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  • The Commission should stand firm on Iceland's accession negotiations
    Insight by Stephen Tindale, 08 August 2012
    Iceland & the EU
  • Is Turkey our partner now?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 28 November 2011
    Is Turkey our partner now?
  • Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
    Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011
    Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
  • What the economic crisis means for the EU's eastern policy
    Policy brief by Tomas Valasek, 01 April 2009

    The EU's new 'eastern partnership' risks being undermined by the economic crisis. The initiative offers countries like Armenia and Ukraine fresh incentives, such as free-trade agreements and easier visa regimes, to adopt European norms of democracy and open markets.

  • Is Russia a partner to the EU in Bosnia?
    Policy brief by Tomas Valasek, 19 March 2009

    Where does Bosnia fit in the broader picture of EU – Russian relations? The EU and Russia are ostensibly partners in building a viable government in this Balkan country, but for much of 2007-08 Russia encouraged Bosnian politicians to resist EU-sponsored police reforms.
  • Viewpoint: EU enlargement woes
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    BBC News, 16 March 2009

    The queue for EU membership keeps getting longer. The 27-nation EU has accepted Turkey, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Serbia and other Balkan countries as potential candidates. Recession-battered Iceland may follow.
  • Economic crisis and the 'eastern partnership'
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 10 March 2009

    In two months, at a summit in Prague on May 7th 2009, the European Union will launch a new policy for Eastern Europe – an 'eastern partnership'.
  • Why enlargement is in trouble
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 24 February 2009

    It is five years since the EU admitted eight Central and East European countries, followed by another two in 2007. To celebrate this anniversary, Commissioner Olli Rehn has just released a report that explains how these countries have benefited from integrating into the EU.
  • Belarus: An artful balancing act
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    International Herald Tribune, 23 February 2009

    Compared with most former Soviet states, Belarus has a lot going for it. The government is less corrupt than in neighboring Russia and Ukraine. Belarus has no oligarchs, since the state never sold its big companies, and social inequalities are low.
  • Georgia, Ukraine and energy security
    Bulletin article by Dieter Helm, 02 February 2009

    In January 2006 Russia interrupted gas supplies to Ukraine and triggered a short, sharp shock to Europe in its ever-growing dependency on Russian gas.

  • Why Ukraine matters to Europe
    Essay by Tomas Valasek, 05 December 2008

    Until the war in Georgia in August 2008, the EU had taken stability beyond its eastern border for granted. Now it will need to become more active in this volatile region, in which Ukraine is the largest and most important country.