71.   To jump-start the economy, he proposes a package that includes promoting exports, re-establishing trade with eastern neighbors and reducing taxes on investments.

72.   This spring, Russia threatened trade sanctions over the issue, and Latvians worried about aggression by their giant eastern neighbor.

73.   Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali will travel to Libya on Monday for the first visit of a Tunisian leader to its eastern neighbor in five years.

74.   Ukraine has sought security guarantees from the alliance, concerned that its tense relationship with the Kremlin may worsen after its eastern neighbors are offered membership.

75.   Until now, the EU had made vague promises to its eastern neighbors about admitting them at some point in the next decade.

76.   Until now, the EU had refused to fix a date on membership talks with its eastern neighbors.

77.   Turkey began receiving electricity on Wednesday from Iran, its eastern neighbor, weeks after the two signed a natural gas deal, officials said.

78.   Turkey is also keen to improve relations with its western neighbor as it concentrates on the threats posed by eastern neighbors Iran and Iraq.

79.   Until now, the EU had promised its eastern neighbors membership at some point over the next decade.

80.   Western European governments assist eastern neighbors, formerly in the Soviet bloc, which gives their own entrepreneurs an edge over American investors and exporters.