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1 – 10 of 45This is the trajectory followed by the majority of member states. However, blockages remain in east-central Europe, where Turkey could play a role in maintaining direct or…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286400
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The EU seeks to improve connectivity among its members and partners in South-eastern Europe, with added impetus since the invasion of Ukraine. Improved cross-border connections…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283007
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The decision to make Vestmodtransgaz the transmission system operator (TSO) will facilitate the overhaul of national gas utility MoldovaGaz. It will also deprive Russia of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282048
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Turkish state-owned utility BOTAS has a supply contract with Bulgargaz which also includes access to the Bulgarian grid. It is in position to resell Russian gas to customers in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281972
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Having secured a second term and delivered a crushing defeat to the leftist Syriza, ND head Kyriakos Mitsotakis is now Greece’s uncontested leader. He has received a strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280387
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Polls are pointing towards a convincing victory for the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), which is benefiting from the unpopularity of the current government led by the People’s…
Poland is under pressure to align with EU policies on climate. However, it has failed to articulate a strategic vision for the energy sector as the mainstream political parties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279995
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It is the fourth election since April 2021. President Rumen Radev -- the real power behind Prime Minister Galab Donev's caretaker government -- is widely suspected of wishing to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273001
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273794
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Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…