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New president will have hard time reforming Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Djukanovic has governed as either prime minister or president since 1991, overseeing its 2006 independence, the start of EU membership talks and the 2017 accession to NATO…

Romanian protests will invigorate pro-reform forces

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ROMANIA

The political fallout from anti-government demonstrations.

Ukraine leaders delay reforms and consider tactics

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UKRAINE

The Rada is dragging its feet on legislation on the special court and electoral reform, despite pressure from the IMF and EU. The two months remaining before parliament goes into…

East-west divide between EU member states will deepen

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EU

The EU’s de facto evolution into a ‘core/periphery’ Europe.

Rows over EU funding abuse may affect budget reform

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EU/CEE

The misuse of EU structural and cohesion funds in eastern member states.

Ukrainian president must back new premier on reforms

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UKRAINE

Groisman's cabinet has no excuse to delay the launch of economic reforms demanded by the IMF and the legislation needed to hold elections in eastern Ukraine under the Minsk 2.0…

Disparate new Montenegrin government looks fragile

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MONTENEGRO

Decades of one-party rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) ended at the August 30 elections, which delivered a stinging rebuke to veteran strongman Milo Djukanovic…

Montenegro’s minority government may bring stability

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MONTENEGRO

The country’s first minority government, led by the green Coalition for Reformed Action (URA) party, marks a new and potentially more positive phase in a lengthy political crisis…

Romanian leaders will go further against rule of law

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ROMANIA

Iohannis had resisted Justice Minister Toader Tudorel’s request to remove Kovesi, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), but was undercut by a Constitutional…

Elite churn raises cautious reform hopes in Montenegro

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MONTENEGRO

Its wider importance lies in the potential to stimulate trust in the electoral process, inspiring disillusioned populaces and weak opposition movements. Meanwhile, Serbia’s…