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PiS dominance of Poland may extend to culture

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POLAND

PiS’s cultural politics.

Election meddling will take new insidious forms

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INTERNATIONAL

Election meddling.

Eastern EU views on migrants will not change soon

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EU-11

A rift has opened between the eleven former communist EU member states (EU-11), and such older members as Germany and Sweden, over attitudes towards immigrants and refugees, who…

Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Hardening attitudes may obstruct Sofia-Skopje solution

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BULGARIA/NORTH MACEDONIA

The annexe aims to prevent Bulgaria vetoing the EU-NM inter-governmental conference (IGC) in December. Working groups from both foreign ministries have been created to discuss…

Anti-Semitism will persist despite EU’s efforts

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EU

The European Commission is pushing member states to acknowledge problems in dealing with a cross-national phenomenon, but has no say in building national education curricula. The…

Harsher grip will speed Turkey's drift to violence

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TURKEY

The latest bombing is the third in the capital since October, taking the total killed to nearly 170. The October incident is attributed to Islamic State group, the February one…

Fico shooting will further polarise Slovakia

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SLOVAKIA

The shooting came after months of heightened tensions over his controversial plans to weaken anti-corruption regimes, dilute the state broadcaster's independence and curb foreign…

Russia will remain popular in parts of eastern EU

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EU

Polls show strong sympathy for Moscow in Bulgaria and in Hungary as well. Pro-Russian attitudes result in weak public buy-in for Western sanctions in all three countries and…

Elite churn raises cautious reform hopes in Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Its wider importance lies in the potential to stimulate trust in the electoral process, inspiring disillusioned populaces and weak opposition movements. Meanwhile, Serbia’s…