Timeline (Common European Home)

This Timeline covers the important events in the Common European Home TL.

June

 * 19th: Mikhail Gorbachev wins the russian presidential election
 * 20th: Gorbachev declares his four year plan to bring the russian economy back on track. It will require aid from the EU or the USA to pull off however.

July

 * 1st: The United States Congress turns down Gorbachevs request for aid.
 * 15th: The Council of Europe aproves a multi bilion pound aid deal to help out the ailing russian economy.
 * 30th: Gorbachev travels to the USA to speak about the Russian Federations relations with the USA. He also makes a speach to the Congress in which he asks them to reconsider thier response to his aid request.

August

 * 4th: Returning to Europe Gorbachev officaly puts forward Russias request to join the European Union alongside Ukraine and Belarus.

October

 * 10th: The first parts of the EU's aid deal to Russia arive.
 * 20th: Gorbachev unvails another part of Russia's economic reform plan. Eastern European states will be able to have all their former USSR equipment repaired by russia for an anual fee. In adition to this they can pay extra to have russian forces stationed in their country for protection. One of the first states to take Russia up on the offer is Serbia.

December

 * 1st: GDP figures released by the Russian Treasury indicate that russias GDP is again growing due to the influx of aid from the EU and the growth of the industrial sector following Gorbachev's offer to the eastern european states.
 * 25th: On a christmas day speach Gorbachev promises a new era for Russia. He says that although Russia cannot take on the USA anymore her allies in europe will help create a common home for Russians and Europeans alike.