Feb 2012The (Social) Democratic Map of Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia
Wed 8 Feb 2012Hamas and Fatah agree on a Palestinian unity government
Tue 7 Feb 2012Video: Mass protests for and against Putin in Russia
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