Poland's export is as large as two thirds of Russia's, while combined exports from V4 states exceeds Russia's almost twice

Main results of the Moldovan President's visit to Brussels, NATO - Moldova & EU - Moldova trade relations are visualized

In January-November 2016 export of Belarusian oil products was worth of $3.8 billion, while in 2012 the figure reached $14.5 billion.

Although an important symbolic gesture, its practical significance is rather limited for a number of reasons.

Unprecedented decline of Russia's share in Ukraine's foreign trade from 32.4% in 2011 down to 8% in 2016

This paper sums up an enduring monitoring and analysis of the Russian media Belarus-related content by the EAST Center in August – November 2016.

The Poland-Belarus LBT agreement was ready to be launched back in early 2011. However, Belarus delays the start of the long-awaited agreement until now. This paper examines the bilateral agreement and explains the reasons for Belarus’ reluctance to launch it.

For the last three years industrial output in some Russian regions plunged as much as 40%

The numbers of Schengen visas in the Eastern European states dropped sharply last year as a result of economic crisis in the region.

There has been a steep increase in asylum applications from Ukrainians in the EU, which reached the numbers of Russian asylum seekers in 2015.

The combined population of Russian monotowns reaches 14 million. Economic situation in many of Russia’s monotowns is rapidly deteriorating.

Around half of all Schengen visas issued globally are issued in just three Eastern European states, i.e. Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. This paper reviews the European Commission's proposal of April 2014 to ease the Schengen Area visa rules.