Brussels, 06/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 29 December 1999, the Council of the European Union adopted by written procedure the new Tacis regulation on EU aid to Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia during the period 2000-2006. The regulation, which mainly aims to promote the transition of these thirteen countries to a market economy and strengthen democracy and the rule of law, is based on...