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1 November 2011
In Search of True Leaders, and Brave Followers
Recent examples show that in hard times, leaders need a backbone – and voters need to be not so easily led.
By Martin Ehl
18 October 2011
Nationalist Fico Fancies Himself to Save the Euro
Former premier Robert Fico led Slovakia into the euro zone and weathered the financial crisis, but his abrasive rhetoric affronted many. Now Fico is poised to return to power.
By Martin Ehl
13 October 2011
Serbia Gets One Foot in the EU Door, Latvian Russians Shut Out of Parliament
Plus, even more gas in Turkmenistan and Slovakia ties euro rescue to early elections.
By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, and Margareta Retsnik
12 October 2011
Tymoshenko Verdict Strands Kyiv in Sea of Troubles, Slovak Government Felled by Euro-populism
Plus, killers of Kyrgyz journalist convicted and a Georgian tycoon calls out Saakashvili.
By Ky Krauthamer and Ioana Caloianu
4 October 2011
The Strangers Next Door
Do the Visegrad Four really have anything in common anymore?
By Martin Ehl
27 September 2011
The White Coats Versus the Suits
Health care financing in post-communist Central Europe is an inherently political issue that can even topple governments.
By Martin Ehl
15 September 2011
Macedonia’s Moment of Hoops Euphoria, Latvian Oligarchs’ Moment of Truth
Plus, the Slovak premier barely survives a showdown and Hungary’s red sludge company is ordered to pay up.
By Jeremy Druker and Ioana Caloianu
14 September 2011
On the Losing Side of History
Central European countries’ hands-off approach to the troubled euro zone could backfire.
By Katerina Safarikova
1 September 2011
Lithuanians in Love, Slackers in Serbia, BP in Hell
TOL launches its daily digest of news and information.
By Barbara Frye
23 August 2011
Iveta Radicova’s Shattered Showcase
The current Slovak government’s only big success – making public all state business contracts – looks set to be significantly watered down.
By Martin Ehl
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