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Central Asia
Half of Kazakhstan’s economic boom driven by European investment
Est. 5minEU investment into Kazakhstan surged by 23 per cent in 2023, totalling $12.5 billion, underscoring the deepening economic ties between the two regions. European Parliament discussions highlighted the extent of this strategic partnership.
Silk Road 2.0? Uzbekistan-EU relations boosted by new democratic elections
Est. 8minUzbekistan will go to the polls on 27 October, voting in parliamentary and local elections. A Euractiv event, organised with the Center for Analysis of Democratic Processes, assessed how far Uzbekistan has come on the path to democracy.
Zdechovsky says EU-Kazakhstan partnership now more crucial than ever
Est. 6minThe European Union is bolstering its strategic partnership with Kazakhstan, aiming to enhance cooperation in energy, critical materials, connectivity, and agriculture.
Merkel urges Afghans to stay at home
Est. 3minFor the first time, the German Chancellor has urged Afghan migrants not to seek refuge in the Bundesrepublik. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Norway demands answers from Moscow over Arctic migrant route
Est. 4minAn increasingly popular route for migrants to cross Russia and into Norway has Oslo angered and worried as winter approaches, while commentators suspect Moscow is deliberately creating problems for its neighbour.
Storm and drought: what Europe has to fear from climate change
Est. 12minFor most Europeans, the climate change threat is elsewhere: the rising sea levels in south Asia; crop failures in Africa; mightier storms in the tropics, drought in the developing world.
US seeks rapprochement with authoritarian Central Asian states
Est. 4minUS Secretary of State John Kerry met with officials from five Central Asian states on Sunday (1 November), who are accused of being among the world’s worst offenders of human rights.
Berlin seeks to deport more failed Afghan refugees
Est. 3minThe German government wants to deport more rejected Afghan refugees as part of a European readmission agreement. European Parliament President Martin Schulz supports the idea. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Austrian public divided on issue of asylum
Est. 4minThe influx of refugees has eased slightly, but continues unabated. Austria is now considering closing its borders. EURACTIV Germany reports.
German intelligence service allegedly spied on US and European targets
Est. 2minThe German intelligence service (BND) spied on other EU member states, as well as the US, according to media reports in the country. EURACTIV Germany reports.
Analysts: Refugees ‘may end up boosting European economies’
Est. 5minEuropean nations overwhelmed by the biggest refugee crisis since World War II may end up boosting their economies if they just let the migrants in, analysts say.
Afghanistan’s mineral deposits: A source of wealth and conflict
Est. 5minAfghanistan's vast untapped natural resources, valued at more than $1 trillion, are seen as the war-battered country's ticket to a self-reliant future, a possible trump card that could jumpstart the lagging economy as foreign aid ebbs.
Turkey charges two UK journalists with supporting ISIS
Est. 3minTwo British journalists and their fixer were charged in Turkey yesterday (31 August) with “engaging in terror activity” on behalf of Islamic State, allegations their media organisation quickly dismissed as an attempt to censor its reporting.
Migrant crisis to eclipse EU enlargement gathering
Est. 3minEurope's raging migrant crisis is set to hijack a summit in Vienna of leaders from the Western Balkans region on Thursday (27 August) that will also be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Macedonian police use violence against migrants
Est. 5minFiring tear gas and stun grenades, Macedonian police drove back crowds of migrants and refugees trying to enter from Greece today (21 August), sealing the frontier to thousands of Syrians, Afghans and others trying to reach Western Europe.
Refugees face harsh plight in Greece
Est. 4minGlobal attention has focused on Greece's brush with financial collapse over the past few weeks. But meanwhile, one of the other great crises facing Europe has continued out of the spotlight, with a steady stream of migrants arriving in Athens.
Putin hosts BRICS summit amidst standoff with the West
Est. 3minRussian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders today (8 July) including China's Xi Jingping and India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.
Amnesty warns of failing EU migration policies
Est. 4minAmnesty International today (7 July) accused Balkan countries of mistreating migrants passing through their territories on the way to the European Union, saying people fleeing war were being "shamefully let down", and denouncing “failing EU migration policies”.
Kazakhstan hails completion of ‘historic’ WTO accession talks
Est. 4minKazakhstan's president on Monday (22 June) hailed the "new horizons" opening up to his country after the former Soviet state completed nearly two decades of talks on joining the World Trade Organisation.
Kandahar city power project in jeopardy as USAID prepares to pull plug
Est. 6minOne of the US government’s flagship programmes for development in the strategic south of Afghanistan risks running aground.
Rights groups: EU leaders don’t care about drowning immigrants
Est. 4minRights groups lashed out at the EU on Wednesday for scrapping rescue operations in the Mediterranean, saying it had endangered the lives of thousands of desperate migrants making perilous journeys across the sea.
Ukraine faces ‘unprecedented’ energy crisis
Est. 8minUkraine faces an unprecedented energy crisis after the loss of coal mines and shale gas fields in war-torn regions, and Russia’s push to bypass it as a transit country for natural gas to Europe, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned.
Belarus and Ukrainan rebels keep death penalty alive in Europe
Est. 8minBelarus, recent host of the Minsk Ceasefire summit, was the only country in Europe and Central Asia to execute prisoners last year. But, after reintroducing capital punishment in territory they hold, pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels have sentenced at least one man to death since September 2014.
Polish MEP: Russians have no respect for human life
Est. 4minDuring a public event Tuesday (17 March), Ró?a Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, a Polish MEP from the centre-right EPP, said and repeated that the Russians belong to a different culture, and that they have no respect for human life.