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EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

President is eroding Romania’s pluralist democracy

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ROMANIA

His efforts in 2021 to hammer out a coalition between two normally rival parties who hold most of parliament’s seats have undermined competitive politics and scrutiny of…

Kosovo could complicate Serbia's EU accession talks

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SERBIA/EU

The Commission's progress report for Serbia.

Lagging Albanian reforms overshadow EU accession talks

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ALBANIA

The code would incorporate controversial constitutional amendments favouring the governing Socialist Party (PS). The slow pace of judicial reform has held back Albania’s EU…

Poor governance, weak institutions will dog eastern EU

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EU

Instability in eastern EU.

Critical EU report on Turkey may trigger 'Turexit'

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EUROPE/TURKEY

Turkey's faltering EU accession process looks more at risk than ever, following Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn's warning that Ankara had "clearly chosen to move away from…

Macedonian government's fall could end economic reform

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MACEDONIA

Macedonia's fractious politics.

Change in Montenegro needs inside and outside pressure

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MONTENEGRO

The Slovenian member of the European Parliament’s Socialists and Democrats group was speaking after about 10,000 people braved bad weather to take part in the largest of a series…

Romanian protests will invigorate pro-reform forces

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ROMANIA

The political fallout from anti-government demonstrations.

Many candidates but few real choices in Ukraine vote

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UKRAINE

The two obvious candidates, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, and his main challenger Yulia Tymoshenko, have been joined by television comic Volodymyr Zelensky, a disruptor candidate…