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Industry needs may prompt East European school reform

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EASTERN EUROPE

PISA measures, internationally, 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. For the Visegrad Four (V4 -…

War of attrition in Ukraine is unlikely to end soon

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UKRAINE

After Ukraine’s summer counter-offensive failed to achieve any of its major objectives, Russia has regained the initiative in the ground war. It captured the frontline fortress…

Kazakh business climate improves but needs reform

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KAZAKHSTAN

The business climate in Kazakhstan.

Russian leaders will clear obstacles to election win

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RUSSIA

Managing the parliamentary elections to ensure a win for the ruling party.

Niger power transition will be stable

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NIGER

With no candidate scoring more than 50%, the election now heads to a second round on February 21. Campaigning for the second round will run from January 29 to February 19…

Moldovan president faces anti-reform parliament

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MOLDOVA

She added more than 450,000 votes to her first-round score. Incumbent President Igor Dodon grudgingly conceded defeat, and Russia as well as the EU offered congratulations.

Philippine leader faces challenge to retain support

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PHILIPPINES

A day earlier, the opinion pollster Pulse Asia Research released the results of a survey in which his government had majority approval ratings on eleven out of 13 key issues. The…

Press freedom will decline in South Asia

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SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh is ranked lower than any other South Asian country, even Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Bhutan, judged to have the freest media in the region, and Nepal are the only South…

EU incentive will calm Serbian relations with region

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SERBIA

While building good-neighbourly relations in the Balkans requires painstaking efforts, the hard work can be undone extremely quickly. Hence the alarm in many Western capitals…

Hungary’s corruption will impede economic development

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HUNGARY

That amounts to 8.7% of GDP. Abuse of public procurement due to cronyism has become an integral part of the Orban government, with the transfer of huge amounts of public funds…