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Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Pegasus scandal is unlikely to unseat Hungary’s Orban

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HUNGARY

Revelations of hacking into the phones of civic activists, journalists and politicians have caused a major media storm in Hungary, without any clear political ramifications…

Albanian opposition will struggle to make headway

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ALBANIA

The cost-of-living crisis in Albania and PS’s declining appeal should help the opposition make significant gains in the local elections scheduled for next May. However, PD’s…

US sanctions will have limited impact on Balkan elites

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BALKANS/UNITED STATES

The US government has identified high-level corruption involving senior officials and politically connected tycoons as a key threat to Western Balkan stability. It sees the fight…

Russia will exert multiple pressures on EU states

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RUSSIA/EUROPE

Russian efforts to shape and divide EU opinion.

Fading support for Ukraine will affect EU policymaking

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EU

This suggests a growing disconnect within European society from the realities of the war and a decrease in the perceived threat posed by Russia. This outcome reflects heightened…

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…

Ukraine's law satisfies EU but oligarchs will survive

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UKRAINE

The clampdown on politically influential businesspeople has been revived after being set aside in the initial war emergency. It is partly an attempt to show how serious the…

Lithuania will try to fend off migrants from Belarus

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LITHUANIA

Only eight came in March. The numbers rose markedly after the West's angry reaction in May to Belarus's diversion of an international flight to detain an opposition activist. This…

Power-sharing will hinder reforms in Romania

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ROMANIA

Prospective entry into the passport-free area will give a boost to the Romanian cabinet backed by the Social Democrats (PSD) and National Liberals (PNL). While providing…