EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Articles and editorials

Eastern Europe Is Uneasy Over U.S. Ties With Russia, S7864 [22JY]

Erring on the Side of Incaution, H9895 [23SE]

Letter From Europe—U.S. Leadership in the Post-Soviet Age Is Needed To Face New Challenges, S7865 [22JY]

Obama and the Politics of Concession—Iran and Russia Put Obama to the Test Last Week, and He Blinked Twice, H9896 [23SE]

Open Letter to the Obama Adminstration From Central and Eastern Europe, S7862-S7864 [22JY], S7980-S7982 [23JY], H8549-H8551 [22JY]

Russia's Response to U.S. Missile Defense Shield Shift, S9526 [17SE]

U.S. To Shelve Nuclear-Missile Shield—Defense Plans for Poland, Czech Republic To Be Dropped as Iran Rocket Threat Downgraded; Moscow Likely To Welcome Move, S9526 [17SE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see S. 2743), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 4051), H12587 [6NO]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (see H. Con. Res. 212), H12971 [7NO]

Democracy: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (see H. Res. 892), H12456 [5NO]

Poland: anniversary of parliamentary elections (see H. Res. 504), H6265 [4JN]

———anniversary of the end of Communist rule (see S. Res. 139), S5328 [11MY]

———recognize anniversary of Soviet and Nazi invasion, strengthen NATO and European Union alliances, and honor historic ties with the U.S. (see H. Res. 715), H9280 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Bosnia and Herzegovina: anniversary of massacre at Srebrenica, E1717 [10JY]

———anniversary of massacre at Zepa, E2004 [24JY], E2020 [27JY], E2060 [29JY]

———independence anniversary, E493 [26FE]

Czechoslovakia: recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics (H. Con. Res. 212), H13109-H13113 [18NO]

Democracy: recognize anniversary of events leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries (H. Res. 892), H12540-H12544 [6NO]

Dept. of Defense: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, H9673 [17SE], H9871, H9872, H9890-H9896 [23SE], H9902, H9916, H9918, H9920 [24SE], H9982-H9993 [25SE], H10066 [29SE], H11113, H11147 [8OC]

———proposal to place U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, H154 [9JA]

Poland: anniversary of accession to NATO, H9916 [24SE]

Russia: address incidents deemed as attempts to threaten or intimidate Eastern European countries, H12541, H12544 [6NO]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, E2886 [3DE], E2935, E2947, E2953 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (S. 2743), S11217 [5NO]

Dept. of Defense: decision to reallocate proposed European land-based missile defense system to ship-based system in North and Mediterranean Seas, S9495, S9525, S9544 [17SE], S9767 [24SE], S10046-S10050 [1OC], S10393 [14OC], S10518 [19OC], S10667, S10684 [22OC]

———two-stage ground-based interceptor missile research, development, testing, and evaluation funding, S10046-S10050 [1OC], S10155, S10156 [6OC]

Moldova: elections, S3158 [17MR]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: efforts to improve relations between Slovak Republic and Hungary, S13248 [15DE]

Poland: anniversary of Nazi invasion, S9322 [14SE]

———anniversary of the end of Communist rule (S. Res. 139), S5981 [2JN]

VOA: anniversary of Ukrainian-language service, S12153 [2DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 212, recognize anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia that overthrew communist rule and reaffirm bonds of friendship and cooperation between the U.S. and the Slovak and Czech Republics, H13110 [18NO]

H. Res. 892, recognize anniversary of events in Eastern Europe leading to end of the Cold War, congratulate democratic progress, and support European Union and NATO membership of eligible countries, H12540 [6NO]

S. Res. 139, end of Communist rule in Poland anniversary, S5331 [11MY], S5981 [2JN]