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Breakthrough in Transnistria?
Apparently a solution for the conflict around the breakaway region of Transnistria has been found. Vladimir Socor reports in the Eurasia Daily Monitor about the deal between Russia and Moldova and he highlights the anticipated consequences for the Moldovan constitution. The proposed settlement plan consists of three interrelated documents: The first document paves the way [...]
Posted in Eastern Europe Also tagged European Neighbourhood, Moldova, Russia, Russian Politics, Transnistria 8 Comments
ENP success in Belarus?
The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has been criticised of being ineffective, under-financed and rather limited in scope. But now it seems the slowish EU diplomacy delivers some promising results…ok, maybe no quite yet results but let’s call it a window of opportunity. The last European dictator, Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenka responded to the “non-paper – [...]
Russia: a 'soft power' running out of gas?
Recent news from Russia are not positive at all. Somehow it feels as if Russia is marching back to Soviet times. The list is long and truly worrying: Economically, the country is run by a handful of oligarchs. Energy is used as a political weapon with a little help of the dubious state controlled Gazprom. [...]
Posted in Eastern Europe, International Politics Also tagged Europe, ideology, political philosophy, political theory, politics, Russia, Russian Politics Leave a comment
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