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COVER FEATURE
39 Russia's Bondageddon
40 Clearstream to hook Ukraine and Kazakhstan up to international markets
CENTRAL EUROPE
42 Hungary's ruling party retains supermajority after sweeping election victory
44 Slovakia catching up with the EU economy faster than Czechia
45 Huge crowds gather in Budapest to protest against Orban's new government
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
46 Turkey grew 7.4% in 2017: analysts warn of blowout dangers in “warp-speed” expansion
48 Macedonia defies illiberal trend in otherwise gloomy Freedom House report
EASTERN EUROPE
50 INTERVIEW: Phosagro thriving in the time of sanctions
53 Gloves off for Ukraine's health minister as a long- awaited reforms begin
55 Russia’s coal industry is blooming
EURASIA
58 No surprises as Azerbaijan's Aliyev wins fourth presidential term with landslide
60 Turkmen president appoints son as deputy foreign minister
61 Street corner traders disappear as Iranians try but fail to deal with unified exchange rate
OPINION
64 BALKAN BLOG: Divided, weak and doomed to fail
67 COMMENT: Whisper it
– ‘Erdonomics’ could be driving Turkey to a meltdown
68 KRUK REPORT: Nadia Savchenko, Ukraine’s fallen hero
70 NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
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