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Schengen Zone Expansion: Consequences for Belarus By Dzyanis Melyantsou for the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies Europe's Schengen arrangement, which allows people to cross borders without having their passports checked, expanded on December 21, 2007 to nine new members of the European Union... Болей »

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Lukashenko Reiterates Desire to Improve Relations with EU President Alexander Lukashenko said he counts on France's assistance in helping intensify the dialogue between Belarus and the European Union. "Belarus is interested in intensifying cooperation with the French Republic, primarily because o f France's... Болей »

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The future of Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, states lying between the European Union and Russia, to a large extent depends on how they resolve their energy-related problems. They are in a special situation because, on the one hand, they are the principal transit countries for Russian resources (gas and... Болей »

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Seminar “Interaction between the Labour Market and Education in Belarus” Takes Place in Minsk. On 24 June 2010, the European Training Foundation, in cooperation with the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus and the Office for Democratic Belarus (Brussels, Belgium), organised a joint seminar entitled... Болей »

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Promoting Visa-Free Regime for Belarus and Other Countries of the Eastern Partnership. In its statement of 25 October, the Council of the European Union underlined the importance of enhanced contacts between people and expressed its interest in receiving the European Commission's proposals for the negotiating... Болей »

Energy security is arguably one of the most widely discussed topics in today’s world in general and in Europe in particular. In fact, the European Union faces a mounting challenge as it has to cope with a growing dependency on Russian gas. Excessive dependency has always been a problem entailing a wide... Болей »

After 15 years since the end of the Cold War, the Black Sea region stays as «terra incognita» forthe European politicians. The same referring to the Black Sea states afterthe collapse of the Soviet Union. These countries failed to develop sustainable mechanism of the political and economic cooperation.... Болей »

Dear Observers, Friends and Colleagues, We are pleased to welcome you once again to the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) mission to Ukraine. Each of you represents one of the 18 ENEMO members or partners from 16 postcommunist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the... Болей »

THE MAIN FOCUS of the Warsaw East European Conference 2018 will be put on the notion of INDEPENDECE in a broad sense, ranging from national, economic or energy independence to name just a few. Conference Round Tables will be dedicated to Poland’s banking system transformation, the upcoming NATO summit... Болей »

Fifteen years ago, thefirstWarsaw East European Conference was organized in cooperation with the Association for the Study of Nationalities. Since then, the Conference has brought together many scholars from around the world to present their ideas and discuss the history, politics, cultural affairs and... Болей »

The history of every nation contains moments that become decisive for its future. The peaceful Orange Revolution in Ukraine at the end of 2004 was just such a historic turning point for my country. Ukrainians stood up for their dignity and their freedom. It was a battle that they won. They made a clear... Болей »

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What kind of journal is it? “Crossroads Digest” is the selection of articles originally pub­lished in Russian in “Crossroads quarterly” in 2003—2006. “Crossroads quarterly” is a transdisciplinary scientific journal de­voted to political, social and cultural transformations in the Eastern European borderland... Болей »

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A widespread interpretation of events in Ukraine in November-December 2004 is reflected upon in this article. The author uses the category of revolution to offer an alternative explanation of the events applying transitology that, in the author’s opinion, gives an opportunity to more correctly define... Болей »

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Radical social changes of the last decades detect more and more a failure of the established conceptual frameworks of knowledge in humanities and social sciences to “cope” with new social realities. In particular, the concept (and metaphor) of “grassroots society” draws a considerable amount of attention.... Болей »

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The reasons of the modernization inertia of the law-making process as a normative basis for the reformation of post-Soviet society are examined. The possibility and admissibility of social norm-making process in juridical reglamentation: harmonious combination of legal rules and other means of normative... Болей »

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he Chernobyl disaster has given rise to numerous analyses and reports, both scientiic and journalistic, as well as to ilms and documentaries.1 It has been the subject of widespread and unresolved debate as to the number of victims, current medical efects, and the impact of low-level radiation on people’s... Болей »

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The biggest part of the territory made up by present Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus, earlier used to be the area of the Jewish settlement of the Russian empire. It is important to remember that the borders of the Jewish settlement at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries included Grodno, Minsk, Koven, Vitebsk... Болей »

The chapters in this book were prepared under the “Local Government Policy Partnership” Program. This is a joint project of two donor organizations: the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), and the Local Government and Public Service Initiative (LGI) of the Open Society... Болей »

The Estonians belong to the Finno-Ugrian family of nations. For more than two thousand years they have been living on the shores of the Baltic, in the territory inhabited by them at present. Agriculture, trade and seafaring became their main occupations and in the early centuries of our era they seem... Болей »

My debt to the colleagues is enormous and may be gauged by anyone who glances at my bibliography. My greatest obligation is to Prof. David Gaunt who supervised the doctoral dissertation and with whom I have the honour of working. Without his inspiration I doubt if I would have written about the 1655... Болей »