I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two major issues: the deal struck between Serbia and Kosovo, and how the EU is stepping up nonlethal military support for Georgia and Moldova.
This year will be important for the U.S.–Georgian relationship. In October 2020, Georgia will hold its parliamentary elections. After a 2019 filled with street protests, these elections will likely be tumultuous. Other matters for 2020 include the fate of the Anaklia port project, a U.S.–Georgia free trade agreement (FTA), and Georgia’s NATO aspirations.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 11 and 12 offers an opportunity for the Alliance to send a clear message that its “open-door” policy remains firmly in place. NATO has underpinned Europe and North America’s security for nearly 70 years, so it is no surprise that many countries in the transatlantic region that are not already members want to join the Alliance.
Strengthening cooperation between NATO and Georgia, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina will be discussed at the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bucharest from November 29-30, the secretary general of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Friday.We will meet with Georgia together with also fore ..