Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Lavrov Calls for New Ukraine Cease-Fire, Russians Offered Free Land in Far East
Plus, governments scramble to defend currencies against the skyrocketing Swiss franc, and Armenia takes a fresh look at EU integration. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fighting Nears Central Donetsk, Balkan Neighbors at Odds Over Trepca Mine
Plus, bomb blasts shake Albania’s second city and a major Eurasian communications link comes closer to reality. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Eyeing Tajikistan’s Weak Spot, Russia Presses for Integration
Life gets tougher for migrant workers whose countries don’t belong to Moscow’s trading bloc. From EurasiaNet.org. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
No New Cease-Fire for Ukraine, Mass Killing in Armenia Prompts a Call from Putin
Plus, jihadists reportedly expand their recruitment drive in Kyrgyzstan, and rights groups protest the jailing of a Macedonian journalist. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Shameful Economic Secrets Exposed!
Conflict and sanctions reveal the squishy underbelly of the region’s economies. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Vucic Walks Rhetorical Line in Kosovo, U.S. Boosts Energy Ties with Bulgaria
Plus, CEE sees little exposure in Swiss franc’s surge, and Russia faces a ‘junk’ bond rating. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Donetsk Explodes Again, Polish Government Takes on Miners
Plus, Croatia’s new leader takes flak from the neighbors, and Russia says transsexuals are not banned from driving. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia to Beef Up Crimean Defenses, No Cure in Sight for Kazakh Sleeping Sickness
Plus, Bulgaria broaches another Black Sea gas scheme and an opposition activist gets a long prison term in Tajikistan. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Passport, Please!
A new law requiring registration for dual nationals is sowing confusion and consternation. From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukrainian Soldier in Russian Prison Continues Hunger Strike, Russian Soldier Held in Armenian …
Plus, Ukraine’s fugitive former president ends up on Interpol’s list, and the Czech crown is this year’s laggard. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
