Eastern Europe and Eurasia

On January 13, 2016, the European Commission initiated its inquiry into recent developments in Poland and their impact on the rule of law as a fundamental value of the European Union.

On January 5, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)

On December 31, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Russia’s free trade agreement with Ukraine starting January 1, 2016.

On December 4, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Zakharov v.

On November 28, 2015, Russia imposed trade sanctions on Turkey in response to the downing of a Russian fighter jet a few days earlier.

On October 20, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Vasil

On October 15, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Perinçek v.

On August 25, 2015, the Prime Ministers of Kosovo and Serbia agreed to finalize four agreements regarding the normalization of relations between Belgrade and Pristina at a European Union-facilitate

On March 18, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of South Ossetia Leonid Tibilov signed the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Osset