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Russian elections: view from Europe
Aggressive post-election anti-foreign rhetoric could hamper Russia’s relations with the EU
Ashton reassures Georgia
While Mikhail Saakashvili is sure that a visa-free regime won’t result in wide-scale emigration from Georgia
Hoeve Halbach: “Azerbaijan’s multi-vectored policy is logical”
German expert on the Caucasus from the Berlin ‘Science and Politics” Foundation, Professor Hoeve Halbach shared his view of the ongoing processes on the South and North Caucasus with a VK correspondent. Today we publish the second part of the interview, touching upon the EU energy policy in the South Caucasian region as well as the foreign politics strategy of Azerbaijan.Croatia: Turkey's membership is vital for EU
Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, whose country started membership talks with the EU about the same time as Turkey but which completed its accession talks in June of this year, has said the EU shouldn't put up new obstacles and conditions with regard to Turkish membership, in an exclusive interview with Today's Zaman.
Lost in translation
The Georgian government has indicated its intention several times to integrate into European space.South Ossetia: EU support of Georgian claims may trigger new conflict
Comments by EU's top diplomat Catherine Ashton which has backed Georgia's territorial claims to South Ossetia, may incite Georgia into new acts of aggression, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Ossetia said on Saturday, RIA Novosti reports.EU imposes arms embargo on Syria
The European Union has imposed an arms embargo on Syria and will consider further sanctions against the regime in the coming days, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Saturday, RIA Novosti.EU Special Representative for South Caucasus completes his mandate
EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby has completed his mandate that he held since 2006, he said this at the final press-conference in Baku on Saturday, Trend reports. Semneby's mandate as special representative officially expires on February 28.
Alexander Iskandarjan: «USA, Russia and EU operate in the South Caucasus in different modes»
European integration remains an Armenian foreign policy priority, as well as development of relations with the USA and Russia. Primeminister Tigran Sarkisyan has recently said that eurointegration has no alternatives. Director of the Institute for Caucasian studies, Alexander Iskandaryan, answers questions concerning relations between the EU and Armenia and prospects of Armenian integration into Europe.
European flag in Georgia
EU in much greater need of the Caucasus region than is the USHungary assumes EU helm
Hungary takes over the rotating Presidency of the European Union on 1 January 2011, inheriting an ongoing economic crisis in the eurozone, <EU supports Russia's WTO accession in 2011
The European Union supports Russia's efforts to enter the World Trade Organization (WTO) by 2011, RIA NoUS and EU to increase gas supplies from Caspian and Middle East regions
"We attribute great significance to the June 7, 2010 signing of a gas transit and pricing agreement between Turkey and Azerbaijan, which opened the way for producers and shippers to negotiate contracts to bring Caspian gas to European markets," the EU-US Energy Council participants reported in their joint press-statement, Trend reports.According to the statement, the participants reviewed the work of the Energy Security Working Group and were encouraged by progress since the last meeting in the development of a Southern Corridor to diversify sourcesGeorgia becomes strategic partner of the EU in energy supply
At an international conference in Brussels, dedicated to developing the Georgian energy sector, it was emphasised that georgia is a strategic partner for the EU in the sphere of energy, Georgian prime minister Nika Gilauri told "Rustavi-2", Business Georgia reports. Gilauri informed the conference about the reforms in the country's energy sector.20 EU observer groups to monitor Azerbaijan elections
Up to 20 EU groups of observers, including the representatives of organizations, as well as EU member-countries will monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, Trend quotes Roland Kobia, the head of the EU delegation to Azerbaijan, as saying."The elections will be observed by seven members of the European Parliament and observers from the EU member-countries," Kobia said.Russian General Staff chief to attend EU Military Committee meeting
Russian General Staff chief to attend EU Military Committee meeting The chief of the Russian General Staff, Army General Nikolai Makarov, will take part in a meeting of the EU Military Committee in Brusselson Wednesday, RIA Novosti reports.EU approves of results of referendum in Turkey
The European Union approves of the results of the referendum onconstitutional amendments that took place on the 12th of September inTurkey, reports Vatan. The referendum was carried in a democratic way,yet Turkey needs further development of the constitution, a statementsaid.PACE chairman expresses condolences to Russian people and authorities
The chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Mevlut Cavusoglu, is shocked by the terrorist act in Vladikavkaz. He expressed his condolences today to his Russian counterparts Boris Gryzlov, speaker of the Russian Parliament, and Sergey Mironov, speaker of the Federation Council, RIA Novosti reports. Cavusoglu also expressed condolences on behalf of the Assembly to the families of those who died in the act.Azerbaijani president welcomes EU special representative for South Caucasus
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev hosted a delegation headed by the EUspecial representative for the South Caucasus, Peter Semneby, reportsAPA. Issues of bilateral relationship, the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,energy cooperation and other issues were discussed during the meeting.EU denies negotiations on refugees from Georgia
EU denies negotiations on refugees from Georgia ever took place or that the EU office in Georgia ever received an address from the Georgian Republican party, Georgia Online reports. Tina Khidashvili, a representative of Georgia's Republican Party, previously declared that she handed all materials concerning the problem of refugees to the EU office and expects to receive a 23 million tranche.
