South Ossetia and Abkhazia are heavily populated by ethnic Russians and have resisted integration with Georgia.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

Suggested topics for discussion include whether France should have integration contracts for immigrants applying for citizenship and whether students should be required to sing the French national anthem.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

In foreign policy, Hatoyama pledges tighter integration with East Asia.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

The 58-year-old Ghimpu and his pro-Western coalition, dubbed the 'Alliance for European Integration', seek closer ties with the European Union and want to take the former Soviet republic out of Russia's sphere of influence.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29