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OSCE sails into Ukrainian political storm. Big challenges face the organisation in the coming two years.

4 December 2013

The Ministerial Council of the OSCE starts tomorrow in Kiev. It marks the end of Ukraine's uninspiring leadership of the organisation over the last year. Big challenges face the organisation in the coming two years.

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Putin on charm offensive in Yerevan. Cheap arms, oil and gas offered as sweetners as Putin locks Armenia in his embrace.

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Putin on charm offensive in Yerevan. Cheap arms, oil and gas offered as sweetners as Putin locks Armenia in his embrace.

3 December 2013

Cheap arms, oil and gas offered as sweetners as Putin locks Armenia in his embrace.

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Putin tells Armenians that Russia will never leave the "trans-Caucasus" as he starts official visit.

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Putin tells Armenians that Russia will never leave the "trans-Caucasus" as he starts official visit.

2 December 2013

The Russian President, accompanied by his Armenian counterpart, visited the large Russian military base in Gyumri before heading for Yerevan

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Europe indignant at Russian "geopolitical shenanigans". Polina Ivanova in Vilnius reflects on the results of a summit where more was expected.

30 November 2013

Polina Ivanova in Vilnius reflects on the results of a summit where more was expected.

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Armenia and EU "to revisit the basis of their co-operation". A joint-statement at the Vilnius summit speaks vaguely of further co-operation.

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Armenia and EU "to revisit the basis of their co-operation". A joint-statement at the Vilnius summit speaks vaguely of further co-operation.

30 November 2013

A joint-statement at the end of the Vilnius summit speaks vaguely of further co-operation but indicates that work to turn this into substance may have to start from scratch.

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Vilnius Summit adopts final communique with "a forward looking agenda"

29 November 2013

President of the European Council says Eastern Partnership has now become "an irreversible process"

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Keeping the door open for Ukraine, but only just!

29 November 2013

Plain talking at meeting between EU and Ukraine last night in Vilnius as Eastern Partnership Summit opens.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev met in Vilnius, on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit, with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev met in Vilnius, on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit, with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

29 November 2013

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev met in Vilnius, on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit, with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

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Elation and frustration take it in turns in Vilnius. Polina Ivanova captures the mood at the civil society forum at the EaP summit

29 November 2013

Commonspace.eu special correspondent in Vilnius, Polina Ivanova captures the mood at the civil society forum being held in the framework of the Eastern Partnership summit.

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OSCE sails into Ukrainian political storm. Big challenges face the organisation in the coming two years.

Putin on charm offensive in Yerevan. Cheap arms, oil and gas offered as sweetners as Putin locks Armenia in his embrace.

Putin tells Armenians that Russia will never leave the "trans-Caucasus" as he starts official visit.

Europe indignant at Russian "geopolitical shenanigans". Polina Ivanova in Vilnius reflects on the results of a summit where more was expected.

Armenia and EU "to revisit the basis of their co-operation". A joint-statement at the Vilnius summit speaks vaguely of further co-operation.

Vilnius Summit adopts final communique with "a forward looking agenda"

Keeping the door open for Ukraine, but only just!

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev met in Vilnius, on the margins of the Eastern Partnership Summit, with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Elation and frustration take it in turns in Vilnius. Polina Ivanova captures the mood at the civil society forum at the EaP summit