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15th February 2014 / Politics /

Politics: New Cyprus reunification talks

On 11 February, the heads of the Greek Cypriot Republic and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (not generally recognized) held a symbolic meeting in the island´s “no man´s zone” to start a new round of negotiations on Cypriot reunification. The Joint Declaration adopted by the leaders contains ...

7th February 2014 / Politics /

Politics: U.S. and EU conflict over Ukraine

Videos leaked, revealing comments of both U.S. and EU diplomacy on situation in Ukraine. In the first video, the American assistant secretary of state for European affairs Victoria Nuland, dismissed European efforts in Ukraine as weak and inadequate to the challenge posed by the Kremlin. Voice resem...

31st January 2014 / Politics /

Politics: 32nd EU-Russia summit in Brussels

Presidents of the European Commission and of the European Council, J. M. Barroso and H. Van Rompuy, met on 28 January in Brussels with Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation to discuss a number of issues during the 32nd EU-Russia summit. These included the Eastern Partnership, counter-t...