Croatia is entering “the final stage” on the road to EU membership. Still the country needs to meet strict conditions before its ready to join. Elsewhere, Mauritian women demand more equality for women to participate in their government. Moreover, the European Commission prepares itself for the prospect of politically sensitive requests from EU citizens, once the key direct-democracy clause of the Lisbon Treaty will take effect. In addition, recent rapprochements between Poland and the Russian Federation on the Katyn massacre were made by Polish leader Donald Tusk and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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