Stefan Fuele, the European Union commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy, has called on the EU-hopeful countries of the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkans to do more to prove their commitment to democratic values. Correspondent Daisy Sindelar spoke to Fuele during his visit to RFE/RL headquarters in Prague on May 9.

Georgia's influential Orthodox patriarch issued an Easter message urging the government to ban abortion to address growing demographic problems. While the government opposes the church's hard-line approach, lawmakers understand the need to address the growing problem of gender imbalance caused by sex-selective abortions.

Critics say Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili's government is softening its stance to Russia and risking Georgian security. But officials counter that their approach is more pragmatic -- and will be more effective in dealing with Georgia’s powerful adversary to the north.

Half a year after losing power, President Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement is a shadow of the juggernaut that once dominated Georgian politics.