Risks to Pakistan’s religious minorities will increase

The country is seeing increasing contention over ‘blasphemy’ while attacks are targeting minority communities

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Rows over EU funding abuse may affect budget reform

Persistent misuse of EU funds in Central-Eastern Europe will lead to tension at EU budget talks

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The UK government is weighing up when to attribute blame for a nerve-agent attack and what form punishment should take

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Albania is in the middle of reforming its deeply corrupt judiciary

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The political context makes it unlikely legislators will water down the proposed Disclosing Foreign Influence Act

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The shooting of an investigative journalist could bring down the Fico government

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A series of developments since 2017's contested elections highlight risks of accelerating democratic backsliding

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The president rehashes some old plans for economic revival, then turns unexpectedly to threatening the West

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One of the president's chief rivals is facing fraud charges

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Conflict resolution in Ukraine is proving intractable and the government is unwilling or unable to deliver reforms

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