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
 
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
 
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
 
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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