News
Armenia / Azerbaijan / Belarus / EU and the Eastern Partnership / Georgia / Moldova / Russia / Ukraine / all
European Union divided over Belarus
The Lukashenka administration has lately reached out to European leaders in a purported attempt to reach common ground. Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir … Read more...
Commissioner: EU to continue strengthening relations with Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan's development has an impact on its relations with the EU, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle said at a meeting … Read more...
Ukrainian President ratifies the simplification of the visa regime with the EU
The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed the Law On Ratification of the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Amendments to the Agreement between … Read more...
Euro-deputies back suspending Balkan visa-free regime ‘as a last resort’
A sudden increase in unfounded EU asylum claims from Balkan nations could see their visa-free regimes temporarily revoked, say euro-deputies. The European … Read more...
Russia drops visa fees for world championships
Russia will waive visa fees for all athletes and officials participating at this year's world athletics championships, Moscow organisers said on … Read more...
Belarus ranks near bottom in Eastern Partnership Visa Liberalization Index
Belarus is ranked fifth among six countries in the Eastern Partnership Visa Liberalization Index. The Index is a report published every quarter by the Warsaw-based … Read more...
EU will facilitate visa regime with Azerbaijan in 2013
The outcomes of the last round of talks on easing visa regime between EU and Azerbaijan give the grounds to expect the signing of the relevant agreement in 2013. Th … Read more...
Moldova can sign free trade agreement with EU in no less than year
An agreement on Moldova's admission to a free trade zone with the European Union (DCFTA) will be signed no sooner than a year's time, Moldova's Economy Minister Valeriu … Read more...
Belarus Wants To Keep Its Western Border Locked Shut
Last week a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Belarus was not ready to implement an agreement on local border traffic with Poland. The … Read more...
Statement by Commissioner Štefan Füle following his meeting with Mr Konstantin Kublashvili, the Chairman of the Georgian Supreme Court
Commissioner Stefan Füle met today Mr Konstantin Kublashvili, the Chairman of the Georgian Supreme Court. They discussed the pace of judicial reform in Georgia, and the … Read more...
