Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Ukraine’s Avenging Angels
One group has been the main engine behind the country’s anti-corruption efforts. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Balkan Migrants Face Tougher Lives in Germany, Moscow Bans Major U.S. Foundation
Plus, Kyrgyzstan’s go-slow policy on cleaning up nuclear waste, and if you think it’s scorching hot where you are in Europe, you’re not alone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Asking for Shock Therapy
The Ukrainian government is caught between a warm embrace of neoliberal dogma and geopolitical suicide. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Azov Battalion Leader’s Death Raises Questions, New Moldovan Premier Named
Plus, violence racks Macedonia’s biggest Albanian party and Poland tilts farther into the no-euro camp. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fear of the Unknown
Central Europeans have much more experience being emigrants than welcoming immigrants. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Set to Veto MH17 Resolution, Orban Lashes Out at Refugees, European Left
Plus, a detained Azerbaijani journalist appears in court, and Serbia vows to keep Kosovo out of UNESCO. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Czech Pol Jailed in Corruption Case, Lugansk Rebels Claim to Find U.S. Weapons Cache
Plus, Moldova’s whistleblowing education chief is tipped for prime minister, and Kosovo arrests a high-ranking judge. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
‘Genius Grant’ Group Leaves Russia, Kyrgyzstan Strikes Back at U.S. Over Rights Award
Plus, Moscow denies it’s pushing into Georgian territory and a proposal on private universities in Albania sparks protest. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bosnian Leaders in Goodwill Trip to Belgrade, Moscow Warns Sweden to Stay Out of NATO
Plus, Russia’s muckraking Novaya Gazeta faces official sanction and Kazakhstani experts say a common gas is behind a bizarre sleeping sickness. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Moldovan Yerevan
Near-bankrupt and facing utility rate hikes and budget cuts, is Moldova in for a period of unrest? …read more Source: Transitions Online...