Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Ukraine Fighting Intensifies, Albanian Insurgent Group Resurfaces in Macedonia
Plus, Tajikistan bans under-35s from making the pilgrimage to Mecca, and Internet giants reportedly begin transferring data to Russian servers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
LOL in the CR
The Czech president’s ham-handed approach to his Victory Day trip to Moscow causes mirth in the cyber sphere and unease for his Slovak ally. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
In Poland, a Tragedy of Negligence, a Legacy of Blame
Five years after the Smolensk crash, the most pressing lessons seem not to have been learned. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fires Ravage Siberia, Hungarian Far-Right Party in Landmark Election Win
Plus, Russian bikers rile Poles with a planned rally to Berlin, and associates of dead Kazakhstani dissident Rakhat Aliev go on trial in Vienna. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What Russian Students Learn About Russia’s Enemies
Warmed-over conspiracy theories and the battle of ideas. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldovan Anti-Fascists in the Dock
Critics on the left say the Western-leaning government is suppressing fundamental freedoms in a campaign against an illusory Ukraine-inspired insurrection. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Arms Spending Surges in Ukraine, Baltics; Turkey Slams Pope’s Armenian ‘Genocide’ Mass
Plus, no invite for Putin to G7 summit, and Kaczynski accuses the Polish government of deceit in the Smolensk crash probe. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kyiv Sets Goal of NATO Membership, Latvia Set to Host Gay Pride Festival
Plus, the UN tells Kazakhstan to clean up its filthy environment; support for Russia’s takeover of Crimea sees Yugoslav star Goran Bregovic dumped by Polish music festival. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Playing the Wild Card in Belgrade
What does Serbia’s increasingly close link with Russia mean for its EU accession, or for the EU itself? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
More Pressure on Ukrainian Oligarchs, Russia Tightens Conditions for Migrants
Plus, Moldovan authorities seek more than $1 billion in missing bank loans and a Dutch museum challenges Crimea’s claim on Scythian gold artifacts. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
