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Greek media group may yet escape government clutches

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GREECE

That Greece’s largest-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea (established in 1931) and DOL’s flagship Sunday newspaper To Vima (established in 1922) have suspended publication has sent…

Preventing US election interference may be too late

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UNITED STATES

With the 2020 US presidential election looming, there is more attention to the threat of foreign interference. In the 2016 presidential election, Russia carried out a broad…

Cuban 'opening' will be gradual and limited

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CUBA

Although the promise of Cuba's 'opening' has brought a rush of high-level US and European visits, change will be slow. Negotiations to restore diplomatic relations with…

India will be somewhat more open to Chinese investors

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INDIA/CHINA

Jaishankar later told media that bilateral relations cannot be “normal” if the situation at the India-China border remains “abnormal”. The two sides have only partially disengaged…

Orlen super-group will adhere to Poland’s ruling party

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POLAND

The European Commission accepted in June that anti-trust conditions had been met, allowing a company loyal to the current ruling party to proceed with consolidating Poland’s…

Latin America seeks improved cybersecurity governance

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LATIN AMERICA

Cybersecurity outlook.

Balkanisation of the internet will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

This intervention is an inevitable consequence of the maturing of the digital economy and the fact that countries have different regulatory preferences. China was the first to do…

Russia's Telegram crackdown tests censorship limits

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RUSSIA

State telecoms regulator Roskomnadzor's attempt to block Telegram on behalf of the Federal Security Service (FSB) has largely failed, while the collateral damage done by shutting…

Power problems will haunt Armenian government

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ARMENIA

In a bid to quell the protests, President Serzh Sargsyan has announced that the government will subsidise the increase until the completion of an independent audit into the…

Ukraine privatisation may not match expectations

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UKRAINE

As well as trying to restructure 23 billion dollars of debt in line with its IMF support plan, Ukraine must also undertake structural reforms. On May 12, Kyiv approved a list of…