Europe
Geoeconomic fragmentation gathers pace in banking
The BIS could stop hosting the cross-border payments project that many central banks are collaborating on
InternationalAlbania’s pragmatic foreign policy may pay off
Tirana has opened its first EU membership negotiation chapters
AlbaniaBulgarian parliamentary polls bring no great changes
Bulgaria held its seventh parliamentary election in less than four years
BulgariaGerman talks highlight growing political instability
The far-left Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance is imposing tough conditions in return for its support to form state governments
GermanyGeorgian opposition will contest election result
Official results from the parliamentary election suggest the ruling Georgian Dream party secured 54% of the vote
GeorgiaDiaspora likely to prove decisive in Moldovan election
The first round of the presidential election and the referendum on EU integration were close-run affairs
MoldovaHungary’s Orban will step up campaign against Tisza
Prime Minister Viktor Orban accused Brussels of trying to topple him, as opposition Tisza party’s support grows
HungaryEscaping "low-growth, high-debt path" will be tricky
The IMF meetings warned about the “low-growth, high-debt path" ahead and historically weak trade
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