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CENTRAL EUROPE
38 Retail sales under lockdown across Central and Eastern Europe are sinking
43 An average working day at the Hungarian parliament
44 Most Central, Southeast Europe economies contract in Q1 but outperform eurozone average
45 Police detain 64-year-old Hungarian for Facebook post critical of PM Viktor Orban
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
46 Rushed PPE procurement leads to rash of corruption scandals
48 Adriatic ports after the storm
50 Illegal border crossings to EU via Western Balkans increase 60% in January-April
52 Southeast Europe looks to near abroad tourists to save 2020 summer season
EASTERN EUROPE
56 Moscow wounded by the coronavirus epidemic, but best prepared to weather the storm
57 Russian government adopts a third economic stimulus package, calls for rescue plans by June 1
58 Ukraine parliament adopts IMF-demanded banking law
60 Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating falls to a two-decade low, but support for extending his rule is up
61 Belarus under international fire for crackdown on journalists
EURASIA
62 PS752 Tragedy - Ukrainian aviation investigation head suggests passengers were out of their seats
63 Gulnara Karimova’s son publishes list of assets confiscated from her in Uzbekistan
64 Intrigue in Kazakhstan as Nazarbayeva’s successor as speaker of parliament announced
65 Slump in remittances to be twice as deep in CEE/Eurasia as during Great Recession
67 US ire on horizon as Venezuelan navy told to escort Iranian tankers bringing fuel relief
OPINION
68 Prosperity Capital CEO forecasts Russian oil majors will survive as rivals go bust
70 After a year in office Zelenskiy is still struggling to end the Donbas conflict
72 Post-COVID recessions bring risk of turbulent spring
76 Is Bulgaria the next serious hurdle on North Macedonia’s EU path?
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
79 A third of Russians are ready to participate in a mass protest against falling living standards
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