Albania

14 June 2013
Prokhorov To Sit Out Moscow Mayoral Race, Anti-Corruption Raids in Prague

Plus, a Roman relic is at risk in Albania, and Bulgarians protest a controversial appointment to a key security post.

By S. Adam Cardais, Ioana Caloianu, and Molly Jane Zuckerman
 
12 June 2013
In Albania, a Litmus-Test Campaign
After a long series of disputed elections, Albanians head to the polls under Brussels’ watchful gaze.
By Besar Likmeta
 
3 May 2013
Ireland Abandons Magnitsky Bill, Jewish Leaders Confront Ugly Side of Hungary
Plus, Belarusian ‘press freedom’ means release from jail and Kazakhs hand down terror plot sentences.
By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu and Vladimir Matan
 
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17 April 2013
Navalny’s Trial Delayed, EU Hopefuls Treated to Ashton’s Wisdom

Plus, Romania will name former gulag commandants and pensioners face problems in Poland and Bosnia.

By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Vladimir Matan, and Connor Zickgraf
 
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10 April 2013
Mourning in Serbia, Competing Inaugurations in Armenia

Plus, Albanians to vote on garbage and Estonia frets over its success.

By Erik N. Nelson, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
 
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25 March 2013
Albania’s Press, Under Pressure Premium

The country has a plethora of media, but they’re plagued by financial woes, self-censorship, and manipulation. From Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso.

By Marjola Rukaj
 
3 January 2013
Ukraine Faulted Over Foreigner Abductions, Estonian Air’s Future in Doubt Premium

Plus, bitter Albanian political rivalry immobilizes election commission and Putin grants Gerard Depardieu Russian citizenship.

By Anna Novosad, Ioana Caloianu, Jeremy Druker, and Nirvana Bhatia
 
14 December 2012
Ukrainian Premiership Fight Ends, Putin Signals Measured Response to Magnitsky Bill

Plus, Albanian leaders trade blame over another failed EU bid, and Moscow bars a march on the anniversary of last year’s mass election protest.

By S. Adam Cardais and Nino Tsintsadze
 
29 November 2012
On 100th Birthday Albania Offends, Hungarian Pol Faces Storm over Calls for ‘Jewish List’

Plus, Estonia and Latvia brace for more asylum seekers and Georgia’s new prime minister takes on The Washington Post.

By Nirvana Bhatia, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Jeremy Druker, and Nino Tsintsadze
 
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26 November 2012
Fugitive Albanian Spy Convicted of Torture, Hungary’s Credit Rating Takes Another Dive

Plus, an expensive dispute over a Yugoslav-era bank won’t go away, and Russia frees an imprisoned physicist after eight years.

By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
 

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