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1 – 10 of 49Georgia officially embarked on the path to EU membership along with Ukraine and Moldova shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Despite Tbilisi not meeting the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286399
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The programme includes halting official military aid to Ukraine, as incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico promised during the election campaign. Recent elections in Central Europe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283519
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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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At the same time, private businesses have been allowed to import as never before. New privately owned shops caters to those with hard currency, but for most people the economic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281234
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Incoming Prime Minister Robert Fico’s gradual adoption of nationalism, aversion to migration and conspiracy theories have jeopardised Slovakia’s reputation as a reliable partner…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283004
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Lower wholesale natural gas prices have improved balance-of-payments and fiscal positions and driven down inflation rates in Central Europe (CE). Financial markets are pricing in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276156
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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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SD, previously a pariah, increased its vote share to 20.5%, from 17.5% in 2018. It is the largest rightist party in a bloc that has a three-seat majority. The centre-right parties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272787
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The October 1 parliamentary election gave Krisjanis Karins, Latvia’s first prime minister to serve a full four-year term, a clear mandate to form a government. His New Unity (JV…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274859
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Although member states agree in principle on the need to overhaul gas markets and strengthen resilience, the EU is divided between German- and French-led blocs on the price cap…