Ukraine should focus its work in 2015 on:

Robert Legvold, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science and the Harriman Institute of Columbia University: The two countries start from a very low point, and there is no chance they will soon change the underlying character of the relationship that is, a deep mistrust of the other side, profound differences over key issues, such as Ukraine, and a tendency to focus on limitations rather than opportunities. But the recent Sochi meeting may open the way for both sides to take a different approach to the relationship.

1. Austria: The step taken by Russia goes against all the principles of Georgian sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, which Russia has repeatedly accepted in the UN Security Council.
2. Belgium: The recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia is unacceptable and a violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia. Russia has created a dangerous precedent that threatens the stability of Europe.

A Political Foundation at European level (PFEL) is defined as an entity or network of entities which has legal personality in a Member State, is affiliated with a political party at European level, and which through its activities, within the aims and fundamental values pursued by the European Union, underpins and complements the objectives of the political party at European level.  The most important entity with which a PFEL cooperates and has relations is clearly the affiliated political party at European level.

In order to receive a grant from the Parliament, a party must satisfy certain conditions:

The presidency of the Council rotates among the EU Member States every 6 months. During this 6-month period, the presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council, helping to ensure the continuity of the EU's work in the Council.

 Partially recognized states with de facto control over their territory

Founded in 1991, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is an international, non-violent, and democratic membership organisation based in The Hague, Netherlands. Its members are indigenous people, minorities, and unrecognised or occupied territories who have joined together to protect and promote their human and cultural rights, to preserve their environments, and to find non-violent solutions to conflicts which affect them.

The European Reassurance Initiative will provide U.S.$1 billion in funding to enable the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) to continue its efforts to reassure NATO allies and bolster the security and capacity of U.S. partners in Central and Eastern Europe. This initiative will enable DoD to:

The Russian strategy is grounded in the geopolitical agenda of Eurasianism. As the name implies, Eurasianism is a projected political alliance between the nations of Europe and Asia (including Russia and the Islamic world) designed to counteract what is termed the “Atlanticism” of American-European Union objectives/agendas. The man most closely associated with the doctrine today as well as responsible for its modern form is Alexander Dugin.