 RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova Report 1/15/2010 5:31:00 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova. For more stories on Eastern Europe, please visit and bookmark our Eastern Europe page . |
| Moldova  Moldova Minister Defends Energy Price Hikes Moldovan Economy Minister Valeriu Lazar has stressed the necessity of electricity and heating price hikes and vowed that the government would protect those most affected, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Moldovan Communists Set Up New Party Defectors from Moldova's Communist Party have announced plans to set up a new leftist party, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Greater Democracy Or Authoritarian 'Stability?' Decades of disruptions have hindered the middle class across much of Eurasia. But with time and the development of commerce, the middle class should get stronger. But will it seek greater democracy? More  Moldova Hopeful At Start Of EU Talks Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca says that his country is entering a new phase in its European integration, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. More  Bringing Moldova's Women Into The Democratization Process If trafficking is to be abated, if Moldova is to get back on its feet economically and politically, and if civil society and democracy are to be strengthened, Moldova needs to pay attention to the rights and democratic responsibilities of women. More  Orange Revolution's Fate Hangs In Eastern Ukraine In this gritty town in eastern Ukraine, a small, derelict-looking brick cottage with a corrugated metal roof stands at the end of a snow-covered dirt track lined by bigger, wooden village houses. Barking dogs make the only sound here. More  Yushchenko Praises Famine Verdict President Viktor Yushchenko said in a statement that today's ruling, which finds former Soviet leaders criminally culpable, is a landmark "that restores historical justice and gives a chance to build Ukraine on fair and democratic principles." More  Georgian Energy Summit Runs Out Of Gas An energy summit that promised to jump-start export projects circumventing Russia appears to have lost considerable momentum after first the Ukrainian president, and then all the other participating heads of state, pulled out of the meeting. More  Apathy High, Expectations Low Ahead Of Ukraine Election Ukraine has entered the last week before the January 17 presidential election with many disappointed voters and attempts to alter the vote at local election commissions. More  Top EU Official Draws Line Between Enlargement, Neighborhood Policies At a confirmation hearing in Brussels, the EU's enlargement and neighborhood policy commissioner-in-waiting today gave strong backing to the EU's existing commitments to welcome the western Balkan countries and Turkey, but stopped short of endorsing the membership hopes of Ukraine and other eastern neighbors. More  Report: Democratic Decline Continues Across Former Soviet States The U.S.-based human rights watchdog Freedom House says 2009 saw more setbacks than improvements, with 40 countries and territories covered in its latest survey experiencing declines in democratic freedoms, including most of the post-Soviet area. More  Yushchenko: 'I Will Never Say I Failed During These Five Years' It has been five years since the Orange Revolution transformed Viktor Yushchenko into a national hero and propelled him into the Ukrainian presidency. Now, as Ukraine prepares for presidential elections on January 17, Yushchenko is trailing badly in the polls. In an interview with RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, the presidential incumbent defends his record and his pro-Western stance. More  Don't Cry For Me Zaporizhia In a story in the current issue of "The New Republic," Julia Ioffe reveals an interesting little tidbit about Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential hopeful Yulia Tymoshenko. More  When 'Old Europe' Means Really, Really Old Long before the ancient civilizations of Egypt or Mesopotamia, the cultures of Eastern and Southeastern Europe had already mastered a level of sophistication and creativity unmatched for centuries. Now, a new exhibit brings some of the finest ancient relics from the region to the United States for the first time. More  Working Toward Banking Transparency In Ukraine An extensive study has revealed how little information Ukraine’s largest banks are willing to share about their finances and their management. More  Requiem For The Revolutions As Europe this year marked two decades since the fall of the Iron Curtain, the wave of democratic expansion that swept across the former Soviet space appeared to be ebbing. Has the democratic dream of 1989 run its course? More |
