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Doubts rise over future EU funding for Central Europe

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CENTRAL EUROPE

The outlook for continued EU structural fund inflows.

Campaign finance constraints boost corruption in Peru

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PERU

Peru has been shaken by scandals surrounding the illicit funding of political parties and their election campaigns by corporate interests. With election costs in the ascendant and…

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.

South African government’s GBV plans may disappoint

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has publicly committed to increase funding to combat what he calls South Africa’s “second pandemic”, there is a lack of transparency in how the…

New law tightens state control in Kyrgyzstan

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KYRGYZSTAN

The amendments introduce the new legal concept of ‘foreign representative’. The bill was signed into law on April 2 and will apply to all NPOs that receive foreign funding and…

More environment funds are opportunity for eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

Eastern EU member-states, especially in the south-east, have lagged in both pollution reduction and transition to the carbon-neutral economy, largely thanks to aspects of their…

Ukraine’s EU membership will not be fast-tracked

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EU

This is a morale booster for Kyiv, but a lengthy accession procedure, likely vetoes from pro-Russian or Ukrainian-neutral governments, and uncertainty over the war’s course will…

EU threatens Slovakia with rule-of-law sanctions

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EASTERN EUROPE

The EU has warned Slovakia that it could face fines or blocked EU funds over concerns that the government’s judicial reforms, particularly those protecting politicians from…

Businesses will face a tougher environment in Hungary

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HUNGARY

Orban's government is hiking taxes on several sectors to plug a widening fiscal deficit, amid concern that the country will not receive substantial EU funding. Unpredictable…

US emergency powers fight is beginning

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UNITED STATES

Trump declared the emergency to access funding to build his campaign-pledged US-Mexico border security barrier.