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Lisbon Treaty is due to come to force on 1st January 2009. This treaty needs signatures of all 27 member states according to EU ruling. 18 countries have already given approval to the Treaty. Only Irish Republic held a referendum and the treaty was...

Turkey might just loose it's EU membership to a woman's head scarf. Turkey's top court will be hearing a case within the week to shut down the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party for allegedly promoting Islamic activites. The EU has...

. If European leaders were hoping that the Balkans would not burst into flames once again, it seems they are in for a disappointment. Only days ago the situation was different. The pro-west Tadic had won the Serbian presidency and there was hope all...

The political situation in Chad is another indication of the same old African story of civil wars and regional instability. Chad government forces and rebels, with alleged Sudanese backup, are involved in a fierce battle for the control of the...

Serbia's pro-Western incumbent President Boris Tadic has claimed a second term in office when he defeated nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic on Sunday's tight second-round election runoff. Though Serbia's Presidential post is largely...

Kasovo's independence with kinks and hiccups has more or less become a power game between the two political giants of the world - Russia and US. The fierce altercation doesn't seem to end, as neither former will stop opposition to Kosovo...

President Robert Mugabe can well afford to sign the solemn pledge to maintain democracy in Zimbabwe at the EU-Africa meet in Portugal. Of the African leaders who have signed the declaration, thirteen have seized power by force and two of them received...

The political status of Kosovo is yet to be decided but what is clear is that Serbs are determined to prevent any further disintegration of their country. The once mighty Yugoslavia has been broken into pieces but the issue of Kosovo unites every Serb....

Georgia is the latest country among several former Soviet states to get into a new political crisis. It is hardly surprising to see that political turmoils in the Black Sea and Caucasian region have an inevitable Russian shadow over them. The basic...

The violent political scenario in the impoverished oil-rich African country of Chad is the result of another, yet common world neglect. Chadians have hardly experienced a period of calm and peace since their independence from the French. According to.