USAID's Business Enabling Project (BEP) did help Serbian business associations improve their advocacy and lobbying skills by collaborating with them in a process that included:

In October 2014, the Montenegro's government  approved a new bill that imposes limits, rules and penalties on lobbying. With penalties of up to € 20,000, the government aims to curb lobbying-related corruption in the public sector - the illegal involvement of public officials, failures to report contacts with lobbyists, as well as receipts of gifts and services.

1. New proposal to solve the conflict must be based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity;
2. Deal must be acceptable to all parties;
3. Negotiations to discuss what concrete steps the three states (France, Germany and Russia) could take to bring about a rapid halt to the civil war in southern Ukraine. If a compromise is reached all parties involved in the negotiating process, this would avert the further escalation of the conflict.

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In comparison to Russia, Ukraine faces a gap in defence capabilities so enormous that it is difficult to exaggerate. According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the best source of data for comparing defence spending, in 2013 Ukraine’s total military budget was a mere 6% of Russia’s ($5.3bn versus $87bn). And that is just the headline spending figures.

Seven Member States in the European Union want to support the lifting of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia. Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Hungary and Slovakia are reportedly in agreement on the matter.

Ukraine's outlook for 2015 is grim. The military conflict between the government and pro-Russia separatist rebels has had a devastating impact on the country and a resolution seems far off. Since the onset of the conflict the economy has entered into a downward spiral as it has faced sharp contractions in economic activity coupled with skyrocketing inflation. Serious damage has been inflicted to Ukraine's industrial heartland in the east of the country. Luhansk and Donetsk normally account for 16% of Ukraine's GDP, supply 95% of its coal and produce a big chunck of exports.

Extract of Article written by Bart van Ark is executive vice president, chief economist, and chief strategy officer of The Conference Board, as well as a professor of economic development, technological change, and growth at the University of Groningen.

Greece owes a total of 307 billion euros (or 177% of its GDP) broken down as follows: