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CENTRAL EUROPE
32 Slovak court reopens question of whether Czech election favourite Babis was secret police informer
33 Former Fidesz oligarch caught spray-painting obscene graffiti
34 Hungary reportedly threatens to torpedo Ukraine-EU association pact amid language dispute
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
36 Storm clouds gather over Turkish economy
38 Southeast Europe steps up its FDI challenge
40 Romania, Bulgaria push back against multi-speed Europe
EASTERN EUROPE
42 The quiet thunder of Ruben Vardanian
43 Russia’s It-Girl to run for president but opposition leaders are banned
44 Russian consumers are hooked on credit for both luxury and survival
EURASIA
46 Mongolia, Russia to reap benefits from climate change
47 Initial Kyrgyz election results show Jeenbekov set for surprise outright victory
48 Affidavit claims Gulnara Karimova turned major Uzbek telecoms operator into cash cow
OPINION
50 Is Ukraine changing its Donbas policies?
52 Russia and Saudi Arabia have much to gain from improving relationship
54 Trump goes for fixing not nixing Iran nuclear deal
56 NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
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