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Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

Basic income in Europe will face increasing scrutiny

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EUROPE

Universal basic income in Europe.

Car bomb will draw attention to corruption in Malta

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MALTA

On October 16, Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese journalist, was killed in a car bombing outside her home. Her murder has renewed concerns about law and order, democracy and press…

Greece’s Syriza may lose 2019 vote to come back later

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GREECE

The minority Syriza government has declared its intention to row back from tax and pension reforms to regain popularity ahead of the upcoming polls and the autumn national…

Germany’s coal power phase-out will be costly

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GERMANY

The German government is aiming to phase out coal-fired power stations by 2038 based on a compromise proposed by an expert commission in January.

Greece and lenders will agree on bailout exit in June

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GREECE

The debt relief issue was pushed to “the end of the programme”, although it was not made clear whether this might mean before or after its August 20 conclusion. The latest…

Polls will heat up Polish claim for German reparations

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POLAND

The demand might seem a populist substitution by the United Right (ZP) coalition government, because Warsaw’s rule-of-law argument with the EU denies Poland COVID-19 recovery and…

Bulgaria’s grand coalition may yield modest outcomes

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BULGARIA

After two inconclusive elections, GERB and PP-DB have conditionally agreed to cooperate. The cabinet headed by Nikolay Denkov (PP-DB) ends the long rule by a caretaker…

Cambodia’s incumbent CPP more likely to win in 2018

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CAMBODIA

This is the latest in a series of Cambodian political controversies which the CNRP’s supporters say are an attempt by the incumbent Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to secure…

East and West will divide over new Bosnian viceroy

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BOSNIA

The summit’s avowed aim was to renew the EU-US ‘Transatlantic partnership’, including committing to upholding the international rules-based order built around the UN. It called…