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CENTRAL EUROPE
36 Slovak political crisis threatens to derail reform drive
37 Polish writer faces prison for calling President Duda a 'moron'
EASTERN EUROPE
54 Ukraine poised for take off
58 “Lukashenko Gold Mine” investigation exposing Belarus president’s riches scores 2mn views in
24 hours
59 Slow changes in Russia’s regional quality of life rating, but big inequalities remain
61 Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov richest man in Ukraine as fortune swells almost $4bn in a year
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39 Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party finalises divorce from EPP
41 Hungarian central bank to extend scope of QE scheme
42 OBITUARY: Petr Kellner, Central Europe's great dealmaker
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
44 Slovenia: Emerging Europe’s secret success story
49 Census sparks a political storm in North Macedonia
51 Biden officials say Turkey
can be held liable for Erdogan agents’ assaults on protesters in Washington
53 Putin says Turkey’s first nuclear plant on track
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OPINION
Zelenskiy government launches a major de- oligarchisation drive, but is it for real?
Democracy is struggling in Georgia
How bad can it get if US imposes sanctions on Russian debt?
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
Red hot enthusiasm for copper
62 GV Gold on a roll
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64 A wild horse, the Dutch and Mongolia’s Cheeseman
68 Uzbek privatisation – this time it seems to be for real
69 Did sanctions evading Iran put together fake Armenian airline to buy planes?
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