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EU foreign ministers will meet today and tomorrow (5 and 6 September) in the French city of Avignon to launch a civilian monitoring mission in Georgia, as decided at the recent extraordinary EU summit. But such a mission's ability to control the entire territory of Georgia, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, remains in doubt.
Kiev's pro-Western coalition collapsed on Thursday (3 September), just days ahead of a crucial EU-Ukraine summit. MEPs and diplomats in Brussels expressed their consternation over renewed in-fighting between President Viktor Yushchenko and his prime minister, Yulia Timoshenko, former 'Orange Revolution' allies.
Given their dynamically growing economic co-operation, the leaders of Turkey and Russia are now working for closer political dialogue to match. (read more)
Sustainable trade implies a trading system that does not harm the environment or deteriorate social conditions while promoting economical growth. (read more)
The European Union is fully committed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) process for reducing trade-distorting agricultural subsidies and a progressive reform of agricultural policies. (read more)