Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Gertjan R Elections in Albania cemented a deep victory for the Socialist Party. Until now, it presided with 73 MPs, with 71 needed to create government without coalition. Edi Rama, SP leader, has named this victory as a masterpiece of the ordinary…
Geneva International Discussions The 40th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) was held on June 20-21 in Geneva. The GID is a multilateral mediation forum co-chaired by the EU, OSCE and UN. The GID format was designed after the Russo-Georgian War of 2008 to address security and humanitarian…
Kozeta Cika contributed to the article Image by Stefan Kühn The 2017 electoral campaign is over. Today is the day of electoral silence and tomorrow Albanians will turn to the ballot boxes, more dubious than ever. It has been a very aggressive campaign month, with big clashes between two coalition…
Image by Italo-Europeo Ukraine has filed an appeal to the London Court in the case of the $3 billion bond sold to Russia prior to the Euromaidan revolution in 2014. At the time, Viktor Yanykovych was president of Ukraine and put aside a trade deal with the European Union in…
Russian Regions Slash Cancer Spending As Costs Rise.
Image by kremlin.ru The European Union extended sanctions against the Russian Federation until January of next year due to continued Russian support of separatists in East Ukraine and a refusal to follow the Minsk agreements negotiated to end the conflict. The 28 EU heads of state and government made the…
Image by kremlin.ru Moldova has seen a tug-of-war between a pro-EU government and efforts by Russian security services to bring the country back into Moscow’s fold. A multibillion dollar heist of Moldovan assets from its treasury has brought the conflict out into the open. Currently President Dodon wants closer ties…
Poland Passes Law To Demolish Red Army Monuments.