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SOUTHEAST EUROPE
44 EU prepares to set 2025 as deadline for new wave of enlargement
45 Panic grows among Kosovan politicians over special war crimes court
47 Turkish banker Atilla convicted in Iran sanctions-busting case
48 Watchdog says Turkey worst in the world for jailing journalists in 2017
EASTERN EUROPE
50 Former Russian economy minister jailed for eight years for bribery
51 Civil society slates Ukrainian President Poroshenko's draft law on anti-corruption court
53 Trump administration signs off on delivery of lethal defensive weapons for Ukraine
54 VOX: The pipeline of Russian IPOs and SPOs for 2018 is filling up
EURASIA
56 Caucasus “golden triangle” cooperation steams ahead
59 Iranian protests seen as revolt of the provincial poor
61 Putin makes surprise appearance at Russian airbase in Syria to declare “victory”
OPINION
62 COMMENT: Zeman quietly rounds up his base in campaign for second term
64 MACRO ADVISER: Investors into Russia should brace for a turbulent 2018
66 KRUK REPORT: Ukraine’s Old Guard strikes back
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
69 Emerging markets hot again but Russia is trailing
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