Economy & Business
- 7 May 2013
- A Star Pupil Flunks Out
Slovenia’s status as a post-communist standout was built on a shaky foundation.
- By Martin Ehl
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- 2 May 2013
- Soviet Award Dusted Off, Media Freedoms Take A Dive
Plus, Ukraine is dinged for piracy and Slovenia’s debts are deemed junk.
- By Erik N. Nelson, Joshua Boissevain, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
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- 2 May 2013
- The Years of Magical Thinking
The flat tax was a talisman in the East, before it became a monkey’s paw.
- By Boyko Vassilev
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- 1 May 2013
- A Victory for Tymoshenko, A Black Eye for Central Asia’s Religion Bullies
Plus, protests and anger on this Labor Day, and presidential grants in Armenia go to shadowy groups.
- By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, and Connor Zickgraf
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- 30 April 2013
- Kosovo Convicts Five for Kidney Harvesting, Polish Heads Roll Over Gazprom Memo
Plus, Europe ups the pressure for a new constitution in Hungary and the Turkmen president leads, and falls, from the front.
- By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
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- 30 April 2013
- For Latvia, Another Declaration of Independence
Adopting the euro at this time may seem curious, but for the Baltics, it’s not just about economics.
- By Martin Ehl
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- 24 April 2013
- Saakashvili Vetoes Legal Reforms, Moscow Will Base Fighters in Belarus
Plus, Armenia and Brussels open another round of trade talks and Estonia’s Russian-language schools face closure.
- By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
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