October 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Representatives of the self-proclaimed republics of Abkhazia, Transdniester, and South Ossetia assembled in the Abkhaz capital today for a four-day summit intended to advance the recognition of their statehood.
For nine days, police used electric shocks and bare fists to torture Aleksei Mikheyev for a nonexistent crime. While perhaps common in Russia, what happened next was not: Mikheyev took his case to the European Court of Human Rights -- and won.
October 24, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The story is a familiar one in the postcommunist world.
CIS, CSTO, GUAM. The dizzying assortment of regional alliances -- together with their perplexing acronyms -- is one of the legacies of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) with his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rakhmon (AFP) DUSHANBE, October 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A Russian-led defense alliance of former Soviet states and a regional security body headed by China have agreed to broaden cooperation.
Foreign ministers were meeting ahead of an October 5 CIS summit (RFE/RL) October 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Labor migration was high on the agenda of a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) foreign ministers' meeting today in the Tajik capital.
October 4, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Migration policy, counterterrorism, and military cooperation will all be on the official agenda when the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) holds its summit on October 5-6 in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe. But the real action will be on the sidelines.
Andrei Stratan (file) (epa) October 1, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Moldova’s Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan says Eastern European countries need greater representation on the UN Security Council.
Moldovans queueing for visas to Romania (file) (AFP) September 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Romania has decided to simplify its procedures for granting citizenship, amid criticism from Moldova, which stands to lose more of its population to its EU neighbor.
The message from Brussels at a meeting with the members of its European Neighborhood Policy is clear: economic cooperation -- yes; membership -- no.
September 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The European Union announced plans today to strengthen its relationship with its neighbors through its European Neighborhood Policy (ENP).
Though the money sent home by the thousands who work abroad supports Europe's poorest country, the mass exodus is also generating a severe social backlash.
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