Section: Transitions Online (EU)
Soaring New Mosque Opens in Russian Capital
Lack of worship space forces many of Moscow’s 2 million Muslims to pray in the streets. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Savchenko Blasts Prosecution as Her Trial Begins
Russia accuses Ukrainian military pilot in murder of two journalists the eastern war zone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fugitive Russian Banker Sues Kremlin for Stripping His Assets
Sergei Pugachev was once known as ‘Putin’s banker’ for his close ties in the Kremlin. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Head of Moldova’s Beleaguered Central Bank Resigns
IMF team due in Chisinau for talks on a possible bailout. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Given 14 Years in Prison for Treasonous CV
Wider legal definition behind rise in treason trials. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Protesting Tatars Block Roads to Ukraine from Crimea
Tatars stage economic blockade to protest violations of minority rights since Russian annexation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Soldiers Refuse ‘Secret’ Deployment to Syria
Refusniks claim army official said they’d be sent to Latakia under a ‘secret decree’ and may have to fight. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Albanian Marijuana Goes Up in Smoke
Tirana claims to have destroyed 99 percent of the country’s cannabis plants this year. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bulgaria Scraps Statute of Limitations for Communist-Era Crimes
Cases which could now be investigated include 1978 ‘umbrella killing’ in London. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Croatia Closes Border After Two-Day Migrant Influx
Orban plans to build another fence, this time along Hungary-Croatia border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
