Europe & Eurasia

Polish border guards to patrol Greek-Turkish border

By Xinhua

From Xinhua:  Twelve border guards from four Polish units will patrol the Greek-Turkish border for two months, the border guards’ command said on Wednesday. The border guards are taking part in a joint operation of European Union border guards coordinated by Frontex. Frontex is the EU agency based in Warsaw, created as a specialized and […]

Baltic Allies Warn that France-Russia Mistral deal “is a mistake”

By expatica.com

Britain charges 9 of 12 arrested in terror plot

By Karla Adam, the Washington Post

From Karla Adam, the Washington Post:  Nine of 12 men arrested last week in Britain on suspicion of planning a terror attack were charged Monday with conspiracy to set off explosions and testing potential bombs, police said.

The Putinization of Hungary

By the Editors of the Washington Post

From the Editors of the Washington Post:  The right-wing Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban won 53 percent of the popular vote in an election this year but gained 66 percent of the seats in parliament – enough to change the constitution.

Britain expels Russian spy for “overstepping the mark”

By Duncan Gardham and Andrew Osborn, the Telegraph

“Belarus was playing off Russia, the E.U. and China”

By Judy Dempsey

From Judy Dempsey:  As demonstrators in the Belarussian capital of Minsk protested Sunday night against what they claimed were flawed presidential election results, the European Union looked on helplessly. Hundreds of people were beaten and imprisoned. The opposition’s offices were raided. Web sites of independent movements were shut down. Searches and house arrests of those […]

Better to share Britain’s second carrier with NATO?

By David Manning and Franklin Miller, the Financial Times

Ashton picks Finn to be EU ‘spymaster’

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

Europe’s Foreign Ministers Unite Behind START

By the International Herald Tribune

From the International Herald Tribune:  Ratification and implementation of New Start would be a major contribution to enhancing the goals of peace, security and disarmament. Reintroducing legally binding limitations on the numbers of nuclear warheads and an effective verification regime would make a positive contribution both to European security and the global non-proliferation regime. At […]

Four lawmakers hospitalized after fight in Ukrainian Parliament

By Roman Olearchyk, the Financial Times

From Roman Olearchyk, the Financial Times:  A fight broke out in Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday night between lawmakers from President Viktor Yanukovich’s party and opposition MPs from the party of his rival, Yulia Tymoshenko. Four opposition MPs were taken to hospital after being injured in the fistfight. While skirmishes are common in Ukraine’s messy politics, […]