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RFE/RL: European Parliament approves visa-free travel for Georgia

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to approve visa liberalization for Georgia, paving the way for Georgians to travel to the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Tbilisi promises Georgian citizens of Abkhazia, South Ossetia visa-free regime with EU

TBILISI – Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze at a special briefing on Feb. 2 congratulated all citizens on the decision made by the European …
Interfax-Ukraine

European Parliament approves visa-free travel for Georgia (UPDATED)

TBILISI – The European Parliament approved visa-free travel of Georgian citizens to the Schengen zone at a plenary meeting on Feb. 2. It was said at …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lukashenko declares himself Belarusian ombudsman

MINSK – Alexander Lukashenko said he believes the president should be the main inspector supervising human rights observance in Belarus, the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Democratic lawmakers want probe of Trump adviser’s Russia payment

A group of top U.S. House of Representatives Democrats sent a letter on Feb. 2 asking the Department of Defense to review a paid appearance at a …
Reuters

Reuters: Poland eyes Belarus ties to revive EU’s Eastern Partnership

Poland is trying to improve relations with its eastern neighbor Belarus in the hope of also reviving the European Union’s dormant Eastern Partnership …
Reuters

Reuters: Germany says it’s working at troubled Trump ties

Emphasizing the “historical friendship” between its people and Americans, Germany said on Feb. 1 it was still opening up channels of communication …
Reuters

Business Insider: Britain could strike a ‘Ukraine Plus’ style Brexit deal

LONDON — Since Brits voted to leave the European Union last June, all manner of different Brexit models — Swiss, Norwegian, Canadian, Hard, Soft, red, …
Business Insider

Associated Press: In Germany man arrested over bombing that wounded 10 migrants

BERLIN – German police have arrested a suspect in connection with a bombing at a train station 17 years ago in which 10 immigrants were wounded, six …
Associated Press

Reuters: Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 31 nominated Neil Gorsuch for a lifetime job on the U.S. Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old federal appeals …
Reuters

New York Times: Trump threatens Europe’s stability, a top leader warns

BRUSSELS — The president of the European Council warned on Jan. 31 that President Trump was a potential threat to the European Union, including the …
New York Times

Reuters: Schulz calls Trump ‘un-American’, warns against lifting Russia sanctions

Germany’s center-left chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies as “un-American” and warned against …
Reuters

BBC: Trump state visit plan ‘very difficult’ for Queen

Theresa May’s decision to invite Donald Trump to a state visit has put the Queen in a “very difficult position”, a former head of the Foreign Office …
BBC

Bloomberg: UN braces as Trump’s detente with Russia upsets balance of power

President Donald Trump’s outreach to Russia is reverberating through the United Nations, where U.S. allies worry that a partnership between Washington …
Bloomberg

Financial Times: Trump’s top trade adviser accuses Germany of currency exploitation

Germany is using a “grossly undervalued” euro to “exploit” the US and its EU partners, Donald Trump’s top trade adviser has said in comments that are …
Financial Times

Financial Times: EU’s Tusk takes a swipe at Trump

Brussels has hit back at US President Donald Trump over his repeated criticism of the EU, saying “worrying declarations” since he took power have put …
Financial Times

Washington Post: US deploys troops across Eastern Europe

ZAGAN, Poland – On a snowy field in southwest Poland, U.S. tanks and troops gathered on Jan. 30 to defend against a resurgent Russia that President …
Washington Post

Reuters: Italy police arrest three suspected of running arms trafficking ring

Three Italians were arrested on Jan. 31 on suspicion of smuggling helicopters and surface-to-air missiles into Libya and Iran between 2011 and 2015 in …
Reuters
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