European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

German industry leaders called Wednesday for Berlin to draw up a new business strategy for Central Asia and Russia amid growing competition in the region from China.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) agreed Wednesday to consider a recount of Sunday's parliamentary election after claims one party may have unfairly missed representation.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from ce.cn

A two-week standoff between China and Japan over a boat collision has once again underlined the communist state's penchant for bullying its neighbors, and might have done more harm than good for the emergence of China as the leader in the region over the long term.

• Date: 13.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from japantimes.co.jp

It is necessary for the Baltic States to cooperate in the liberalization of the natural gas market and the development of supply, said Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andris Teikmanis in his address to a conference on energy security matters in the Estonian capital Tallinn. LETA was informed of this by the Foreign Ministry's Press Center.

• Date: 13.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

At its third Session, the of the Assembly of Members of the Seimas of Lithuania, the Sejm and Senate of Poland, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine called for strengthening the external energy policy of the European Union (EU) to address the ongoing challenges.

• Date: 12.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 12.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from baltic-course.com

Bulgaria invites Chinese investment as the country offers the lowest taxes within the European Union, a senior Bulgarian official said Monday.

• Date: 12.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 12.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily