EE

  • Apr 6, 2010
  • 7 min read

ROMANIA: Voicu case is potential turning-point

On April 2, a Bucharest court rejected Senator Catalin Voicu's appeal for release on medical...

Romania
  • Apr 6, 2010
  • 2 min read

KYRGYZSTAN: Mob hold governor hostage in northern town

Protestors seized control of the government headquarters in the north-western town of Talas today...

Kyrgyzstan
  • Apr 6, 2010
  • 1 min read

UKRAINE/NATO: Yanukovych closes NATO commission

President Viktor Yanukovych has closed the presidential commission preparing for NATO membership,...

Ukraine
  • Apr 5, 2010
  • 7 min read

EASTERN EUROPE: Social norms drive chronic corruption

Twenty years since the beginning of transition, theories about why corruption occurs and how to...

Eastern Europe
  • Apr 5, 2010
  • 7 min read

AZERBAIJAN: Geopolitical shift could be under way

On April 2, the Russian embassy thanked the Azerbaijan state and people for their support after...

Azerbaijan
  • Apr 5, 2010
  • 2 min read

CENTRAL ASIA/UN: Brief Ban trip raises human rights

It is time for Uzbekistan to implement fully the international human rights agreements that it is...

Central Asia
  • Apr 5, 2010
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/POLAND: Moscow shows film on Soviet massacre

Russian state television's 'Kultura' channel broadcast for the first time on Friday Polish...

Russia
  • Apr 5, 2010
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA/BELARUS: Oil trade falls heavily after deal

Crude exports to Belarus fell by 42% year-on-year in the first three months of 2010, the Russian...

Russia