Society

3 February 2012
Lithuania’s Dispensable Teachers
As the countryside empties out and schools close, thousands of teachers lose perks and even their jobs.
By Linas Jegelevicius
 
Thaci
3 February 2012
Moscow Laments EU ‘Lecture,’ Kosovo Seeks Full Independence
Plus, Bosnia passes key census law, and Tajik forces battle drug smugglers.
By S. Adam Cardais and Joshua Boissevain
 
2 February 2012
U.S. Military Aid for Uzbekistan, Shelter for Roma in Albania Premium

Plus, green activists stage a sit-in at a Romanian ministry and Yeltsin could get a statue in Estonia.

By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, Joshua Boissevain, and Kelly Klein
 
1 February 2012
A Small House in Schinoasa

It took a joint effort by government, the UN, and IKEA to open a kindergarten in one Moldovan Romani settlement. Perhaps the next 50 will go more smoothly.

By Grigore Brinza
 
1 February 2012
Kazakh Human Rights Defender to Walk Free, Eastern Europe Hit by Deadly Cold

Plus, ethnic tensions flare in Macedonia and a lost account of a Nazi purge in Krakow surfaces.

By Barbara Frye and Ioana Caloianu
 
31 January 2012
A Partial Declaration of Human Rights

Tired of western criticism, Russia trains its sights on practices elsewhere. From openDemocracy.

By Oliver Bullough
 
Adrian Nastase
31 January 2012
Former Romanian Premier Guilty of Corruption, EU Cuts Latvian Funding

Plus, Czechs follow through on threat to boycott EU fiscal treaty and an Azeri dream to pierce the sky.

By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Kelly Klein
 

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