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I t is not easy to appal people in a country where the Ministry of Defence decrees the flags must fly at half-mast during Easter to commemorate the death of Jesus…
O n the 29th March 2018, six Turkish nationals from a college in Kosovo were “urgently” detained, arrested, and subsequently deported to Turkey due to alleged links to exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen. No doubt…
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O n February 6 and March 15, the European Investment Bank (EIB) allocated the biggest package…
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L otus Coffman, the fifth president of the University of Minnesota, said: "The chief support of an autocracy is a standing army. The chief support of a democracy is an educated…
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A fter Monday’s summit in Varna, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov could heave a sigh of relief. Beforehand, he feared the meeting between European Council President Donald Tusk and European President…
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T hese days data from the Syrian regime leaked out, including lists of people wanted by the authorities. Names count over one million, including mine.
The lists include the names of the…
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I n the United Kingdom, the right to free expression remains guaranteed for all citizens under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as well as by the British Human Rights…
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I n the days following Vladimir Putin’s “electoral victory”, we have seen the usual mix of indignation, humor and derision aimed at the deplorable situation within the Russian Federation. People laugh at…
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T he results of yesterday’s voting for Russian Presidential elections hardly came as a surprise for anybody. Former President Vladimir Putin was re-elected to his fourth term with an overwhelming majority,…
N ext year will be the real turning point for Lithuania from the financial point of view. After gaining the independence Lithuania was significantly supported by the EU. Brussels helped a young country to…