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First Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference: Culture is a key to Development
Culture is an essential element for socio-economic development, as well as political reforms. This is the message coming out of the first Eastern Partnership Ministerial … Read more...
MEPs and Eastern Partnership MPs eye breakthrough in relations
Members of the European Parliament and members of parliament from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine hope to achieve a breakthrough in their relations at … Read more...
EU meets Eastern Partnership foreign ministers ahead of November summit
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Neighbourhood Commissioner Štefan Füle met Eastern Partnership foreign ministers in Krakow on Friday to discuss progress … Read more...
European Intercultural Festival: Competition on EU-Belarus Policy Proposals Has Started
As a part of the European Intercultural Festival 2013, Office for a Democratic Belarus with its partners organises a competition for proposals on how to improve … Read more...
EU Should Keep Belarus In Its Orbit
In the first place the EU should send a clear message to the Belarusian authorities that Belarus will be able to receive more assistance if the regime decentralises and … Read more...
Mr Neven Mimica named as Commissioner-designate for consumer protection
Mr Neven Mimica has today been named by Croatia as Commissioner-designate. President Barroso has met with Mr Mimica and has confirmed his agreement for Mr Mimica's … Read more...
Selling Schengen Visas To Belarusians
On 12 April, Filip Kaczmarek, the chairman of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Belarus, stated that the EU can make Schengen visas more available … Read more...
Belarus hopes for rapprochement with Europe during Lithuania’s EU presidency, Lukashenka says
Belarus and Lithuania share a common history, culture, values and traditions and have “nothing to divide,” the Belarusian leader said, according to the … Read more...
Politicians Call on EU to Open Door to Belarusians
The leaders of three Belarusian opposition organizations on April 8 issued a petition, "More Europe for Belarus," calling on the EU not to "play by the rules of the … Read more...
Have you obtained a short-stay ‘Schengen’ visa over the past three years?
The Commission is reviewing the procedures for issuing these visas and would like to hear your views on your experience. The idea is to modernise the policy and your … Read more...
