Issue 78, January 2012

Editorial: Putin’s faltering return
Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Iran
Ashton on the increasing use of the death penalty in Iran
Secretary General Jagland and Commissioner Füle sign the Programme for strengthening democratic reform in the Southern Mediterranean
Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Syria
Spokesperson of the HRVP on the French journalist killed in Homs (Syria)
Council appoints EU Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process
Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
HRVP travels to Israel and occupied Palestinian territory
HRVP and UNRWA’s Commissioner General Filippo Grandi sign in Gaza € 55,4 million agreement
On the opening session of the Egyptian Parliament
HRVP on raids by Egyptian judicial and police authorities on the offices of civil society organizations
Commissioner Füle in Morocco: We stand behind your reform efforts
Jordan and Tunisia become members of the EBRD
Ashton and Commissioner Füle on the new government in Tunisia
The Statement of the Foreign Minister of Armenia on adoption by the French National Assembly of a bill aimed at making it a crime to deny genocides recognized under French law
Press Release Regarding the Law Proposal Adopted by the French Senate, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Commitment to the Energy Community Treaty is good for energy security and for Ukraine’s independence
European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy on the outcome of the EU accession referendum in Croatia
Launch of the arbitration process between Slovenia and Croatia

 

Issue 77, December 2011

Editorial “The Arab Spring – Is it a Revolution?”
The Multiannual Financial Framework: The Proposals on External Action Instruments
Commissioner Füle on the budget proposals for EU external instruments from 2014-2020
Human Rights resolutions: Azerbaijan, women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Secretary General of the UfM on “The EU response to the developments in the Southern Neighborhood” 
EU agrees to start trade negotiations with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
The EBRD starts donor-funded activities in southern and eastern Mediterranean
Erasmus Mundus: funding boost for Arab Spring countries
Council conclusions on Syria
HRVP’s speech on Syria in the European Parliament
President Assad of Syria must step down immediately, says Parliament
HRVP on the situation in Egypt
Council conclusions on Yemen
European Commission renews its assistance for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
MEPs reject extension of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and call for a better deal
EU helps to further stabilise Libya through support for education, administration and civil society
The path toward regionalization is the core issue of the visit of CoR president Bresso in Tunis
Council conclusions on the customs cooperation with eastern neighbouring countries
EU launches trade negotiations with Georgia and Moldova
Ukraine-EU summit Joint Declaration
Parliament wants EU-Ukraine association agreement to go ahead
EU HRVP and US Secretary of State on concerns about human rights in Belarus
Commissioner Füle following his meeting with Mr Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister of Armenia
EU-Armenia Human Rights Dialogue
HRVP on the Duma elections in the Russian Federation
EU welcomes 3 new members to the World Trade Organisation

Issue 76, November 2011

Editorial “The Responsibility to Protect and Regime Change”
HRVP concerning inquiry on the Syria
Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on Syria
Spokesperson of HRVP following the meeting with the Syrian National Council
Council reinforces restrictive measures on Syria
HRVP on the situation in Egypt
Commission support to Egypt
Spokesperson of HRVP Ashton on the capture of Saif al-Islam
EU HRVP meets NTC Chairman Abdel-Jalil in Tripoli
Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on Tunisia
HRVP and Commissioner Füle on parliamentary elections in Morocco
Commission announces support for Jordan
Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on Iran
Commissioner Füle in the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum
HRVP’ visit to Southern Caucasus
HRVP following her meeting with Foreign Minister of Armenia
EU-Armenia Cooperation Council Twelfth meeting
EU support for public sector and governance in Armenia
HRVP following her meeting with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
EU-Azerbaijan Cooperation Council Twelfth Meeting
HRVP and Commissioner Füle on the trial of defender Ales Byalyatski
Alignment of certain third countries with restrictive measures against Belarus
Spokesperson of HRVP on the elections in the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia
Commissioner Füle meets with Giorgi Baramidze
EP on EU-Ukraine association agreement: Kiev must respect the rule of law
Spokesperson of HRVP on meeting between the leaders of the parties in the Transnistrian conflict
EU regional cooperation and border management in the Eastern Neighbourhood and Russia
Barroso on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement between Georgia and Russia on Russia’s accession to the WTO
HR Ashton following the 8th meeting of the EU-Russia Permanent

Issue 75, October 2011

Editorial: "East goes right, South goes left"
European Council Conclusions
The Arab Spring wins Sakharov Prize 2011
Council Conclusions on Libya
Joint Statement by President Herman Van Rompuy and President José Manuel Barroso on the death of Muammar Gaddafi
Council conclusions on Syria
Council tightens EU sanctions on Syria
Tunisian elections met international standards and were a major step towards democracy, say EP observers
HRVP Ashton on the elections in Tunisia
HRVP Ashton on the deal between Israel and Hamas on the release of Gilad Shalit and Palestinian prisoners
Council conclusions on Middle East Peace Process
HRVO Ashton on the violence in Egypt
JEDCO, European Investment Bank and Abraaj Capital Launch Jordan Growth Capital Fund
Prime Minister Putin: “A new integration project for Eurasia: The future in the making”
EU and Russia agree terms for Moscow’s eventual WTO accession
European Council Conclusions
EU Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta: "Customs cooperation at the Eastern borders"
Eastern Partnership Culture Congress
Energy Community – Five years of regional cooperation
EU and Eastern Partnership region move forward with transport cooperation
Tymoshenko trial could jeopardise EU-Ukraine association agreement, say MEPs
Statement by the spokesperson of  HRVP Ashton on further convictions of peaceful demonstrators in Azerbaijan
Better mobility between the EU and Armenia
The Republic of Moldova Joins EU Research Programme
European Commission recommends moving onto next stages towards EU entry
The Republic of Moldova Joins EU Research Programme
European Commission recommends moving onto next stages towards EU entry
 

Issue n. 74, August-September 2011

Editorial “The political and legal logic for Palestinian statehood”
Middle East Quartet Statement
EU HRVP following the Middle East Quartet meeting
EU contributes EURO 12 million to improve the living conditions of Palestine refugees in Lebanon
EU response to the Arab Spring: new package
HRVP Address to the European Parliament on the United Nations General Assembly
Council bans investment in Syrian oil industry
Syria’s Assad must go, and Libya’s resources must benefit all Libyans, say MEPs
HRVP on the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo
Tunisia: EU to observe the Constituent Assembly Elections
Jordan requests membership of EBRD – Country seeks Bank support in driving reform process forward
Joint Declaration of the Eastern Partnership Summit
The Commission makes headway in its cooperation in the area of Justice and Home Affairs within the Eastern Partnership
Nominations for 2011 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Commission proposes to open negotiations on Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements with Armenia
The Commission proposes to open negotiations on Visa Facilitation and Readmission Agreements with Azerbaijan
Russian MFA Comments on the Deployment of a US Missile Defense Base
EU starts negotiations on Caspian pipeline
MFA Spokesman Answers a Media Question about Russia’s Attitude to EU Council Decision on Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Project
 

Issue n. 73, July 2011

Editorial: The Timoshenko case and the rule of law in Ukraine
Press conference of HRVP following the Foreign Affairs Council
EC’s new Neighbourhood Transport Action Plan
EU new funding for higher education in its Neighbourhood
‘Partners in Freedom: the EU response to the Arab Spring’
Council conclusions on Libya
Council conclusions on Syria
MEPs push for a UN resolution on Syria
EU assistance for Palestinians
Council conclusions on Middle East Peace process
Deauville partnership and Tunisia: new EUR 140 million commitment in support of economic and social development
EP: “Real obstacles to political pluralism” in Russian Duma elections
Eastern Dimension of Mobility Conference Conclusions
HRVP Ashton on executions in Belarus
EU funding for energy and justice reform in Moldova
EU provides EURO 30 million for institutional reforms in Ukraine
Commissioner Füle addresses the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Club
EU support for Georgia
EU support for institutional reforms in Armenia
HRVP’s speech on Nagorny Karabakh
HRVP Ashton, Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso on the arrest of Goran Hadzic
EU facilitated Serbia-Kosovo talks postponed
-Global Matrix: A conceptual and organisational framework for researching the future of global governance

Issue n. 72, June 2011

Editorial: The Arab Regatta – a half year report card
Council conclusions on European Neighbourhood Policy
EP: “paradigm shift” needed in EU foreign policy
EU Commissioner Štefan Füle on ENP
HR/VP sets up Task Force for the Southern Mediterranean
Warrant of arrest for Muammar Gaddafi
Council conclusions on Libya
EU extends sanctions against Syria
Council conclusions on Syria
EP President visits to the Palestinian Territories and Israel
HR/VP and Commissioner Füle on Morocco
HR on the formation of a new government in Lebanon
President Barroso following Russia-EU Summit
President European Council following EU-Russia Summits
Spokesperson of HR Ashton on party registration in Russia
MEPs sceptical about Russian Duma elections
EP: Prerequisites for future EU-Russia agreement
EIB and Vnesheconombank to implement modernisation
Medvedev with Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan
Council conclusions on Belarus
Annual Western Balkans Forum
President Barroso on Croatia accession talks
EU on the results of the general elections in Turkey
Council of Europe: Serbia has a key role
Council conclusion on Albania
Iceland’s membership negotiations with the EU
CEPS Publications
-The EU-Russia Summit in Nizhny Novgorod 

Issue n. 71, May 2011
 
Editorial: Review of the Review – of the European Neighbourhood Policy
A new response to a changing Neighbourhood
Council conclusions on Middle East Peace Process
Georgieva calls for opening of the Gaza strip crossing
EC approves additional support for the Palestinian people
EU HR Ashton opens EU office in Benghazi
Requests to issue arrest warrant against Gaddafi
Council conclusions on Syria
EU Commissioner Štefan Füle visits Egypt
Presidents of Minsk Group on the Nagorno-Karabakh
EU HR on the adoption of a general amnesty in Armenia
EU Statement on recent developments in Armenia
HR on release of Azerbaijani journalist from prison
HR Ashton on Azerbaijan on sentencing two activists
EU strengthens restrictive measures against Belarus
EU concerning the case of Yulia Tymoshenko
EU support for Joint Cooperation Initiative in Crimea
EU – Moldova Cooperation Council, 13 meeting
EP approves macro-financial assistance to Georgia
EU Commissioner Oettinger concerning South Stream
ICTY welcomes the arrest of Ratko Mladić
EU HR Ashton at press conference with President Tadic
UNGA resolution on participation of EU in UN
EC proposes better management of migration to the EU
Armenians see EU as important partner
More and more Georgians have a positive image of EU
Jordanians see benefit from EU policies
More and more Ukrainians see EU as good neighbour
CEPS Publications
- An Elegant Solution to the Medvedev-Putin Problem
- Is the EU-Central Asia Strategy running out of steam?

 

Issue n. 70, April 2011
 
Editorial: Bringing Democracy Support onto the Front-burner 

Council of the EU on Libya
Spokesperson of the HR on parity in Tunisian elections
Statement by the HR Aston on violent repressions in Syria
Council of the EU on Syria
EU opens up its market to Palestinian exports
EuFoA hails new political dialogue in Armenia
Eastern Partnership CSF to Azerbaijan and Belarus
EU on situation of fundamental freedoms in Azerbaijan
Commissioner Füle concerning Azerbaijan
Amnesty international on crackdown in Azerbaijan
Spokesperson of HR Ashton on Belarus
Foreign Ministers focus on NATO-Ukraine cooperation
Pres. Barroso regarding his meeting with Pres. Yanukovich
EU welcomes the dialogue in Georgia
12th meeting of the Accession Conference with Croatia
49th EU-Turkey Association Council
Füle on freedom of expression in the WB and Turkey
Broad consensus on European perspective of WB
EP on Syria, Bahrain and Yemen
21st EU - Gulf Cooperation Council
HR Ashton on peaceful transition in Yemen
Conclusions of the Council of the EU on Bahrain
Conclusions of the Council of the EU on Iran
CEPS Publications
- The 2010 OSCE Kazakhstan Chairmanship: Carrot Devoured, Results Missing
- The EU-Central Asia Human Rights Dialogues: Making a Difference?
- Kazakhstan’s voting enthusiasm

 

Issue n. 69, March 2011

Editorial: Interculturalism between the twin hazards of multiculturalism and assimilation
London Conference on Libya: Chair’s statement
UNSC resolution on Libya
European Council President and EUHR on UNSC resolution
EU sanctions on Libya
European Council President remarks following EU Council
NATO takes over Libya operation
EU additional sanctions on Libya
PM Putin on UNSC Resolution
President Medvedev on UNSC Resolution
EUHR on Referendum in Egypt
Egypt: EU imposes assets freeze
EUHR and EU Commissioner Füle on Morocco
EUHR Ashton on violence in Syria
EU Council conclusions on Yemen
EU Council conclusions on Iran
EUHR on attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza
EU Council conclusions on Bahrain
EUHR after meeting on Eastern Partnership
EU extends restrictive measures on Belarus
EU on arrests in Azerbaijan
New National Indicative Programme for Ukraine
EULEX statement on war crime arrests
EU Council on Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU on slow progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EP on Turkey; Montenegro
G8 meeting of Foreign Ministers
Spillovers from the Arab Revolts: Is Armenia next in line?

Issue n. 68, February 2011

Editorial: Time for change: EU trade policy towards the Eastern Partners – The case of Georgia
EU Council conclusions on Southern Mediterranean
EUHR remarks on Tunisia and Egypt
European Council Declaration on Egypt
Egypt rejects foreign interference
Egypt Supreme Armed Forces Council statements
EU arms embargo and sanctions on Libya
EUHR on UN SC resolution on Libya
UN SC resolution on Libya
EUHR statement on resignation of Tunisia PM
EU launches Frontex operation in Italy
EUHR remarks following Tunisia visit
EU on events in Yemen
EUHR remarks during visit in Jordan
EUHR remarks following visit in Lebanon
EU-Israel Association Council
Middle East Quartet Statement
EC President Barroso on meeting with Russia PM
EU President Van Rompuy on meeting with Russia PM
Joint Press Conference Barroso-Putin
EU President Van Rompuy on Eastern Partnership
Eastern Partnership Summit post-poned
EC President Barroso on meeting with Moldova PM
EUHR on Belarus
EU Commissioner Füle on Albania
G-20 Communiqué
CEPS Publications :
- An Appraisal of the EU’s Trade Policy towards its Eastern Neighbours: the Case of Georgia
- Dignity, Democracies and Dynasties

Issue n. 67, January 2011

Editorial: Dignity, Democracies and Dynasties
Council of Europe report on organ-trafficking in Kosovo
Reaction to CoE report by Kosovo PM Thaçi
EU statement on elections in Kosovo
European Council conclusions on Montenegro
EU Council conclusions on enlargement
EU report on implementation of the Eastern Partnership
Belarus presidential election final vote count
OSCE statement on Belarus elections
EU HR Ashton on Belarus elections
Belarus discontinues mandate of OSCE office in Minsk
OSCE on closure of its Minsk office
Astana Declaration
EU HR Ashton on ratification by US Senate of START
Russian PM Putin on START and missile defence
EU President Van Rompuy on EU-Russia Summit
Russian President Medvedev on EU-Russia Summit
EU Council conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
Remarks by Commission President Barroso on EU-Africa Summit

Issue n. 66, December 2010

Editorial: Time for Justice in Kosovo
Council of Europe report on organ-trafficking in Kosovo
Reaction to CoE report by Kosovo PM Thaçi
EU statement on elections in Kosovo
European Council conclusions on Montenegro
EU Council conclusions on enlargement
EU report on implementation of the Eastern Partnership
Belarus presidential election final vote count
OSCE statement on Belarus elections
EU HR Ashton on Belarus elections
Belarus discontinues mandate of OSCE office in Minsk
OSCE on closure of its Minsk office
Astana Declaration
EU HR Ashton on ratification by US Senate of START
Russian PM Putin on START and missile defence
EU President Van Rompuy on EU-Russia Summit
Russian President Medvedev on EU-Russia Summit
EU Council conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
Remarks by Commission President Barroso on EU-Africa Summit

Issue n. 65, November 2010

Editorial: Civil society in the Eastern Partnership
EU-US Summit - Joint Statement
NATO Lisbon Summit Declaration
NATO Strategic Concept
NATO-Russia Council - Joint Statement
Pres. Obama on NATO Summit and new START treaty
G-20 Summit Leader’s Declaration
G-20 Seoul Summit Document
EU Statement at end of G-20 Summit
Joint EU-Russia statement on Russia’s WTO accession
Gazprom, South Stream and Bulgaria
EU HR Ashton on violence against journalists in Russia
EU-Ukraine Summit - Joint Statement
Georgian President’s address at the EP
EU HR Ashton on Georgia non-use of force commitment
Azerbaijan: Jouranlists facing violence and prosecution
EU statement on Azerbaijani elections
EU statement on Moldovan elections
EU Commissioner Füle on 2010 Enlargement Package
EU visa liberalisation for Albania and Bosnia
EU Commission sends Questionnaire to Serbia
EU-Iceland first screening meeting
Iceland Minister criticises «Kafka-esque» EU talks
«Iceland’s negotiations for membership in EU»
EU agrees to grant Jordan «advanced status»
EU Council adopts final legal acts on EEAS
CEPS Publications:
- Unearthing China’s Rare Earth Strategy
- Readings in European Security, Volume 6
- A (short) to-do list for the G20
- Prespectives of Lukashenko’s political survival and beyond

Issue n. 64, October 2010

Editorial: Rendez-vous with Eastern Europe
EU conclusions on Eastern Partnership
Ukrainian President on Constitutional changes
EUHR Ashton and EC Füle on Ukraine
Interview with Ukraine PM Azarov on EU-Ukraine relations
EU conclusions on Moldova
EU conclusions on Belarus
Russia President on tension in relations with Belarus
French-German-Russian talks in Deauville
Georgia MFA on Russian troop withdrawal
EUHR Ashton on Russian troop withdrawal
EU conclusions on Uzbekistan
EU-Lybia Migration Cooperation Agenda
EU agrees on «advanced status» for Jordan
EUHR Ashton on visit to Middle East
Israel PM speech in Knesset
EU conclusions on Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU conclusions on Serbia
Press Freedom Index 2010
ASEM Brussels Declaration
EU-China summit
EU-Korea summit
EU conclusions on the EEAS
EC: «Energy Challenges of the next ten years
Gazprom on future of its business in Europe
CEPS Publications
- The Political Future of Afghanistan
- The EU’s diplomatic debacle at the UN

Issue n. 63, September 2010

Editorial: Here is your opinion of the European Neighbourhood Policy
State of the Union
EU President on Strategic Partners
European Council Conclusions on Strategic Partners
MEP’s want more stringent budget control on EEAS
EUHR Ashton appoints EU Ambassadors
UN Resolution on EU representation at UN
NATO SG remarks on NATO-Russia Council
“Why Russia needs a strong NATO”
Russia-China Presidents meeting
EU President on EU-Ukraine relations
Commission President on EU-Ukraine relations
Ukrainian President on meeting with EU President
Ukrainian NGO’s and Ukraine’s SBU
Ukraine signs Energy Community Accession Protocol
Gazprom and SOCAR pas purchase contract
AGRI project between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania
EUHR Ashton on Middle East peace talks
International Report on Israel flotilla attack
EU Commissioner Füle on Turkey Referendum
UN GA adopts joint EU-Serbia resolution
Serbia on joint EU-Serbia UN resolution
EUHR Ashton on advisory opinion on Kosovo
Commissioner Füle: “Serbia 10 years after”
EU relations with fYROM
CEPS Publications
- Turkey and the EU: A play in search of script
- Constitutional Referendum in Turkey
- Russia interpretations of modernisation

 

 

Issue n. 62, July/ August 2010

 

Editorial: What is your opinion of the European Neighbourhood Policy?
EU Council conclusions on the ENP
EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia
«EUMM for almost two years on the ground»
Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Abkhazia
EUHR Ashton on Russia missile deployment in Abkhazia
«Georgia needs US help in standing up to Russia»
President Medvedev on South Ossetia
12th round of Geneva talks on Georgia
Kosovo PM: «Kosovo’s future among the free nations»
ICJ advisory ruling on Kosovo independence declaration
Reactions to ICJ ruling
South Ossetia on ICJ ruling
10th round of EU-Russia negotiations on new Agreement
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union
Russian-Armenian talks
Minsk Group Joint Statement
Russia on Missile Defence Interceptors in Poland
Ukraine President’s Independence Day Address
EU opens accession negotiations with Iceland
Negotiating Framework
EU Council conclusions on Gaza and Middle East
Statement by Middle East Quartet
Statement by EUHR Ashton on resumption of talks
CEPS Publications:
- Modernisation and new political game in Russia
- Looking afresh at the external representation of the EU

 

Issue n. 61, June 2010

Editorial: Turkey and its neighbourhood
EP on political agreement on EEAS
Statement of EP, EUHR, EC and European Council on EEAS
Medvedev instructs Gazprom to limit gas deliveries
Lukashenko meets with Lavrov, discusses gas dispute
EU strongly condemns Russia-Belarus gas dispute
Interview with Lukashenko on Belarus-Russia relations
EUHR on constitutional referendum in Kyrgyzstan
EU Council conclusions on Kyrgyzstan
Turkish MFA on events in Kyrgyzstan
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on Kyrgyzstan
Statement of Uzbek compatriots
Turkey-Syria-Jordan-Lebanon Cooperation Council
Interview with Turkish MFA Ahmet Davutoglu
Progress Report on EU-Central Asia Strategy
EUHR statement on Israeli Gaza decision
Israel announces new Gaza guidelines
«Ending Gaza’s dangerous Isolation»
«Averting another Gaza»
EU-Georgia visa facilitation
EU Council conclusions on South Caucasus
EU Council conclusions on Western Balkans
CEPS Publications:
- CSDP and the Lisbon Treaty Fudge
- The Baltic-Russian History Controversy
- Time for a Tripartite Gas Pipeline Consortium for Ukraine
 

Issue n. 60, May 2010

 
Editorial: Time for a Tripartite Gas Pipeline Consortium for Ukraine
EU-Russia Summit Joint Statement
European Council President remarks at EU-Russia Council
Russian Foreign Policy in the Long Term
Yanukovich at Ukraine-Russia Economic Forum
Medvedev at Ukraine-Russia Economic Forum
Stefan Füle on five years of ENP
Progress Reports on ENP implementation
Ukraine not ready to join NATO
EU proposes visa facilitation for Georgia
EU Association Agreements for South Caucasus
EU Strategy for the South Caucasus?
EU on Nagorno-Karabakh «parliamentary elections»
EU on Isreali military operation against Flotilla
Turkey on Isreali military operation against Flotilla
Israel on military operation against Flotilla
Stefan Füle addresses UfM «For’UM» Meeting
EU-Morocco Joint Parliamentary Committee
Stefan Füle on Enlargement Policy
Visa free travel for Albania and B&H
«The Balkans deserve this»
CEPS Publications:
- Russia and the ECHR
- President Yanukovich’s dubious deal

- EU Foreign Policy in the Palestinian Territory

 

Issue n. 59, April 2010

Editorial: Yanukovich’s dubious deal
Black Sea fleet - Gas deal with Russia
Tymoshenko on Black Sea fleet - Gas deal with Russia
EC Stefan Füle on EU-Ukraine relations
EU Official on EU-Ukraine Association
Addenda to the Contract on Supply of Gas to Ukraine
Medvedev on Nord Stream pipeline construction
Russia-Norway agreement on maritime delimitation
EU council conclusions on the EEAS
EP on EEAS organization
Elmar Brok, MEP: «What we expect from the EEAS»
Obama-Medvedev on new START treaty
Russian Federation statement on Missile Defence
EU coucil conclusions on Kyrgyzstan
BRIC summit communiqué
CEPS Publications:
     Lisbon five months on
     Turkey’s genocide diplomacy
     Pain in Poland
     Russia in Europe and the West

 

Issue n. 58, March 2010
 
Editorial: Russia in Europe and the West
Proposals for Council Decision on EEAS
Organogram of EEAS architecture
Catherine Ashton presents vision for EEAS
MEPs give conditional backing to EEAS
Verhofstadt/Brok non-paper and organogram on EEAS
EC Stefan Füle interview on Eastern Partnership
EU increases ENP funding for 2011-2013
EC Stefan Füle on Ukraine
"Rethink Moldova"
Catherine Ashton on Belarus
EC President Barroso on Georgia
Catherine Ashton on Abkhazia and S. Ossetia
Visegrad Group joint statement on Eastern Partnship
Inauguration of Union for the Med. secretariat
Catherine Ashton "The EU and the Middle East"
CEPS Publications:
   - Remaking Europe's borders through the ENP
   - Single Voice, Single Chair?
   - The Union of the Mediterranean - Evolution and prospects
 
Issue n. 57, February 2010
 
Editorial: Messages from Central Asia for the High Representative
Address by Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
Results of the Presidential Elections
OSCE/ODIHR conclusions on Ukraine elections
Statemen of HR Catherine Ashton on Ukraine elections
Russian President congratulates Yanukovich
Ukraine and Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union
EP President Jerzy Buzek on Belarus
EU HR Cathering Ashton on Belarus
Belarus MFA on conflict of Union of Poles in Belarus
Main points of new Russian Military Doctrine
Russian President on new Russian Military Doctrine
Russian-Abkhazian Summit
EU Council conclusions on Moldova/Transnistria
EU-Moldova Human Rights Council established
Budapest Energy Security Summit Declaration
Kosovo President speech on independence anniversary
CEPS Publications:
- Into EurAsia - Monitoring the EU’s Central Asia Strategy
- On Thin Ice? (Mis)interpreting Russian Policy in the High North

- The EU-Central Asia Education Initiative

 
Issue n. 56, January 2010
 
Editorial: Sequel to the Lisbon Treaty for the EU’s diplomatic representation
Foreign Policy Priorities of the Spanish Presidency of the EU
EP Hearing of Catherine Ashton
EP Hearing of Stefan Füle
EP Hearing of Karel de Gucht
Ukraine Presidential Elections: First round results
ODIHR preliminary conclusions on Ukraine elections
EU Commission on presidential elections in Ukraine
EU-Moldova negotiations on Association Agreement
Russia-Belarus agreement on crude oil deliveries
Russian Duma end opposition to Strasbourg Court
EU Conclusions on Bosnia and Herzegovina
CEPS Publications/
- EU Assistance to Central Asia: Back to the Drawing Board?
 
Issue n. 55, December 2009
 
Editorial: What to do with President Medvedev’s draft European Security Treaty?
OSCE Corfu Process Ministerial Declaration
OSCE Ministerial Statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
Catherine Ashton’s “Quiet Diplomacy”
European Council conclusions
EU President Van Rompuy Statement
Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting
EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement
EU conclusions on the Southern Caucasus
EU declaration on elections in Abkhazia, Georgia
EU renews restrictive measures on Belarus
EU-Georgia mobility partnership
EU Council conclusions on the Middle East
EU Council conclusions on Enlargement
Visa Liberalisation for the Western Balkans
International Relations in the field of Energy
OSI Call for Proposals for Visiting Fellowships
CEPS Publications:
- On track. Moldova wants EU integration, but needs to do its homework first
- Optimisation of Central Asian and Eurasian Trans-Continental Land Transport Corridors
- Reshaping Civil Society in Morocco: Boundary Setting, Integration and Consolidation
- The Yukos Decision: Profound Implications for the EU-Russia Energy Relationship?
- Why Europe fears its neighbors?
- Beyond the Border Management Programme for Central Asia
- The growing illiteracy in Central Asia: A challenge for the EU
- Studying Europe in Central Asia: The case of Kyrgyzstan
 
Issue n. 54, November 2009
 
Editorial: EU Foreign Policy enters the post-Lisbon Treaty Era and the new Global Terra Incognita
Russian proposal for a European Security Treaty
Medvedev speech at 11th United Russia Party Congress
Medvedev address at the Russian Federal Assembly
EU-Russia Summit
EU-Russia Memorandum on Early Warning Mechanism
Russia-Ukraine gas agreement
Medvedev on Russian natural gas prices for Belarus
Gazprom and EDF Memorandum on South Stream
Gas Coordination Group Meeting
EU declaration on Georgia
EU declaration on Azerbaijan
EU statement on Jersulem settlement expansion
Israeli PM on suspension of new settlements
EU declaration on Gaza humanitarian situation
Croatia and Slovenia sign arbitration agreement
Publications:
- Gazprom's changing fortunes
- Two new leaders in search of a job description
- Re-setting the Eastern Partnership in Moldova
- Transforming Turkish Foreign Policy
- Democracy's plight in the European Neighbourhood
- Future Gas Production in Russia
- Continental European Long-Term Gas Contracts
 
Issue n. 53, October 2009
Editorial:  From Central Asia into EurAsia
EC annual strategy on EU enlargement
Protocols on Armenia-Turkey bilateral relations
EU Presidency statement on Armenia and Turkey
Russian MFA on Armenia-Turkey Protocols
Azeri MFA on Armenia-Turkey Protocols
Armenian President address to Armenians
Results of Russia regional elections
Russians' vision of democracy
Mikhail Gorbachov's view on elections in Russia
EU to negotiate a new Agreement with Moldova
EU Council conclusions on Moldova
EU Council conclusions on Uzbekistan
EU Presidency draft report on the EEAS
CEPS Publications:
- Scrapping the Missiles - A tipping point?
- Missile Defence: A view from Turkey
- Obama's Missile U-turn

Issue n. 52, September 2009

Editorial:  Scrapping the missiles - a tipping point?
US President on “Strengthening Missile Defense in Europe”
NATO Secretary General: “NATO and Russia: A new beginning”
Russian MFA on speech by NATO Secretary General
US President remarks at UN General Assembly
Russian President address at UN General Assembly
EU Presidency statement at UN General Assembly
Address by Russian President to Ukrainian President
Letter of Ukrainian President to Russian President
EU Commission-IFI-Ukraine agreement on reform of the Ukrainian gas sector
EU Declaration on the appointment of a Moldovan Government
Report of Fact-Finding Mission on the Georgian conflict
EU Declaration on Russian PM Putin’s visit to Abkhazia
Armenia-Turkey Protocols on normalization of bilateral relations
EU Presidency statement on the joint statement by Armenia and Turkey
Second Report of the Independent Commission on Turkey
Transatlantic Trends 2009
CEPS Pubilcations:
    - Bilateral Disputes between EU Member States and Russia

Issue n. 51, July 2009

Editorial: Russian Games with the WTO and the International Order
Russian President Medvedev on WTO accession
Russian PM Putin on WTO accession
Foreign Policy Priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the EU
EU Council Conclusions on Georgia
EU Council Conclusions on the extension of the EUMM mandate
UN to continue engagement in Georgia
Javier Solana remarks on "Helsinki Plus"
Interview with Kalman Miszei, EUSR for Moldova
Mediterranean Migration: 2008-2009 Report
EU Council Conclusions on Enlargement
EU-Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Council
CEPS Publications:
    - Lost Voters: Participation in EU elections and the case for compulsory voting
    - Business and Trade Relationships between the EU and Central Asia
    - The EU and Central Asia: Commercialising the Energy Relationship
    - Russian Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: Greater compliance or resilient self-confidence?
    - The EU and Uzbekistan: short-term interests versus long-term engagement
    - Central Asia and the Global Economic Crisis
    - The EU's approach to the development of mass-media in Central Asia

Issue n. 50, June 2009

Editorial: Islam, Obama and Europe
US President Obama Speech at Cairo University
Israeli PM Nethanyahu Speech on Palestinian state
EU Council Conclusions on the Middle East
Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean relations
EU Presidency Conclusions on the ENP
EU Council Conclusions on relations with Moldova
EU-Belarus Human Rights Dialogue
Speech: The EU and Belarus - Moving closer together?
13th EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council
EU Declaration on termination of UNOMIG
Gas Coordination Group Meeting
EU Council adopts Common Code on Visas
BRIC Group summit press statement
CEPS Publications:
    - Islamist Radicalisation: The Challenge for Euro-Mediterranean relations
    - Readings in European Security, Volume 5

Issue n.49, May 2009

Editorial: Do we detect a neo-Finlandisation in the Eastern neighbourhood?
Joint Declaration of the Prague Eastern Partnership Summit
Press Confrence following EU-Russia Summit
EU press release ahead of EU-Russia Summit
Declaration on the Southern Corridor
EU Presidency on Council of Europe's response to post-electoral developments in Moldova
EUMM in Georgia on incident prevention mechansim meeting
EU statement on suspension of negotiations on OSCE presence in Georgia
EU-Ukraine visa facilitation agreement works well
Solana-Biden Joint statement on Bosnia and Herzegovina

Issue n. 48, April 2009

Editorial: Synergies vs.Spheres of Influence
The Global Plan for Recovery and Reform
EC President Barroso on G-20 Summit results
Declaration by the Heads of State and Government
Annual Progress Reports on the ENP
EC Communication on the ENP
Implementation on the ENP, Sectoral Progress Reports
Official Statements following elections in Moldova
OSCE preliminary conclusions on elections in Moldova
OSCE post-election interim report on elections in Moldova
Declaration regarding the escalating social and political situation in Moldova
Statement by 23 think-tanks in East Central Europe on the degradation of the political regime in Moldova
CEPS Publications:
       - Synergies vs. Spheres of influence in the Pan-European Security Space
       - Moldova's 'wannabe democracy' is worth rescuing

Issue n. 47, March 2009

Editorial: And so Russia walked out...
EU-Ukraine declaration on modernisation of Ukraine's Gas Transit System
Russian PM Pution on Ukrainian Gas Transmission System
EU-Russia Energy Dialogue
EU Presidency Conclusions on Energy Security
EU Energy Commissioner at Doha Natural Gas Confrence
EU Presidency Conclusiosn on the Eastern Partnership
Declaration on the Eastern Partnership
EU Conclusion on Belarus
Open letter by Georgian opposition
Moldovan president skeptical of Eastern Partnership
EU Presidency Conclusions on the Union for the Mediterranean
Elements of European Security Treaty
Gymnich Meeting: Fostering the integration momentum
EU Conclusions on the Western Balkans
<<The EU is not a Belgian company>>
EU statement on the situation in the Middle East
EU pledges support for reconstruction of Gaza
CEPS Publications:
       - Time to reassess the European Security Architecture?
       - Black Sea Synergy and Eastern Partnership

Issue n. 46, February 2009

Editorial: The crisis spreads to Eastern Europe
Sarkozy-Merkel article: "Security, our joint mission"
45th Munich Conference - Speeches by:
- Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech MFA-EU Presidency
- Joseph Biden, US Vice-President
- Javier Solana, EU High Representative for CFSP
- Sergey Ivanov, Russian First Deputy PM
- Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukrainian PM
EU Energy Council conclusions on Energy Security
Declaration of the Budapest Nabucco Summit
EU Commission delegation in Moscow visit
EU declaration on Russian military build-up in Georgia
Enhancing the European perspective of the Western Balkans
Berlin high level meeting on economic crisis
CEPS Publications:
    - Ethno-religious conflict in Europe
    - Russia and its 'New Security Architecture' in Europe
    - Illusion of Power: Russia after the South Caucasus Battle
External Publications:
    - Feasibility study on a EU-Moldova Free Trade Agreement
    - The Russo-Ukrainian gas dispute of January 2009

Issue n. 45, January 2009

Editorial: Just Monitoring Crises
EU statements on the situation in the Middle East
EU Council conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
UN Security Resolution 1860 on Gaza
ATFP welcomes appointment of Middle East Special Envoy
The One-State Solution (Op-Ed by President Qaddafi)
EU declaration on the Russia/Ukraine problem and energy security
Extraordinary session onf the EU Energy Council
Moscow international conference on Russian gas supplies
Gazprom Deputy CEO opinion piece
EU Council Conclusions on Energy Security
Nabucco Summit in Budapest
EU infrastructure projects in EU's neighbourhood
Azerbaijan: Aliev's Allies' "Power Grab"
EU Council conclusions on Western Balkans investment framework
Serbia plans to bid for EU membership during Czech Presidency
Solana commentary: Five lessons in global diplomacy
CEPS Publications:
- Gaza's hell: Why the EU must change its policy
- The Case for a Gas Transit Consortium in Ukraine: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
- The New Northern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood
- Kazakhstan and the South Caucasus corridor in the wake of the Georgia-Russia war
- Facing the Challenges of Separatism: The EU, Central Asia and the Uyghur Issue

 
Issue n. 44, December 2008
Editorial: Closing down on 2008
The Eastern Partnership Proposal
EC communication on the Eastern Partnership
EU conclusions on relations with MEDA partners
European Council conclusions on the ENP
European Council declaration on the Middle East
European Council conclusions on ESDP
European Council declaration on enhancement of ESDP
Report on implementation of European Security Strategy
Launch of EULEX Kosovo
NATO Summit   Final Communiqué
OSCE Ministerial Council: EU statement at closing session
OSCE statement on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
EU Council decision on international fact-finding mission to Georgia
«Georgia acted in self-defence»
Gazprom background information on gas deliveries to Ukraine

Issue n. 43, November 2008

Editorial: Security Architecture, Security Community
EU Commission review of EU-Russia relations
Medvedev address to Russian Federal Assembly
EU Presidency statement on Medvedev address
UK-Swedish statement on EU-Russia relations
EU conclusions on the preparation for EU-Russia summit
Georgia MFA on EU conclusions on EU-Russia summit
EU-Russia summit in Nice
Medvedev statement after EU-Russia summit
Medvedev speech at EU-Russia Industrialists’ Round Table
Medvedev ratifies treaties with S. Ossetia and Abkhazia
Georgia MFA statement on the Geneva Talks
Declaration by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on Nagorno-Karabakh
EU conclusions on Belarus
EU conclusions on ESDP operation in the Western Balkans
Ministerial Conference - Final Declaration on the Union for the Mediterranean
EU conclusions on Lebanon
EU-Lybia negotiations on future Framework Agreement
EU Commission proposal for energy security
Russia-Ukraine gas payement
EU enlargement strategy and progress reports 2008
EU Arctic Policy

Issue n. 42, October 2008

Editorial: Two Overlapping Crises
Russia announces withdrawal of peacekeepers
Solana confirms withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers
EU Presidency Conclusions on Georgia
EU Council Conclusions on Georgia/Russia
Russia MFA spokesman on Geneva discussions
OSCE on Geneva discussions
UN Envoy on Geneva discussions
Georgian MFA statement on Geneva discussions
UN on situation of 20,000 Georgian IDPs
World Bank on Georgia Donor Conference
Speech by European Commission President Barroso at Georgia Donor Conference
Speech by EU External Relations Commissioner Waldner at Georgia Donor Conference
International Court of Justice ruling on Georgia v. Russian Federation
Speech by EU External Relations Commissioner Waldner on EU-Russia relations
Speech by Russian President Medvedev on a new European security treaty
US participation in the EULEX mission in Kosovo
EU External Relations Council Conclusions on Moldova
EU External Relations Council Conclusions on Belarus
EU External Relations Council Conclusions on Uzbekistan
EU Presidency Conclusions on Energy Security
Romania and Gazprom’s South Stream temptations
CEPS Publications:
- The Struggle for a Civilised Wider European Order
- Recalibrating EU Poilcy towards the Western Balkans
- Building Conference in Peace

Issue n. 41, September 2008

Editorial: The August war and beyond
EU Extraordinary Council on Russia-Georgia conflict
EU Presidency on the implementation of the plan of 12 August
NATO Foreign Ministers meeting on conflict in Georgia
NATO statement on Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossethia
G7 statement on Georgia
Russian MFA commentary on G7 statement
Russian MFA on the implementation of Medvedev-Sarkozy plan (I)
Extraordinary European Council on the conflict in Georgia
Statement of Georgian Minister of Reintegration
Violation by Russia of the cease fire agreement
Russian MFA on the implementation of Medvedev-Sarkozy plan (II)
EU Council conclusions on Georgia
EU Commission recommends visa facilitation with Georgia
UN General debate of the 63rd Session (statements by France, Georgia, Russia and the US)
Publications:
- The EU and Georgian crisis
- Post-mortem on Europe's first war of the 21st century
- Al Qaeda in the West as a youth movement

Issue n. 40, July 2008

Editorial: The EU's conflicts on the mend?
French EU Presidency Work Programme
Joint Declaration of the Paris Summit for the Mediterranean
EU-Mediterranean Trade
EU-Libya Framework-Agreement
UN Secretary General report on Kosovo
Kosovo Donor's Conference
EU Conclusions on the Western Balkans
EU trade with Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU welcomes new government in Serbian and Macedonia
EU declaration on the transfer of Karadzic to the ICTY
EU-Russia: first round of negotiation for the new Agreement
EU Conclusions on Ukraine
Moldova pushes for the Transdniester settlement
OLAF report on Bulgaria
European Commission progress reports on Bulgaria and Romania
CEPS Publications:
- What prospects for a normative foreign policy in a multi-polar world?
- A reinforced obstacle to democracy?
- The EU's new Black Sea Policy
- What is happening in Turkey?

Issue n. 39, June 2008

Editorial: Probing the wider European Order
EU-Russia joint statement on launching the negotiations on a new agreement
Russian President Medvedev press statement on the EU-Russia summit
Speech by European Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner on the EU-Russia summit
Speech by Russian President Medvedev in Berlin
Speech by Alexei Miller on Gazprom
European Council on the Eastern Partnership
EPP-ED proposal for a Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
European Commission report on the Black Sea Synergy
PSE proposal for "A Union for the Black Sea"
European Council on Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean
European Council on the Western Balkans
EU conclusions on a SAA with Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU conclusions on Operation ALTHEA
EU-Montenegro: Application for membership
EU conclusions on Georgia/South Ossethia
Publications:
- Democracy Assistance and European Foreign Policy
- The Visegrad Four and Democracy Assistance

Issue n. 38, May 2008

Editorial: Time for a strategic bargain with Russia
EU-Russia agreement on start of negotiations for a new PCA
EU negotiating directives for new EU-Russia agreement
Commission Communication: "Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean"
EU Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy
Polish-Swedish proposal: "Eastern Partnership"
EU Conclusions on Georgia
UNOMIG report on the downing of a Georgian UAV
EU Presidency statement on the parliamentary elections in Georgia
Conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission in Georgia
EU Conclusions on the Western Balkans
EU-Bosnia & Herzegovina dialogue on visa gree travel
EU-Montenegro visa free roadmap
EU Conclusions on the Middle East
EU Conclusions on the ESDP - Missions and operations
CEPS Publications:
- Who is a normative foreign policy actor?
- Engaging Central Asia
- Travels among Europe's Muslim Neighbours
- Time to think strategic bargain with Russia
- The United States: A Normative Power?
- Is European Democracy Promotion on the wane?

Issue n. 37, April 2008

Editorial: After Bucharest
NATO Bucharest Summit Declaration
NATO-Ukraine Commission
Macedonia: Change the name to enter NATO?
US-Russia Strategic Framework Declaration
EU Conclusions on the Western Balkans
Russia's relations with Abkhazia and South Ossethia
Reaction of Georgian MFA
EU Presidency declaration on Georgia
Reactions of the International Community
Downing of an unarmed Georgian drone by a Russian MiG
Video of downing of Georgian drone
EU-Russia Commons Spaces - Progress Report 2007
Gazprom natural gas production prospects
IISEPS National Opinion Poll in Belarus
Letter of the President of Northern Cyprus: "Ledra
Street leads way to EU
CEPS Publications:
- Promoting Human Rights in Russia by supporting NGOs
- Implementing an new EU security approach in the Neighbourhood
Announcement: Open Society Fellowships

Issue n. 36, March 2008

Editorial: Sarkozy's Med Union comes down to earth
EU Presidency conclusions on the Union for the Mediterranean
President Sarkozy's press conference on the U. Med.
Official reactions on the U. Med.
Making sense of Sarkozy's Union for the Mediterranean
EU informal Council conclusions on the Western Balkans
Western Balkans: Enhancing the European Perspective
EU on events in Mitrovica
Financial Assistance to the Western Balkans
EU Informal Council conclusions on Russia
EU on Russian Presidential elections
EU Energy Commissioner Piebalgs on Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute
Gazprom on Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute
EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council
EU declaration on Belarus
MoU on the establishment of a EC Delegation in Minsk
EU on situation after Armenian presidential elections
Russia lifts ban on trade with Abkhazia
Georgia reacts to Russian decision to lift ban
EU declaration on the Middle East
EU-Egypt sign assistance package
EU-Algeria Association Council
CEPS Publications:
- Is the glass half full of half empty in post-election Cyprus?
- Just how 'revolutionary' is Turkey's hadith project

Issue n. 35, February 2008

Editorial: The Kosovo decisions, not so bad after all
Kosovo declaration of independence
Serbian government decision annulling the declaration
EU Council conclusions on Kosovo
EU Joint Action: EULEX KOSOVO
EU Presidency on situation in Serbia
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Kosovo
Russian Ambassador to NATO: 'loose cannon' in Brussels
EU Council conclusions on the ENP
Declaration on BSEC-EU enhanced relationship
EU Council conclusions on Moldova
EU Presidency on Armenia presidential election
EU-Ukraine free trade agreement negotiations launched
Putin-Yushchenko press conference
V. Socor: Nabucco projectd approaching real start
CEPS Publications:
- What is 'just' secession? (Is Kosovo unique?)
- Rebranding Russia: Norms, Politics and Power
- China as a normative foreign policy actor
- India as a foreign policy actor - Normative Redux
- The EU's limited response to Belarus' pseudo 'new foreign policy'

Issue n. 34, January 2008

Editorial: Ukraine starts afresh
Slovenian EU Presidency Priorities
EU-Western Balkans visa facilitation and readmission agreements
EU invitation to sign a Political Agreement on Cooperation with Serbia
Serbian presidential election results
Press statement following Russian-Serbian talks
Ukrainian leaders joint address to NATO Sec. Gen.
EU and Ukraine agree on terms for Ukrainian WTO accession
Georgian presidential election results
EU presidency declaration on elections in Georgia
EP resolution on the Black Sea Regional Policy Approach
EP resolution on a more effective EU policy for South Caucasus
EU conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
EP resolution on Egypt
CEPS publications:
- The EU as a normative foreign policy actor
- The new EU strategy towards Central Asia

Issue n. 33, December 2007

Editorial: From Kosovo to generalized conflict escalation, or resolution

Kosovo's status: Troika press communiqué
Ban Ki-moon receives Kosovo Contact Group Report
EU presidency conclusions on Kosovo
UN Security Council discusses Kosovo's future status
Speech of Serbian Prime Minister at UN Security Council
EU Council conclusions on the Western Balkans
Initialing of Bosnia-EU Stabilisation and Association Agreement
EU Council conclusions on Enlargement
Declaration by TR PLUS
Commission Communication: A stronger European Neighbourhood Policy
Russian Parliamentary election results
EU declaration on Russian elections
Putin speech at United Russia Party Congress
Russian MFA on Russian suspension of CFE Treaty
EU presidency statement on CFE Treaty
NATO statement on Russian suspension of CFE obligations
Measures to combat fraud at Georgian Presidential elections
EU Council conclusions on the Middle East
Commentary: Annapolis gains momentum
Lisbon declaration on EU-Africa Summit
Joint Africa-EU Strategy
Merkel and Sarkozy on 'Mediterranean Union'
CEPS Publications:
- Andorra and the European Union
- Kosovo and the principles of just secession

Issue n. 32, November 2007

Editorial: Annapolis, 27 November 2007

Annapolis Conference Joint Understanding
Remarks of Condoleezza Rice at Annapolis Conference
The Commission’s 2007 enlargement reports
EU Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans
Kosovo Assembly Elections
EU-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement
European Parliament Resolution on strengthening the ENP
State of emergency in Georgia
9th Euro-Mediterranean Meeting Conclusions
A ‘Power Audit’ of EU 27-Russia relations
OSCE 15th Ministerial Council
Russia attempts to weaken OSCE
Poland’s post election foreign policy
CEPS Publications:
- European Islam: Challenges for Society and Public Policy
- Political Islam and European Foreign Policy
- Europe’s External Energy Policy
- Does Europe need a new missile defence system
EBRD Transition Report 2007

Issue n. 31, October 2007

Editorial: Sarkozy’s Union of the Mediterranean

CEPS Commentary on EU Reform Treaty: Two for the price of one?
President Sarkozy speech on Mediterranean Union
20th EU-Russia Summit
Press Statement following the 20th EU-Russia Summit
EU-Russia Energy Dialogue
Gazprom on problems of gas supply
Ukraine elections: What next after the election? ICPS Commentary
CEPS Policy Brief: Kosovo merits "special status as part of the EU"
EU External Affairs Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans
Troika sets out principles for Kosovo talks
EU External Affairs Council Conclusions on Uzbekistan
EU External Affairs Council Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
Message from the Palestinian and Israeli Civil Society to the International Conference on the Middle Eastern Conflict
An open letter and call from Muslim religious leaders to Pope Benedict XVI and leaders of Christian Churches
CEPS Publication:
-Fusing Security and Development: Just another Euro-platitude?
Gallup International and ECFR London poll: Europe is the world's most popular global power
Corruption Perception & Press Freedom in EU new member states, ENP countries, Russia and Central Asia

Issue n. 30, September 2007

Editorial: A European Solution for Kosovo

French President Sarkozy Speech at 15th Ambassadors' Conference
European Commission proposal for 3rd energy liberalisation package
Gazprom's reaction to EU energy proposal
Nabucco Gas Pipeline Projet is back on track
Meeting of "New Group of Friends of Georgia"
EU-Ukraine Summit Joint Statement
Speeches of EU ENP Conference
Eubarometer on EU's relations with its neighbours
Let the sane of Saudi Arabia unite
Do not undermine moderate Islamists
Poll: Do you support or oppose Hamas' military takeover in Gaza?
Poll: Dwindling Muslim support for Terrorism
CEPS Paperback: Evaluating the EU's crisis missions in the Balkans
Poll: Transatlantic Trends 2007

Issue n. 29, July 2007

Editorial: The wider neighbourhood is in not such good shape
Russian Decree on suspending CFE Treaty participation
NATO response to Russian CFE Treaty suspension
EU response to Russian CFE Treaty suspension
Putin's speech at the Balkans Energy Cooperation Summit
UK-Russia relations: Litvinenko case and Lugovoy extradition
EP recommendation on EU-Ukraine enhanced agreement
EU External Relations Council Conclusions on Ukraine
Poll on Ukrainian legislative elections
EU declaratio on Nagorno-Karabakh "presidential elections"
EU External Relations Council Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
CEPS Publications:
- Is there a way for the Greater Middle East?
- The Impact of Western Policies towards Hamas & Hizbollah
- The EU and the Palestinian Occupied Territories
- the limits of the EU's normative power in the Western Balkans
- Decentralisation of Serbia: The minority dimension
- What exactly is happening in Turkey?
- EU policy in South Caucasus: A view from Azerbaijan
- The EU and Uzbekistan: Where to go from here?
Opportunities at CEPS
 
 
Issue n. 28, June 2007

Strengthening the ENP
EU-Central Asia: Strategy for a new Partnership
Portuguese Presidency Priorities
EU Progress Reports on Buglaria and Romania
Global Corruption Report 2007
EU-Georgia
Palestine
CEPS publications:
- 'Union of Mediterranean'
- Readings in European Security, Volume 4
- A Tansatlantic perspective on European Neighbourhood
- Political Islam in Syria
- Political Islam in Morocco
- Tajikistan and the EU

 
 

Issue n. 27, May 2007

Editorial: EU-Russia post-Samara

EU-Russia Summit
Ukrainian leaders sign joint statement
Want an EU visa?
Iran and Belarus forge 'strategic partnership'
EU statement on parliamentary elections in Armenia
EU Council Conclusions on the Black Sea
EU Council Conclusions on Uzbekistan
Getting Turkey right
To the Turkish people from their European friends
Arab peace plan is key to ending Gaza violence
CEPS publications:
- Political Islam in Algeria
- Political Islam in Egypt
- The Armenian road to democracy
- The EU and Kazakhstan
- Turkmenistan in transition

 

 
Issue n. 26, April 2007

Editorial: In memoriam – Boris Yeltsin

Black Sea Synergy
Ukraine's political crisis
EU-Russia relations
Turkey's programme for alignment with the EU acquis
EU-Western Balkans visa facilitation and readmission agreement
EU Council Conclusions on Central Asia
Political Islam in Turkey
Political Islam and Europe - Views from the Arab Mediterranean states and Turkey

 

Issue n. 25, March 2007
 

• Editorial: 50th anniversary texts
• 50 Years of European Integration and Russia
• Commission President Barroso message to the people of Belarus
• EU-Ukraine Enhanced Agreement
• EU-Egypt Action Plan adopted
• EU Council Conclusions on ENP - Agencies and Programmes
• EU Council Conclusions on Uzbekistan
• ENP Two Years on: Time Indeed for an 'ENP plus'
• The EU's strategic role in Central Asia
• The EU in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
• State Capture and Widespread Corruption in Serbia
• EP report on the Future of Kosovo
• The future of Russia and the EU
   
• Issue n. 24, February 2007

  UN Kosovo Status Plan
  · UN Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement
  · EU statement on Kosovo Status Plan

  · US envoy on Kosovo Status Plan

  • President Putin’ Annual Press Conference

 

• Issue n. 23, January 2007
• Europe struggles to come at terms with its Mediterranean neighbours

  EU Enlargement
  · 2007 Serbian Parliamentary Elections
  · EU Presidency Statement on the assassination of Hrant Dink
  European Neighbourhood Policy
  · Interview with Alexander Lukashenko
  · EU-Ukraine enhanced Agreement
  · EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on ENP
  · New opportunities for Azerbaijan
  · Romania's EU accession and relations with Moldova
  · Freedom in the World 2006
  EU Energy Policy
  · An Energy Policy for Europe
  Middle East
  · President Bush Address - Renewal in Iraq
  · World View of US Role from Bad to Worse
  · Dialogue between Islamists and West a necessity

 

• Issue n. 22, December 2006

  EU Enlargement
  · European Council Conclusions
  · EU Foreign Affairs Ministers Council Conclusions
  · Dear Turkey, Play it Long and Cool, CEPS Commentary
  · Seeking Kant in the EU's relations with Turkey
  European Neighbourhood Policy
  · Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Speaking Points
  · Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy
  · European Neighbourhood Policy - State of Play
  · Increase in financial assistance to Moldova
  · Ethnic targeting and deportations in Russia
  Middle East
  · European Council Declaration on the Middle East
  · The Iraq Study Group Report
   

• Issue n. 21, November 2006 
• Editorial: Enlargement Processes of the EU and NATO

  EU Enlargement
  · Progress Reports of candidate countries
  · Progress Reports of potential candidate countries
  · Stubb Report on EU capacity to integarte new members
  · Commission proposes new consensus on enlargement
  · Turkey's accession negotiations
  · Visa facilitation and Readmission for the Western Balkans
  NATO Summit
  · New countries could be invited to join NATO in 2008
  · Alliance offers partnership to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia
  EU-Russia relations
  · The Elephant and the Bear Try Again
  · Putin: "Europe has nothing to fear from Russia"
  · Statement on EU-Russia Summit
  Northern Dimension
  · Political Declaration on the Northern Dimension
  EU Eastern Neighbourhood
  · EU-Belarus: New message to the people of Belarus
  · Abkhaz proposal on settlement of conflict
  Euromed Conference
  · Eighth Euro-Mediterranean Conference
   

• Issue n. 20, October 2006

  EU-Russia relations
  · Anna Politkovskaya's last article
  · European Liberal Democrats on EU-Russia agreement
  · Russia's soft power ambitions
  · EU External Energy Relations
  · EU informal summit meeting at Lahti, Finland
  · The coming of Russian gas deficit
  Russia-Georgia Dispute
  · NATO offers intesified dialogue to Georgia
  · Ukraine, Lithuania and Poland statement on Georgia
  · UNSC Resolution on Georgia
  · EU Council Conclusions on Georgia/Russia relations
  · Benita Ferrero Waldner on the 'frozen conflicts'
  · Russian Poll on Georgians
  · Treatment of Georgian schoolchildren in Russia
  Ukraine
  · Russian-Ukrainian gas deal
  · EU-Ukraine summit press release
  · Viktor Yanukovych on Ukraine's Choice: Toward Europe
  Middle East
  · EU Council Conclusion on Middle East
  · Prophet Muhammad on Christians
  ·Achieving a Middle East breakthrough
  EU Enlargement
  · EU Absorption Capacity
  · EU Council Conclusions on the Western Balkans
  Eurobarometer
  · Poll on the EU and its Neighboursv
   

• Issue n. 19, September 2006

  Middle East - Lebanon
  · Prisoners Document
  · UN Security Council Resolution 1701
  · September GAERC on Middle East Peace Process
  · Troop Deployment Pledges for UNIFIL
  · Hezbollah has redrawn the Middle East
  Pope Benedict XVI on Islam
  · Lecture of Pope Benedict XVI
  · Declaration concerning Pope's Regensburg address
  · Holy Father "Sorry"
  President Putin's Russia
  · Vladimir Putin Interview
  Ukraine's Foreign Policy
  · Yanukovych Speech at Ukrainian Rada
  · Yanukovych blows hot and cold in Brussels
  · Yushchenko seeks closer ties with NATO
  "Referendum" in Transnistria
  · EU Presidency Declaration on "referendum"
  · Transnistria's self-damaging "referendum"
  EU Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
  · Commission Monitoring Report
  · Barroso's position on future enlargements
  Georgia's EU and NATO integration
  · Interview with Georgia Minister for EU Integration
  Plans for Turkic Commonwealth
  · Turkic leaders consider forming Commonwealth

• Issue n. 18, July 2006

  Finnish Presidency
  · External Policy Priorities of the Finnish Presidency
  · Presidency Declaration on Sentencing of Alexandr Kozulin
  Eastern Europe
  · GAERC Conclusions on the Western Balkans
  · The Future EU Role and Contribution in Kosovo
  · EU & South East Europe Single Aviation Market
  European Economic Area
  · EEA Council Conclusions
  EU-Russia & Energy
  · EC approves terms for negotiating new EU-Russia Agreement
  · Nabucco Pipeline project
  · Gazprom's SEGP project in Hungary
  G8 Summit
  · G8 Chair's Summary
  · Religious Conception of Democracy in Russia
  Middle East
  · GAERC Conclusions on the MIddle East
  Surveys
  · Support for further enlargement in EU
  · Freedom House Democracy Score
  · Russia Perceived by Five Western European Countries
  · Muslims in Europe
   

• Issue n. 17, June 2006

  Enlargement
  · European Council Presidency Conclusions on Enlargement
  Western Balkans
  · European Council Presidency Conclusions on the Western Balkans
  · EU External Relations Council Conclusions on Montenegro
  · Signature of an EU-Albanian Stabilisation and Association Agreement
  · Kosovo and the future of Serbia
  Black Sea
  · Joint Declaration of the Black Sea Forum
  · A Synergy for Black Sea Regional Cooperation: Guidelines for an EU initiative CEPS Policy Brief
  Energy & Russia
  · Pre-Summit Statement by G-8 Finance Ministers
  · European Council Presidency Conclusions on Energy
  · An External Policy to serve Europe's Energy Interests, EU Commission Paper
  · European Parliament Resolution on the EU-Russia Summit
  Middle East
  · European Council Presidency Declaration on the Middle East
  · Hamas and the recognition of Israel
  Europe in the World
  · Europe in the World, Commission Communication
  · Economic Review of ENP Countries

• Issue n.16, May 2006

  · 17th EU-Russia Summit
  · The European Round Table of Industrialists on the EU-Russia relatioship
  · A New Agreement between the EU and Russia: Why, what and when? CEPS Policy Brief
  · Kyiv Declaration adopted at GUAM Summit
  · Montengro's Referendum
  · European Commission monitoring report on Bulgaria and Romania
  · Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the EU: Postponement, Safeguards and the Rule of Law CEPS Policy Brief
  · Abkhaz Peace Plan
  · Richard Cheney speech at Vilnius Conference
  · Letter by the President of Iran addressed to the President of the United States

   

• Issue n.15, April 2006

  · Bulgaria and Romania - accession prospects
  · Regional Free Trade Area in South Eastern Europe
  · Deep Free Trade between the EU and Ukraine, CEPS Paperback
  · European Parliament resolution on Ukraine
  · President Yushchenko on Ukraine and NATO
  · EU visa sanction on Belarus, and detention of Mr Alexander Milinkevich
  · Russian trade sanctions against Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
  · EU-Russian ccoperation on Freedom, Security and Justice
  · German-Russian consultations on energy
  · Increase in Schengen visa fee, and concerns expressed
   

   

• Issue n.14, March 2006:

  · Presidential elections in Belarus
  · Parliamentary elections in Ukraine
  · European Commission Green Paper an Energy Policy for Europe
  · Presidency Conclusions on an Energy Policy for Europe
  · From Neighbourhood to Integration Policy, CEPS Policy Brief, by Eneko Landaburu

 
 

• Issue n.13, February 2006:
  · Kremlin takes a new foreign policy approach, CEPS Commentary
  · The New Russian Doctrine
  · Statements on Kosovo by Vladimir Putin
  · Promoting Democracy through Civil Society, CEPS Working Document
  · Making a success of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
  · External Relations Council conclusions on the Western Balkans
  · General Affairs Council regulation on financial support for the Turkish Cypriot community
  · External Relations Council conclusions on reactions in the Muslim world to cartoon
  publications
   
• Issue n.12, January 2006:
  · What to do about Gazprom monopoly power?
  · Agreement on settling relations in the gas sector between Russia and Ukraine
  · Agreement on the volumes and conditions of the transit of Russian natural gas through
  Ukraine
  · Operational Programme of the Austrian and Finnish Presidencies
  · Brok Report
  · The Western Balkans on the road to the EU
   
• Issue n.11, December 2005:
  · Euromed Summit Barcelona - Five Year Work Programme
  · Euromed Barcelona Summit - Code of Conduct on Countering Terrorism
  · European Union - Ukraine Summit, Joint Statement
  · Declaration of the Countries of the Community of Democratic Choice
  · Council Conclusions on FYR Macedonia
  · Final Report on the Extension of Major Trans-European Transport Axes to the Neighbouring
  Countries and Regions
   
• Issue n.10, November 2005:
  · Commission 2005 Enlargement Strategy Paper
  · European Neighbourhood Policy: A Year of Progress
  · Abstract From "The EU in Moldova - Settling Conflicts in the Neighbourhood"
   
• Issue n.9, October 2005:
  · Commission monitoring report on Bulgaria and Romania
  · An Interim Plan for South-Eastern Europe: Customs Union with the EU and a
  Regional Schengen
  · The EU and South East Europe energy treaty
   
• Issue n.8, September 2005:
  · Foreign ministers conclusions on Turkey and Croatia1
  · Turkey: Negotiating Framework
  · Foreign ministers conclusions on Serbia and Montenegro, and Bosnia and
  Herzegovina
  · Swiss Vote for Labour Mobility with the Enlarged EU
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• Issue n.7, August 2005:
  · Borjomi Declaration of Presidents Saakashvili and Yushchenko
  · The Black Sea as Epicentre of the After-Shocks of the EU’s Earthquake
  · Security, Integration and the Case for Regionalism in the EU Neighbourhood
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• Issue n.6, July 2005:
  · The European Union as Promoter of Democracy in Its Neighbourhood
  · Egypt’s Moment of Reform: A Reality or an Illusion
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• Issue n.5, June 2005:
• Editorial: Russian Views on Europe
• . Russia-EU Relations: The Present Situation and Prospects
  · Russia and the EU’s Constitutional Crisis
  · Excerpts From "EU-Russia: Four Common Spaces and the Proliferation of the Fuzzy"
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• Issue n.4, May 2005:
  · Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
  · Towards a Euro-Mediterranean Community of Democratic States
  · Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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• Issue n.3, April 2005:
  · The Revolutionary Evolution in Moldova
  · The Amato report on the Balkans
  · Ukraine and the EU: How Close? How Soon?, Speech of Oleg Rybachuk
  · The EU and Black Sea Regional Cooperation
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• Issue n.2, March 2005:
  · European Neighbourhood Policy and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Egypt and
  Lebanon
  · European Neighbourhood Policy and the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, Speech by
  Margot Wallström
  · Appointment of an EU Special Representative for Moldova
  · From Barcelona Process to Neighbourhood Policy: Assessments and Open Issues
  · Opinion survey on the possible accession of Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Morocco
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• Issue n.1, February 2005:
  · "Ukraine’s future is in the EU", Address by President of Ukraine, European
  Parliament
  · EU-Ukraine Action Plan
  · EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council Meeting
  · Enhancing the rule of law in Ukraine