At the end of the last EU–Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy uttered an ambitious statement. Announcing Europe’s readiness to be a partner in Russia’s modernization, he noted “With Russia we don’t need a reset. We want a fast-forward.”

• June 21, 2010

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has vowed to crush Kurdish rebels after attacks killed 11 Turkish soldiers. Clashes between the two sides have escalated sharply.

• June 21, 2010

Exit polls show interim president and parliament speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has won the most votes in Poland's presidential election but not enough to avoid a run-off in two weeks.

• June 21, 2010

Turkey’s fresh fruit, vegetable and citrus exports increased by 15 percent in value while deceasing 1 percent in amount in the first five months of the year in comparison to the figures of the last year, according to a report released by the general secretary of the Mediterranean Exporter Unions.

• June 21, 2010

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed doubts about the future of Europe's common currency and said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the survival of BP PLC.

• June 19, 2010

Economic Zones World (EZW) announced that a subsidiary of Russian gas giant, Gazprom Energy, has established a base at its Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ)

• June 19, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's interim leader says the death toll in the worst ethnic violence in decades could be much higher than official figures.

• June 19, 2010

The IMF head backs Spain's efforts to revive its economy, as the eurozone crisis prompts markets to fret about its outlook.

• June 19, 2010