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Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Bulgaria, the EU country worst hit by gas delivery disruptions last January following a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over transit, warned about delays to infrastructure work designed to boost energy security.

Rapprochement between Ankara, Teheran worries Brussels
Tuesday 17 November 2009
Policymakers and influential media warned that Turkey's developing ties with Iran could be counterproductive to the EU's efforts to convince Teheran that it should abandon its nuclear weapons programme.

Corruption hindering Western Balkan development, report says
Monday 16 November 2009
Corruption and an unreliable legal framework are hindering the economic development of the Western Balkans, notes a report by the European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, published on 13 November.

Russia and EU agree on gas supply alert mechanism
Monday 16 November 2009
The European Union and Russia agreed today (16 November) to establish an 'early warning' mechanism to shield Europe from potential energy supply cuts and protect consumers in the event of a repeat of last year's Russia-Ukraine gas dispute.

Kosovo holds first elections since independence
Monday 16 November 2009
Kosovo held its first elections on Sunday (15 November) since declaring independence from Serbia last year, with unemployment, corruption, poor infrastructure and low investment the biggest issues for voters.

Berliners fight to reclaim lost property after Wall fall
Friday 13 November 2009
Celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall left a bitter aftertaste for some East Berliners who were expropriated by the communist regime in order to build the wall and the 'death strip' that bordered it, reports Ewald Koenig, chief editor of EurActiv Germany.

The Bulgarian transition: Archetypes and stereotypes
Friday 13 November 2009
Twenty years after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Bulgaria is the most disappointed EU nation when it comes to assessing the transition from totalitarism to democracy in the last 20 years, writes the Dnevnik daily, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria.

Analyst: 'Gorbachev's role has been totally neglected'
Friday 13 November 2009
The role of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has been completely overlooked in celebrations marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, said Jean-Michel de Waele, professor of political science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in an exclusive interview with EurActiv.

Latest EU newcomers 'benefited from political approach'
Friday 13 November 2009
The politicians who gave the fifth EU enlargement to the green light knew that the acceding countries were not completely ready, but they also understood that delaying their accession would have been counter-productive, former MEP from the Party of European Socialists (PES)Jan Marinus Wiersma told EurActiv Slovakia in an exclusive interview.

Sitting on the top of the Wall
Thursday 12 November 2009
Ewald Koenig, editor-in-chief of EurActiv Germany, was present in Berlin during the "craziest and luckiest night in German history" when the Wall fell. This piece is part of a series of 45 articles by Koenig covering his memories of communist times.


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