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Minority strains in Eastern Europe threaten EU unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central-Eastern Europe's ethnic and national minorities.

Language controversy will haunt Moldova’s politics

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MOLDOVA

The name of Moldova’s official language has been a matter of controversy for decades. Opponents of the change view it as a step towards the country’s reunification with…

Eastern EU views on migrants will not change soon

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EU-11

A rift has opened between the eleven former communist EU member states (EU-11), and such older members as Germany and Sweden, over attitudes towards immigrants and refugees, who…

Citizenship for Syrians in Turkey has little support

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TURKEY

The president's proposal to grant Turkish citizenship to Syrian refugees.

Russia will exploit Macedonian name row in Balkans

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BALKANS

It will change if 50%+1 of the electorate participate and 50%+1 of them approve. The government’s greatest hope for winning the referendum may be to provoke the Internal…

Belarus political 'tolerance' fits foreign policy aims

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BELARUS

Belarus's leadership is navigating carefully between Russia and the EU, avoiding alignment with Moscow against the West and exploring ways of engaging Europe on trade. Cautious…

New three-party Estonian government will defy critics

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ESTONIA

The stability of Estonia's new coalition.

Eastern EU fight against disinformation will be uneven

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EU

The Pirates and their coalition partners have fallen to third place, having previously made a shock breakthrough to surpassg Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party. Pirates…

Anger at EU North Macedonia deal may unseat government

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BULGARIA/NORTH MACEDONIA

North Macedonia’s government and EU member states have welcomed a framework proposed in the final days of France’s EU Council presidency for opening EU accession talks with…

Russian passport offer designed to undermine Ukraine

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UKRAINE/RUSSIA

Putin's initial decision last week to simplify citizenship procedures for residents of rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine is a challenge to that country's new president. It implies…