... industry international relations politics foreign investment foreign policy foreign trade government integration natural resources policy Belarus President Alexander Lukashenka at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia (Maxim Shipenkov/POOL/AFP/Getty Images) Belarus became a BRICS...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The ALCo highway aims to connect five major cities (Abidjan, Accra, Lome, Cotonou and Lagos), create an estimated 70,000 jobs and form the backbone of regional trade and investment. It also forms a core element of regional integration promoted by the Economic...

... integration policy protest GEORGIA: Mikheil Kavelashvili, a pro-Russia critic of the West, was elected president of Georgia by a college of electors on December 14, winning 224 of 225 votes. A former footballer, Kavelashvili is known for anti-Western rhetoric, opposition to LGBTQ rights...

... economy international relations politics social government immigration integration policy population transport crime tourism BULGARIA/ROMANIA: The EU Council yesterday voted to admit Bulgaria and Romania fully into the Schengen free-movement area. Starting in January 2025, the move...

... exploit the instability in the region to use military force against Armenia and seize contested territory. Georgia EUR RUCIS EU Russia United States Armenia Azerbaijan Syria Ukraine international relations politics social election foreign policy government integration policy...

... government integration policy protest GEORGIA: Georgia is in turmoil following the ruling Georgian Dream party's decision to halt EU accession talks last week, sparking large-scale protests over the weekend in Tbilisi and beyond. Protests over the October parliamentary election that the opposition...

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...Oxford Analytica Headline CYPRUS: Nicosia eyes defence integration with the West © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... government integration policy GEORGIA: Georgian Dream (GD) party leader and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze yesterday announced the suspension of EU accession negotiations and EU budget support until 2028, citing a need to maintain national "dignity." While reaffirming EU membership as a priority...

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...Oxford Analytica Headline GEORGIA: EU integration process will stall © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice or recommendations...

... with, endorse or have checked for accuracy the contents of said sites. 2024 Balkans EUR Albania Bosnia-Hercegovina EU Kosovo Montenegro North Macedonia Serbia Bulgaria Greece Russia economy international relations politics foreign policy government integration policy regional...

... relations politics corruption election foreign policy government opposition party talks electricity energy infrastructure legislation sanctions integration HUNGARY: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban travelled to Tbilisi yesterday to meet Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze...

... The referendum results show that malign external influences and internal polarisation might undermine democratic processes. Sandu's failure to win in the first round allows the majority of opposition forces to mobilise against her candidacy in the second round. The pace of EU integration is likely to be slow...

... increased EU assistance and investment, benefiting Albania’s growth. The opening of the talks will boost Rama’s re-election chances in 2025. Albania is unlikely to replicate the deal with Italy with other states. international relations politics foreign policy government integration policy talks...

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... government integration policy referendum energy gas MOLDOVA: Moldova's pro-European President Maia Sandu won the first round of the presidential election that took place yesterday. She will face a run-off against pro-Russia candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo on November 3. With 98.5% of the votes...

... corruption government integration judicial media party reform summit talks election ALBANIA: Albania yesterday opened its first negotiation chapters with the EU (five out of 33) in its bid to join the bloc. Tirana was granted EU candidate status in 2014 and formally started negotiations...

... that would screen shipments for illegal arms. The ban was imposed by Prime Minister Albin Kurti in June 2023, following the arrest of three Kosovo police officers by Serbian police. Brussels argued that the measure ran against Western Balkan regional integration and violated the Central European Free Trade...

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