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Truly common EU defence policy remains elusive
EU member states are slashing their military expenditure by 10-15% on average. For an optimal use...
EUStructural change is Baltic states' way out of crisis
While much of the euro-area and EU is experiencing very slow economic growth or outright...
Baltic statesRiga has no will to bridge Latvian-Russian ethnic gap
"Good and mutually beneficial" relations will not change substantially, Russia's ambassador to...
LatviaAll three Baltic states may be in euro-area by 2014
The new, stricter rules of the 'fiscal compact' have made the euro even more desirable in the...
Baltic statesBank problems come at bad time for Latvia, Lithuania
With economic growth already slowing as a result of the weakness of export markets in Western...
LatviaInternal strains may curtail Latvian government's term
The government is the first in recent history without the direct participation of political...
LatviaProspects for Central-Eastern Europe in 2012
The pace of economic growth will slow sharply, and problems in the euro-area will cause...
Eastern EuropeShale gas revolution gets mixed reception in Europe
The last few weeks have been marked by announcements about the potential scale of shale gas...
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