Turning points: La nuova strategia Usa nello spazio ex sovietico.
Un viaggio per la democrazia. Così è stata definita dal suo staff la tournée di 5 giorni di Hillary Clinton in Europa centro-orientale ed in Caucaso, nel cosiddetto “cortile di casa” del Cremlino.
Duplice e significativo il messaggio all’intero spazio ex sovietico: continuate sulla strada delle riforme democratiche e non temete dal riavvicinamento tra le due [...]
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On Sunday, 27 June, the first debate between Bronisław Komorowski and Jarosław Kaczyński took place live on the national television. For an hour the two candidates went head to head on domestic and foreign issues facing the country, as well as economic matters.
The TV presidential debate was considered as ‘inconclusive’ by many experts. Komorowski and [...]
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On June 26 Lithuania’s former President and former Prime Minister, Algirdas Brazauskas, died at the age of 77 after a serious illness.
In the late 1980ies he became the chief of the Communist Party of Lithuania, which under his leadership supported the aspiration of the republic to become independent. “Either the Party has to [...]
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Kyrgyzstan, a referendum for stability.
In: CIS| International Policy
27 Jun 2010 The referendum was organized to choose a new Constitution. The interim government hopes it will legitimise its power until new parliamentary elections in autumn. If approved, Kyrgyzstan will become the first parliamentary republic in former Soviet Asia.
The country is home to a Russian and a US military bases. Washington established its air base at the Manas [...]
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Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has approved the dismantling of the historic monument to Stalin in the centre of Gori, Soviet dictator’s birthplace, and rejected the accusations of attempting to rewrite history.
“There is a museum nearby. In that place there must be the appropriate exposure. In our country there should not be at the same time [...]
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Кому принадлежит Севастополь?
In: History Culture| Russia| Ukraine
25 Jun 2010 Севастополь никогда не входил в состав Крыма и никогда не передавался Украине. Депутат Партии регионов Владимир Зубанов заявил о намерении России отсудить город. Предотвратить такое развитие событий смогла только ратификация соглашения о продлении пребывания Черноморского флота в Севастополе.
Однако в Москве отрицают существование тайных исков. В 2008 году разгорался скандал из-за предложения мэра Москвы Юрия Лужкова [...]
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Ennesimo litigio tra Mosca e Minsk con l’Europa a farne le spese. Chi tra i due contendenti abbia ora ragione non è facile stabilirlo. Gli uni pretendono il pagamento del gas consumato, gli altri quello dei diritti di transito.
Per ragioni politiche e geostrategiche, per oltre un decennio, il prezzo degli approvvigionamenti energetici russi a Minsk [...]
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Holocaust survivors met their Belarus rescuers at Beit Hanassi.
Article – Jerusalem Post – June 2010.
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Адам Михник: Польша, Россия и Восточная Европа.
In: EU Eastern Dimension| Euro-Integration| Poland| Russia| Ukraine
21 Jun 201063-летний главный редактор крупнейшей польской “Газеты выборчей” Адам Михник:
«В российско-польских отношениях нет симметрии. Россия — великая держава. Польша — страна среднего масштаба в Евросоюзе. Все зависит от того, какие тенденции возобладают в Кремле».
«Партия братьев Качиньских до сих пор была партией национального страха, национального комплекса неполноценности, национальной угрозы. Их идеология сводилась к тому, что все [...]
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Poland. Snap presidential election, run-off on July 4th.
In: Breaking News| Poland
21 Jun 2010Polls gave Bronislaw Komorowski up to 41.54% of the vote, short of the 50% needed for an outright win. He beat Mr Kaczynski’s brother, Jaroslaw, into second place with 36.46%.
In third place is Grzegorz Napieralski (Democratic Left Alliance) with 13.68 percent. Turnout was 54.85 percent.
The results of the first round of the presidential election have split Poland [...]
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Polonia, toni dimessi alle presidenziali anticipate 2010.
In: Poland
19 Jun 2010La campagna elettorale di Jaroslaw Kaczynski si è conclusa là dove era iniziata, ossia sulla tomba del fratello Lech, morto nell’incidente di Smolensk il 10 aprile scorso. Per due mesi i candidati alle presidenziali hanno smorzato i toni, evitando roventi polemiche. La Polonia vive queste settimane post lutto, dedicate alla politica, con minore intensità rispetto [...]
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