Eastern Europe
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on Eastern Europe. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.05.2012 | The Croatia Accession Bill: an introduction |
| Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. A Croatia Accession Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, would allow the UK to ratify Croatia's accession treaty. But issues around the judiciary, corruption and shipyards are not yet fully resolved. | |
| 11.05.2012 | Azerbaijan and the Eurovision |
| After winning the 2011 competition in Düsseldorf, Azerbaijan will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest from 22 to 26 May 2012 in the capital, Baku, despite calls for a boycott. | |
| 10.05.2012 | Armenia 2012 |
| Armenia has recently held a parliamentary election that appeared to show that the country's political culture is making some progress. There remain two big problems in Armenia's relations with other countries: its occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh, which observers fear may spark another war, and the argument over whether the 1915 massacres amounted to genocide. | |
| 10.11.2011 | Ukraine, the EU, Russia and Tymoshenko |
| The boundaries of western and Russian influence in Eastern Europe are in play in Ukraine. | |
| 02.06.2011 | In brief: the latest crises in Bosnia |
| The fragile unity of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina is looking ever more precarious. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 01.11.2012 | European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13] |
| Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. This Bill would allow the UK to ratify Croatia's accession treaty and would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government. | |
| 05.12.2008 | Turkey Today |
| Turkey Today: An overview of the main issues affecting Turkey today | |
| 14.03.2007 | EU Enlargement: the Western Balkans |
| EU Enlargement: the Western Balkans. House of Commons Research Paper 07/27. | |
| 23.03.2000 | Russia: the presidential election and future prospects |
| Russia: the presidential election and future prospects. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/33. | |
| 07.02.2000 | The Conflict in Chechnya |
| The conflict in Chechnya. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/14. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 08.09.2011 | LITHUANIA AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS |
| That this House condemns attempts by the Lithuanian government to investigate 86 year old Kovno Ghetto Holocaust survivor Joseph Melamed for slander; welcomes attempts by Mr Melamed ... | |
| 11.07.2011 | POLISH PRESIDENCY OF THE EU |
| That this House welcomes the new Polish Presidency of theEU which came into effect on 1 July 2011; hopes that the Polish Presidency will continue the excellent work of the previous ... | |
| 16.12.2010 | EU PARTNERSHIP-BUILDING WITH EASTERN EUROPE |
| That this House commends Aberystwyth University's Department of International Politics for its project on Europeanising or Securitising the Outsiders? Assessing the EU's partnership-building ... | |
| 17.11.2010 | ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES DURING THE 1992-1995 WAR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA |
| That this House expresses concern about the enforced disappearances ofbetween 10,000 and 12,000 people during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995; condemns the continuing ... | |
| 16.11.2010 | SLOVAK LANGUAGE ACT |
| That this House notes the findings of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, also known as the Venice Commission, regarding the Slovak Republic 2009 State Language Act, ... |
