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CROATIA: Former Tudjman party poised to take power
With about 90% of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary elections counted, the Croatian Democratic...
CroatiaEASTERN EUROPE/EU: New members reluctant on EU defence
Moves towards defence integration in the EU could be complicated by the views of the new members...
EuBULGARIA: Local poll a win for apathy not opposition
The second round of local elections was held on November 2. In national terms, the local...
BulgariaLITHUANIA: President denies shock crime claims
President Rolandas Paksas yesterday strongly denied that he had links to the criminal world.
LithuaniaRUSSIA: Ambiguity marks new defence doctrine
Although it does not describe itself as such, the document appears to be the draft of a new...
RussiaNATO: Response force launched
The new NATO Response Force (NRF) was yesterday launched in a ceremony at Brunssum (Netherlands),...
NatoRUSSIA/CIS: Assertive military doctrine
Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov's warning of pre-emptive strikes to defend Moscow's interests or...
RussiaSLOVAKIA: Security sacking
The government yesterday sacked Jan Mojzis, the head of the National Security Office (NBU), which...
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