NATO
BULGARIA: IMF withholds support for 2003 budget plans
An IMF mission left in November without approving the proposed 2003 budget....
BulgariaEU/UNITED STATES: Key challenges ahead on defence
A new spirit of transatlantic cooperation was expressed at last month's NATO summit in Prague....
United StatesBELARUS: Lukashenka seeks to repair ties with Putin
President Alyaksandr Lukashenka held talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday....
BelarusEASTERN EUROPE/NATO: Two-tier alliance takes shape
At its summit in Prague on November 21-22, NATO invited seven new countries to join the alliance...
NatoBALKANS: Wider integration at risk over ICTY issues
Dissatisfaction with the performance of these countries puts at risk their prospects for...
GEORGIA/RUSSIA: Moscow threatens pre-emptive strikes
The Russian president said on October 28 that Russia would strike at threats to its national...
GeorgiaUKRAINE/NATO: Iraq arms scandal ruptures relations
On 13 November, NATO officials made it clear that President Leonid Kuchma would not be welcome...
UkraineMACEDONIA: Former guerrillas in coalition government
On October 31, parliament approved a coalition government that includes a party formed by former...
Macedonia
