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Remarks by Michael Emerson at the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Ninth Ordinary Session, 20 April 2021  

Study presentation. In search of a New Momentum for EU policy with its close neighbours: comparing the Western Balkans and three Eastern European associated states

Both the enlargement and neighbourhood policies are at best stagnating. The perceived incentives for reforms in line with European norms and values are too weak or uncertain. In this respect, there is a need for a new momentum for the European integration…

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Early elections in Moldova: why, when and how?

A glimpse of hope that Moldova can exit the ongoing political crisis emerged out of the recent decision of the Constitutional Court that validated the early elections. On 15 April, the majority of the constitutional judges ruled that…

Lots of Hope and Little Information around the Authorized Economic Operators in Ukraine

Ukrainian exporting and importing businesses have recently got the much-awaited opportunity to register as Authorized Economic Operators – or AEOs. This status will make them trusted companies in the country's Customs Office's eyes and…

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With Russia threatening Ukraine with war, what should the EU do?

Russia’s threat of war with Ukraine, whether for real, for show, or for some undetermined mix of the two, demands a powerful response. While the military-strategic aspect has to be left to the US/NATO, the EU can respond on the basis of its own…

Remarks by Michael Emerson at the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Ninth Ordinary Session, 20 April 2021  

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A way ahead for Georgia

"Sputnik V" at the EU border and Russia's targets in Moldova

Opinion: Armenia’s endgame in the aftermath of the 2020 Karabakh war needs to be clarified

Opinion: Snap parliamentary elections are unlikely to resolve Armenia’s political gridlock

Joint press release following the 6th Association council meeting between the European Union and Georgia

Crisis spiral in Georgia and Moldova – commonalty, distinctions and ways out

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