Section: Transitions Online (EU)
U.S.-Hungary Corruption Row Heads to Court, Eastern Ukraine Quiet for Now
Plus, Poland’s high court reinstates no-stun slaughter and Skoda auto marks a major milestone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Armenian Human Rights Defenders Predict Harsher Environment
Civic groups are bracing for the fallout from the country’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union in January. From IWPR. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
U.S. Torture Report Reverberates in Eastern Europe, Australia Might Send Coals to Kyiv
Plus, Macedonia’s EU Accession talks are put off, again, and Uzbekistan welcomes a Russian role in Central Asia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Coming Home to Rus’
A new book sheds light on the historical origins of the deadly farce playing out in the Donbas. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Senate Report Reveals CIA-Poland Deal, IMF Warns Ukraine of Economic Collapse
Plus, uranium smuggling gang nabbed in Moldova and Balkan tech startups learn to thrive in a difficult environment. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine Peace Outlook Brightens, Baltic States in Flurry of Energy Deals
Plus, a missing Belarusian journalist turns up in KGB detention and Hungarian lawmakers debate drug tests for kids and journalists. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Lesson in Propaganda?
Lithuania’s Russian-language schools are under a microscope after students attend a boot camp for kids from ex-Soviet republics. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Merkel Condemns Kremlin’s Actions, Rights Groups Decry Jailing of Azerbaijani Journalist
Plus, a cross honoring Serbs in Sarajevo is toppled, and a Czech telecom firm pulls an ad that poked at Poles. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Online Freedom Slips in Russia, Ukraine; Kyiv Announces Another Cease-Fire
Plus, Hungary protests McCain’s ‘dictator’ comment and a green kitty turns heads in Bulgaria. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin Promises Economic Reforms, Coal Shortage Threatens to Chill Ukraine
Plus, Lukashenka lashes out at a Russian food ban and South Caucasus rivals wage a proxy war over the region’s favorite bread. …read more Source: Transitions Online...