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Bosnia: The end of integration?

08 Mar 10 - Daniel Korski

Debate over how to help a crisis-striken Bosnia ranges from involvement to encouragement. But a third, unpalatable option for a frustrated EU may lurk just behind the scenes: abandonment

Dobro došli to the Balkans, Baroness Ashton

19 Feb 10 - Daniel Korski

Catherine Ashton visits the Western Balkans in her first official foreign trip, and is again roundly criticised. But this troubled region could do with her attention

Ukraine decides: the questions to ask

11 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

Leave Tymoshenko aside for now; it’s time to start asking what a Yanukovych presidency means for Ukraine. Andrew Wilson puts the key questions in politics, energy, defence and the media

Ukraine decides: Still waiting for Yuliya

10 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

Not giving up, but not storming the barricades: all eyes remain on Tymoshenko’s next move

The Munich Security Conference: Europe's absence

09 Feb 10 - Ulrike Guérot

The Munich Security Conference was once again at the centre of foreign policy discussion, but Europe was an intellectual absentee

Ukraine decides: the dust starts to settle

09 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

Yuliya Tymoshenko can hear the doors closing on her presidential bid, but Andrew Wilson doesn’t think that means the Ukrainian elections have a final outcome just yet

Georgieva's difficult tasks

08 Feb 10 - Vessela Tcherneva

The European Parliament votes on the new EU Commission on Tuesday. But for the replacement for the original Bulgarian Commissioner the vote is a minor hurdle compared to the tasks of the next five years

Ukraine decides: What can Tymoshenko do now?

08 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

With most of the votes counted, Viktor Yanukovych has a narrow but solid lead. Can Yuliya Tymoshenko find grounds to challenge the results?

Ukraine decides: the first exit polls come out

07 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

Viktor Yanukovych is ahead in exit polls after the first Ukrainian presidential election since the Orange Revolution. In his election blog, Andrew Wilson casts his eyes over the first figures

Ukraine decides, second round: Part Three

05 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, the first since 2004’s Orange Revolution. Andrew Wilson looks at how the temperature is being turned up

Ukraine decides, second round: part two

04 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, the first since 2004’s Orange Revolution. In the second installment of his election blog, Andrew Wilson looks at the front-runner, Yanukovych

Ukraine Decides, second round: Part One

04 Feb 10 - Andrew Wilson

On Sunday 7 February Yuliya Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovych go head to head in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, the first since 2004’s Orange Revolution. Andrew Wilson has started his blog up again. First instalment: A Difficult Week for Tymoshenko.

Ukraine decides: Part Six

22 Jan 10 - Andrew Wilson

The dust has settled on the first round of voting in the Ukrainian presidential elections. Andrew Wilson tries to make sense of the results

Ukraine decides: Part Five

18 Jan 10 - Andrew Wilson

The first results are coming in after Ukraine’s presidential elections on Sunday. Andrew Wilson looks at what these first figures mean

Ukraine decides: Part Four

18 Jan 10 - Andrew Wilson

On Sunday 17 January Ukraine held its first presidential elections since the 2004 Orange Revolution. In the third installment of his blog, Andrew Wilson gives his immediate reaction to the day of voting

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