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32 Abuse and hate speech against LGBTI people rises across Europe and Central Asia
35 Slovak government under fire as COVID-19 death rate surges to worst in the world
37 Hungary tries to speed up vaccinations by turning to China and Russia
38 Czech hospitals close to breaking point as government mulls easing COVID-19 restrictions
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
40 Serbia to become vaccine production hub for the Western Balkans
41 Erdogan’s announcement of Turkish space programme short on budget details
42 Kosovo’s new generation of politics
44 US expresses concern as Turkey’s interior minister calls student protesters “LGBT deviants”
45 Montenegro’s ruling coalition splits over criminal code changes
EASTERN EUROPE
46 Russia’s Lavrov threatens to break off diplomatic relations with EU if sanctioned
47 Russian government launches a National Projects 2.0 revamp
49 Russia approves its third coronavirus vaccine CoviVac for domestic use, production launched before trials complete
51 Ukraine’s pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk sanctioned for financing terrorism
EURASIA
52 Mongolia’s pitiless dzud
54 US accepts invitation to nuclear deal talks with Iran hosted by EU
55 Georgia’s PM resigns after court orders detention of opposition leader
56 Kazakhstan: Government allowing shady banking minnows to wither
57 Satellite ‘detects alarming methane leaks after looking down on Turkmenistan’
OPINION
58 No “Navalnying” in
the Balkans is the uncompromising message from Russia
60 Kremlin lays out new rules of the game for post-Trump relations
62 Vpered KoZa! Can Navalny mobilise the Coalition of the Fed-Up?
64 Navalny protests turn the screws on Russia’s “systemic opposition” ahead of September’s Duma elections
67 Uzbekistan rising as Central Asian integration catalyst
70 NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
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