The meeting of the Estonian President, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, and the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, who arrived in Estonia for a visit on Wednesday, focused on Lithuania's preparations to join the euro area in the coming years, the president's office said.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  Markets  |  from baltic-course.com

The National People’s Congress officially confirmed Xi Jinping as China's new president on Thursday at a time when public faith in the government has waned, leaving many clamouring for change.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  from france24.com

Full Comment’s Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Today:  The axis of evil is alive and well, but few people have been paying attention.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  Markets  |  from nationalpost.com

An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Ukraine at the end of this month to resume talks with the Kyiv government on a new $15 billion loan programme, the Fund said on Thursday.

• Date: 14.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2013  |  Markets  |  from kyivpost.com

The Ministry of Energy & Coal Industry of Ukraine informs that Stavitsky was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov, met with Industry & Energy Minister Natig Aliev, participated in a meeting with involvement of representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerenerji OJSC.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  Energy  |  from abc.az

Jihadi groups in Syria could have been behind last month’s attempted assassination of opposition leaders at a Turkish border crossing, according to a leading analyst.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

Russia and Ukraine are close to reaching an agreement on the clearance of Black Sea Fleet (BSF) vessel movements outside their bases, the Ukrainian website zn.ua reported on March 2, citing sources familiar with the talks.

• Date: 13.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

Pakistan risks ending up on the wrong side of American sanctions on doing business with Iran, said a leading daily Tuesday.

• Date: 12.03.2013  |  Published on EGF: 12.03.2013  |  External Relations  |  from nydailynews.com