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CENTRAL EUROPE
38 Poland and Hungary block EU budget over rule of law link
39 Hungarian government submits controversial constitutional amendments after parliament approves state of emergency rules
40 CEE politicians highlight trade and security ties as they congratulate Biden
41 Nationalists clash with police, vandalise Warsaw on Poland’s Independence Day
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
42 Turkey’s finance minister resigns day after central bank governor is fired by Erdogan
43 Moldova’s foreign policy reset
47 Bulgaria’s “Poisonous Trio” calls for halt to protests to stop spread of COVID-19
48 Below average 2020 wine production destined for volatile and uncertain global market
EASTERN EUROPE
55 Russia's BioFoodLabs health food is flourishing in the times of the pandemic
53 Rural Russians are moving to cities to escape the impoverished regions
55 An outpouring of grief, anger and frustration in Minsk as police beat another protester to death
56 The region of Ingushetia is about to become the first Russian region ever to go bust
EURASIA
58 "Very nice!" Kazakhstan adopts Borat's catchphrase in tourism advertising
59 Kyrgyzstan's China debt: Between crowdfunding and austerity
61 In Karabakh deal, as many questions as answers
62 Iran only cautiously wonders if Biden spring is in the air after Trump bitter winter
OPINION
64 Hawks in DC risk empowering their counterparts in Moscow
66 In crisis and recovery mode at the same time
69 The problems with sanctions 70 Moscow's new rules
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
75 Coronacrisis to get worse before it gets better forecasts wiiw
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