EU/KALININGRAD: COMMISSION EXPLAINS POST-ENLARGEMENT TRAVEL RIGHTS.(Brief...

European Report;  February 16, 2002 ;     480 words ......territories lie between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia...traffic to and from Kaliningrad largely depends on...travellers between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia. As the Kaliningrad-St Petersburg route...recognise one another's transit visas. It asks Russia, ...

Cut off; Kaliningrad.(Kaliningrad and the EU)

The Economist (US);  December 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Russian regional capitals, the city of Kaliningrad seems to be doing quite well: it is...European Union in 2004. Until 1991, Kaliningrad's odd location (part of former East...once its borders become EU borders, Kaliningrad's trucks will have to meet EU safety...

EU/RUSSIA: COMMISSION SAYS IT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL ON...

European Report;  March 9, 2002 ;     339 words ......and Co-operation Committee meeting in Kaliningrad on May 14-15, but that the Commission...Russia are concerned about the fate of Kaliningrad if Poland and Lithuania join the EU...in 2004. Russians travelling between Kaliningrad and the rest of Russia will then need...

Russia finally bows to EU pressure for Kaliningrad `visas'

The Independent - London;  November 12, 2002 ;     564 words ......yesterday over the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, removing one of the final obstacles...Putin, agreed to compromise plans over Kaliningrad but offered no concessions to EU critics...deal on the issue of travel to and from Kaliningrad, the enclave of about a million people...

Kaliningrad fears Kremlin's centralizing policies forcing exclave into...

AP Worldstream;  March 30, 2005 ;     700+ words ......AP Worldstream 03-30-2005 Dateline: KALININGRAD, Russia Igor Zaretsky moved most of...Putin will close the western window in Kaliningrad," Zaretsky said, echoing a growing chorus of Kaliningrad residents who fear Moscow's centralizing...

Confrontation Over Kaliningrad; Putin Warns of a New 'Berlin Wall' in...

The Washington Post;  November 10, 2002 ;     700+ words ......lock away the 1 million residents of Kaliningrad behind a new "Berlin Wall." An oddity...geography bordering on Poland and Lithuania, Kaliningrad is a Russian outpost separated by 200...geopolitical choice will depend on how the Kaliningrad problem is resolved," Putin's special...

EU/RUSSIA: SOLUTIONS SOUGHT FOR KALININGRAD.

European Report;  April 29, 2000 ;     528 words ...For the EU at present, Kaliningrad is perceived largely as a place...of movement of its citizens in Kaliningrad will be limited by the new Schengen...the free access to Poland that Kaliningrad residents currently enjoy. Trade...

Competing for Kaliningrad

The World Today;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......illustrated in the Russian territory of Kaliningrad. KALINGRAD, situated further west than...Vladivostok eleven time zones to the east, Kaliningrad is Russia's western-most territory and...region of rising strategic importance. Kaliningrad is on the front line between a market-democrat...

Kaliningrad: model of cooperation with EU? On Saturday, Russia denied that...

The Christian Science Monitor;  January 10, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea, the Kaliningrad region has slumbered for the past 10...weapons here serve as a reminder that Kaliningrad is not merely an anomaly on the map...Formerly the westernmost tip of the USSR, Kaliningrad grew out of what was known for centuries...

The odd case of Kaliningrad, a study in contrasts.(World)(Briefing/Europe)

The Washington Times;  August 31, 1997 ;     700+ words ...KALININGRAD, Russia - It is a study in contrasts: a vibrant city set in a rich but empty land that lacks even villages...among its Western neighbors; and an empty, beautiful land filled with soldiers and weapons. Everything about Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad region of Russia that surrounds it appears ...

What to do about Kaliningrad? The European Union faces a...

Europe;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......mainland coastline and its enclave of Kaliningrad would remain outside the Union. The...military port for the Russian Federation, Kaliningrad is also a significant source of crime...and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, the Kaliningrad Oblast (or province) is roughly the...

Kaliningrad quandary.

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 15, 2003 ;     416 words ......Providence Journal on Tuesday, Jan. 14: X X X Kaliningrad is one of history's curiosities. The...cleansed'' of German nationals, renamed Kaliningrad, converted into a Soviet industrial...and Lithuania, does not wish to alter Kaliningrad's status, nor does it care to irritate...

ECONOMY: WIDER EUROPE OPENS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR KALININGRAD

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  January 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......additional investment opportunities to the Kaliningrad area, Russia's militarized Baltic enclave...soon. Closed to foreigners until 1991, Kaliningrad suffers from environmental pollution...social problems. It is expected that Kaliningrad's neighbors, Lithuania and Poland, will...

TO RUSSIA -AND BACK- WITH LOVE 28 STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS GET A WARM...

The Virginian Pilot;  June 14, 1996 ;     700+ words ......STAFF WRITER AS THE AIRPLANE circled Kaliningrad, Russia, Kirsten Aymer peered out the...Norfolk and Chesapeake who flew to Kaliningrad for a monthlong exchange visit that...Roads with six secondary schools in Kaliningrad. The program was funded by a grant from...

Russia faces EU's new frontier: A bigger Europe will encircle...

The Christian Science Monitor;  July 23, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Special to The Christian Science Monitor KALININGRAD, RUSSIA -- In what may be history's...residents of the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, who will be completely surrounded by...Konovalova, a local trader in amber. How Kaliningrad's situation is handled could offer lessons...