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EU leaders congratulate Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, no one mentions Ukraine
In their opening speeches at a plenary meeting of the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, the EU leaders have congratulated…
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Russia’s S-400 systems will be deployed in 2014
President Vladimir Putin stated this week that the air-defense missile systems S-400 will be deployed in 2014, becoming the primary…
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NATO official stated France was to leave Kosovo
NATO’s supreme commander says France is pulling out of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo because of commitments in Mali and…
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Georgian FM: Vilnius Summit Declaration Not Yet Finalized
Working on text of final declaration of the Vilnius Eastern Partnership summit is still ongoing and is likely to continue…
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Poverty Rate in Armenia Nearly Doubles
The poverty rate in Armenia climbed 17.4% from 2008 to 32.4% in 2012, according to the Armenian National Statistical Service’s…
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Hungarians in Romania in quest for political autonomy
Székelys, a sizable Hungarian minority in Romania, have started public rallies contesting Bucharest’s new law which will redraw the administrative…
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Azerbaijan arrests Iranian suspected of planning attack on Israeli embassy in Baku
An Iranian national was arrested in Azerbaijan two weeks ago on the suspicion he was planning an attack on the…
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Chevron leaves Lithuania: Russia’s Win, Europe’s Loss
By Algirde Pipikaite On October 8, Chevron announced its decision to withdraw its lone bid in a tender for shale gas…
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Ukraine jettisons the plans to join EU
Ukraine, a primary candidate to join EU-led initiative, abandoned its plans to sign the Association Agreement with EU within the…
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Netanyahu is on official visit to Russia to hold talks on Iran
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on official visit to Moscow. This is his fifth visit to Russia since March…
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