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Brunei’s proposed legal changes could be shelved

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BRUNEI

BRUNEI: Proposed legal changes could be shelved

Greek vote may give conservatives only small majority

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GREECE

The conservative opposition New Democracy party (ND) leads the incumbent leftist Syriza party by a wide margin of about 7-13 percentage points in public opinion polls. That would…

Romanian party could abandon leader-turned-liability

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ROMANIA

Dragnea’s standing has been badly damaged in the power struggle and his political future depends on the outcome of his trial on corruption charges which is due to be decided on…

Gulf states’ internal security crackdown may intensify

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GULF STATES

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states have in recent months stepped up regulation on cyber issues: Bahrain arrested six people on March 31 over "defamatory" tweets. The wider…

Trial will not prompt clean-up of Honduran politics

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HONDURAS

The trial illustrated criminal infiltration across the political spectrum, with new claims emerging of bribes allegedly taken by Mauricio Villeda, the 2013 presidential candidate…

Spain’s Sanchez reboots agenda with cabinet reshuffle

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SPAIN

The reshuffle involves some significant changes, including the promotion of Economy Minister Nadia Calvino as first deputy prime minister. Other notable changes include new…

Mishandled anti-crime move may harm Albania’s EU hopes

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ALBANIA

ALBANIA: Mishandled anti-crime move may harm EU hopes

Uzbek economic reform actions do not include politics

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UZBEKISTAN

Currency exchange liberalisation starting with a 100% devaluation on September 5 is the first substantive domestic policy reform of Shavqat Mirzioyev's presidency. A year after…

Romanian leaders will go further against rule of law

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ROMANIA

Iohannis had resisted Justice Minister Toader Tudorel’s request to remove Kovesi, the head of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA), but was undercut by a Constitutional…

Rajoy will likely fail to win Catalonia challenge

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SPAIN

Following a judicial setback to Madrid’s efforts to have former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont extradited from Germany to Spain, pro-independence parties are seeking to exploit…