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China's ties with eastern EU will come under strain

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EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA

Despite Beijing’s outreach to the region, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are disillusioned because of the absence of meaningful Chinese investment as well as due to…

Belarus's healthcare will be key political asset

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BELARUS

For Belarusian citizens, access to healthcare is a constitutional right. Consequently, any attempted reforms that would involve a major shift to commercialisation will have…

The EU will struggle to crackdown on money laundering

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EU

EU money-laundering concerns.

Russia meddling Ukraine-style in Baltics is unlikely

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BALTICS

Survey evidence on Baltic Russophones’ attitudes to the EU and NATO.

Latvian banks face tighter scrutiny and some may merge

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LATVIA

Recent high-profile incidents have called into question the viability of the business model in large parts of Latvia’s banking sector. In February, the US Treasury accused ABLV…

Minority strains in Eastern Europe threaten EU unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central-Eastern Europe's ethnic and national minorities.

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the second quarter.

Estonia will secularise faster than the other Baltics

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BALTIC STATES

Lithuania is the most religious: the predominant Roman Catholic Church’s socio-political influence has been increasing regarding the still-sensitive issues of LGBT+ and women’s…