Poland, Sweden Want Closer Ties With EU’s Eastern Neighbors

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Series Details 22.5.08
Publication Date 22/05/2008
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As EU officials mull a Mediterranean Union to bring in the bloc's southern neighbors, Poland and Sweden are said to want a similar initiative to focus on former Soviet states such as Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. But it wouldn't include the region's biggest player, Russia.
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Ukraine: Mission of Ukraine to the European Communities: Press Release, 26.5.08 http://www.mfa.gov.ua/eu/en/news/detail/13105.htm
EurActiv, 26.5.08: Poland, Sweden defend 'Eastern initiative' http://www.euractiv.com/en/central-europe/poland-sweden-defend-eastern-initiative/article-172660
Council of the European Union: PRES/08/141 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/gena/100674.pdf
Wikipedia: Eastern Partnership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Partnership
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