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Wine dispute on EU borders shows Russia in poor light

A Russian ban on Moldovan wine sales shows the EU's new "partner for modernisation" in a distinctly less-than-modern light. But the EU is unlikely to step in to the dispute.

"The European Union and Russia, as long-standing strategic partners in a changing multipolar world, are committed to working together to address common challenges with a balanced and result-oriented approach, based on democracy and the rule of law, both at the national and international level," Brussels and Moscow ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The Milestii Mici winery in Moldova, which depends for up to 15 percent of its state budget on wine sales (Photo: vonlohmann)

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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