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Think-tank says energy embargo would push most of region into recession
Action is needed to help those at the front line of the Ukrainian crisis
Interventions and interest rate rises tackle currency weakness sparked by invasion of Ukraine
France and Baltic states cite risks of Putin ally hosting nuclear weapons and Russian forces
Most countries in the region back alliance’s plans as Budapest talks of ‘limited options’ to support Kyiv
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania try to balance economic opportunities with geopolitical rhetoric
Governments have been reluctant to confront anti-jab lobbies
Mandate for coalition as parties take aim at corruption and Covid and energy crises
WHO says pace of transmission across continent and Central Asia is a ‘grave concern’
Infection and death rates are the world’s highest and vaccination take-up is low, forcing renewed restrictions
Billionaire leader faces tight election race and may have to strike deal with far right
Gitanas Nauseda says country will defend values of democracy and can deal with ‘complicated neighbours’
Ruling Law and Justice party sidesteps attempt to delay vote on bill strongly criticised by Washington
Defiant Lukashenko says UK can ‘choke’ on its efforts to put pressure on Minsk
Belarus ‘border crisis’ and military exercise could cause ‘misunderstanding’, says foreign minister
Vitaly Shishov found dead days after Olympian Krystsina Tsimanouskaya claimed asylum
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to lobby for UK support in battle against President Lukashenko
Slavi Trifonov seems to want to convert his anti-campaign into an anti-politics governing platform as well
Anti-corruption-fighting platform of former World Bank economist trumps pro-Russia bloc
Singer Slavi Trifonov faces tricky task of forming government after Boyko Borisov ousted
Iron Curtain that once divided the communist east from the west persists in football
President says ruling an ‘important step’ in restoring public confidence in judiciary
Moscow’s relations with former Soviet satellites unravelling as tit-for-tat continues
Diplomatic row over 2014 blasts at ammunition depot worsens with more expulsions
Failure to ratify could delay disbursement of billions of euros across the bloc
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