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Greece will be slow to out sports and arts bullies

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GREECE

A wave of allegations of sexual abuse of vulnerable women by powerful men has extended into the Greek theatre. It follows the revelation by Sofia Bekatorou, a prominent Greek…

Austrian election could herald radical change

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AUSTRIA

Profile of Sebastian Kurz.

Fresh election would allow Bulgarian leader a comeback

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BULGARIA

No party has a majority in the 240-seat parliament, although outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's Citizens for Bulgaria's European Development (GERB) comes closest with 75…

More environment funds are opportunity for eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU member-states, especially in the south-east, have lagged in both pollution reduction and transition to the carbon-neutral economy, largely thanks to aspects of their…

Albania’s stalled EU bid will not halt judicial reform

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ALBANIA

Rama’s remarks followed the arrest of Lushnja Mayor Fatos Tushe, accused of abuse of office regarding public procurement. A more proactive policy against corruption and organised…

Hungary’s corruption will impede economic development

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HUNGARY

That amounts to 8.7% of GDP. Abuse of public procurement due to cronyism has become an integral part of the Orban government, with the transfer of huge amounts of public funds…

Lithuanian conservative parties will win October vote

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LITHUANIA

Gitanas Nauseda won the second-round presidential election on May 26, 2019, by 67% to Ingrida Simonyte’s 33%. Both ran as independents; the opposition conservative Homeland…

New Romanian coalition will retreat from reform

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ROMANIA

This autumn, bitter conflict between the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Save Romania Union (USR) ended a brief period of centre-right rule, after years of domination by the…

EU corruption fight passes to civil society and media

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EU

The non-appearance of an expected EU anti-corruption report.

Chechen killings abroad aided or tolerated by Russia

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RUSSIA

Chechnya security services appear to be hiring diaspora members to carry out or assist with attacks. Some assassinations have been credibly traced to Russian as well as Chechen…