Bildt in Brussels when the EU is celebrating the collaboration with the east

"Bildt in Brussels as the EU celebrates the cooperation with the east"

"The big celebration will have to wait when the EU is the 10th anniversary of the Eastern partnership."

"the Words of the former soviet Republics in the east are weighed guldvåg to not interfere with campaigning for the EUROPEAN elections."

"Time and again it has the delicate negotiations required in order to find the right wording when the EU speaks about his cooperation with the eastern countries, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan."

"the Balance is constantly difficult when it comes to expressing themselves so that sextetten motivated to continue to approach the EU, without at the same time arouse the outcry of the strong groups of the electorate in several EUROPEAN countries who absolutely do not want a new eastward expansion."

"now, When the partnership completes ten years is caution is even greater, with the view of the EUROPEAN elections, that waiting only two weeks. Some promises will definitely not be at this week's celebration in Brussels. The question is if someone even dare to talk about the countries '"

"– We do not need to repeat everything that has been said in the past. This is just a birthday party, not a summit. Therefore, there is no need for a formal statement, said a high-ranking EU source in a review for the assorted journalists in Brussels."

"the EU's eastern partnership was established in 2009 on the initiative of Sweden and Poland as a way to keep in touch with the six countries and encourage reform and democracy."

"Then it has regularly held summits between the countries' leaders and EU heads of state and government, most recently in Brussels in the autumn of 2017."

"Tioårsfirandet, however, has been complicated by this year's EUROPEAN elections, and the long discussion about the new commission and the establishment of the various top posts that are waiting in the summer and fall. In addition, since Germany declared its interest to basa for the next major summit is expected to be entirely first, during the German presidency of the EU during the autumn of 2020."

"instead of waiting for minifirande in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday. First, meet foreign ministers from the EU and the six countries to go through what's been achieved so far – or not."

"– When it is about good governance and the fight against corruption, there is still much to do in all the partner countries, says the EUROPEAN source."

"On Monday night then wait for an anniversary dinner with the ambassador to the president of the european council Donald Tusk, as the host and heads of state and government from the six countries. From the EU side is also participating, among others, the president of the commission Jean-Claude Juncker and the presidency president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis."

"Especially invited are also the partnership's two promoters, the former foreign ministers of Sweden and Poland, Carl Bildt and Radek Sikorski."

"the EU's eastern partnership came into being in 2009, in an integrated way keeping in touch with the six countries between the EU and Russia – Armenia, Azerbaijan, belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus – and at the same time pressing for democracy and economic reforms."

"so Far, summits have been held every two years between the heads of state and government: in Prague in 2009, Warsaw 2011, Vilnius 2013, Riga 2015, and Brussels in 2017."

"this year, if you are satisfied, until further notice, with an anniversary dinner in Brussels where the EU heads of state and government participating, apart from the presidency, president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis and his colleague Sauli Niinistö from the upcoming presidency of Finland. The six partner countries are represented, however, by their heads of state or heads of government – with the exception of Belarus, which is instead represented by the minister of foreign affairs Vladimir Makej."