Balkans

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Hatalmas bajban van a magyarországi baloldal. Katasztrofálisan indult a kampányuk, gyakorlatilag az elmúlt fél évük egy vesszőfutás. Hosszas szerencsétlenkedés után sikerült megválasztaniuk főbohócnak – Oszkó Pétert idézve – egy „futóbolondot”, aki naponta vérig sérti a fél országot, illetve romba dönti a baloldal stratégiáját. (Legújabb rohama: sötétben tartott, trágyával etetett gombákhoz …

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De, igen, Kövér arról beszélt

Végtelenül szomorú hallgatni ezt a beszédet. Kövér László ugyanis éppen harminc évvel a titkosszolgálatokkal kapcsolatos egyezség megszületése után rúgta fel a rendszerváltó konszenzust. Amelynek kialakításában neki is része volt. Szerencsére vannak azért jelek, hogy amit látunk, legfeljebb diktatúraparódia, s a szolgálatok főszabály szerint korrekten teszik a dolgukat. Reméljük, jól látjuk. …

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USS Arleigh Burke enters Black Sea to Russian consternation

Another U.S. warship has sailed into the Black Sea, again drawing intense Kremlin scrutiny amid continued concerns about a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. The destroyer USS Arleigh Burke entered the sea via the Bosporus Strait on Thursday for a routine patrol in support of NATO allies and partners, U.S. …

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Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets train with Greek special operators as bilateral military ties deepen

Navy SEALs and Green Berets operated alongside their Greek counterparts this week in Athens, where watercraft recently donated by the U.S. to an elite Greek unit were on display. “I have been so impressed to see not only the growth in the U.S. – Greece Special Forces partnership but also …

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Experts Urge Improved Anti-Terrorism Strategy in Serbia

Serbia’s next anti-terrorism strategy, if there is one, must address the threat from right-wing extremism, experts say. Serbia needs a new and improved counter-terrorism strategy, experts say, amid concern over what will come after the current platform when it expires this year. There has been no official word on what …

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EU Bid Gives North Macedonia’s Embattled Govt Temporary Lifeline

A failed attempt to topple the government has given it a fresh boost – but its long-term survival depends on success in delivering a start to EU accession talks. After last week’s failed attempt by the opposition to oust North Macedonia’s Social Democratic government in a no-confidence vote – which …

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Unbuilt Sewage Treatment Plants Cost Montenegro Taxpayers Millions

Seven Montenegrin municipalities were offered multi-million-euro grants in 2012 to build essential wastewater treatment plants to prevent sewage polluting rivers and the sea, but no construction work has begun yet, and as years pass, the potential cost keeps rising. Rozaje was intended to be one of the first municipalities in …

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Serbia-Russia Gas Deal Seen Certain, But at What Price?

Serbia expects a “friendly price” for Russian gas when the country’s current supply deal expires on December 31. But analysts are less certain about the political cost. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says he will “beg” Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a new gas deal beyond the end of the year when …

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New Czech Government Awaits Presidential Nod; Then What?

After making a miraculous recovery and now back in Prague Castle, President Zeman looks set to try to exploit the deep divisions that exist between the broad coalition. Converting a Czech election result into a new government has often taken an age, the fractured political landscape making coalition building a …

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Η τουρκική οικονομία

Όταν το Κόμμα Δικαιοσύνης και Ανάπτυξης αναλάμβανε την εξουσία στην Τουρκία το 2002, η τουρκική λίρα ήταν σχεδόν ισότιμη με το ευρώ. Σήμερα, ένα ευρώ αξίζει 12,5 λίρες. Μέχρι και το 2013, η τουρκική οικονομία παρουσιαζόταν ως ένα success story νεοφιλελεύθερων μεταρρυθμίσεων που περιλάμβαναν δημοσιονομική πειθαρχία, απορρύθμιση των σχέσεων εργασίας …

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