Eastbook – blog on EU Eastern Partnership

Will Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife reclaim their Georgian citizenship? We will see on 27 December.

A 4-hour session of Belarusian President answering journalists’ questions – Belsat TV gathered here the more interesting bits (in Polish).

Will the French bill criminalizing denial of Armenian genocide cast a shadow over the OSCE Minsk Group? Read the analysis concerning the current argument between Turkey and France.

Today Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is officially visiting Yerevan, where he will be discussing trade issues with his Armenian counterpart.

If nothing strange happens, Belarusian parliamentary elections will be held in September 2012.

The Ukrainian government is negotiating a new gas agreement with Russia. Kiev, according to the tradition: one step forward, two step backward… A withdrawal from the EU relationship?

We recommend the official website of the 24th December protest action in Russia.

The Christmas shopping spree is a global phenomenon. In Baranovichi, a sale was enough to draw people crazy.

The garlick war between Armenia and Azerbaijan – a food-themed article on Global Voices.

Leopold Unger, a respected Polish journalist and political columnist, died at the age of 89 (Wyborcza daily).

The US Congress appealed to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for take away the privilege of organizing World Cup event in 2014 from Belarus. We wholeheartedly support this decision!

Polish non-governmental organizations released their joint statement on events concerning actions of Belarusian KGB against Ukrainian organization FEMEN.