The results of a general election on 30 November show Moldovans are split on whether to pursue closer ties with the European Union or maintain existing relations with the Russian Federation, complicating the crafting of a sustainable national identity across ideological lines. Amelie Meyer-Robinson assesses what the upcoming coalition negotiations hold in store for Moldova. … Continue reading
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The Vostok Report; 2013 in Review
Vostok Cable Editor, Josh Black, looks back on an eventful year in the CEE and CIS space. Looking back at twelve months’ worth of events is a decidedly human impulse, yet the need to categorise by calendar years is a futile exercise. The last year carried on where 2012 left off, and leaves no neat … Continue reading
European Union vs. Eurasian Union; going into extra time
The EU’s Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius saw Georgia and Moldova initial Association Agreements, but Ukraine and Armenia have leant towards a Russian alternative. Giovanni Cadioli asks why the Eurasian Union has made an unlikely comeback, and whether it is sustainable. As shown in a post published last week, Russia has not been entirely successful … Continue reading
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The news to 24 November 2013 Large protests in Kyiv over failure of EU-integration path. Unverified reports put numbers at 100,000. http://t.co/UmYJl2AyMW — Vostok Cable (@VostokCable) November 24, 2013 Ukrainians protested in large numbers at the decision of the country’s government to suspend negotiations with the European Union over the signature of an Association Agreement. … Continue reading
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The news to 21 October 2013 Alexei Navalny, the Moscow mayoral candidate and anti-corruption campaigner, was given a suspended sentence following a conviction for fraud. The charge, widely seen as politically motivated, had been seen as a way of silencing Navalny, but defeat in an apparently honest municipal in Moscow gave the regime a degree … Continue reading
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The news to 13 April 2013. Opposition activist and founder of the Anti-Corruption Fund, Alexei Navalny, intends to run for president of Russia in the future. Navalny said that his main task was “for the millions of people who live in this country and for whom oil and gas flow from the ground, for them … Continue reading
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The news to 8 March 2013. Happy International Women’s Day. 5 March: Moldova‘s government fell after 54 of 101 deputies voted with a no-confidence motion sponsored by the Communist Party. The administration had been hit by scandals, but the Communist Party objected to the pace of European integration. An Association Agreement may not now be … Continue reading
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27 February: Slovenia’s government, mired in allegations of corruption, lost a no confidence vote. Prime Minister Janez Jensa resigned, to be replaced by Alenka Bratusek. Anxieties were raised in other European capitals that the process would delay the ratification of Croatia’s EU accession, which is scheduled to take place on 1 July 2013. Source: Economist … Continue reading
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A weekly summary to 22 February 2013 16 February: Russian president Vladimir Putin has opened the most recent meeting of the G20 in Moscow. He used the occasion to underscore Russia’s ‘exemplary’ financial and fiscal policy. Source: Tagesschau.de 18 February: The notorious Magnitsky affair which has led to considerable diplomatic tensions between Russia and the … Continue reading
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The news for the week ending 15 February 2013 A meteorite has caused extensive damage and injured over 900 people in Chelyabinsk region, in the Russian Urals. The nationalist leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, called the meteorite an American weapons test, while Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called for Russia and America to … Continue reading
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