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31 Energy supplier Bohemia Energy to leave Czech market as prices soar
COVER FEATURE
32 Uzbekistan rising
36 Uzbekistan privatises its entire cotton sector in its most radical reform yet
SPECIAL FOCUS
38 From Dutch earthquakes to a
UK fracking ban: how declining European gas supply has contributed to the current crisis
40 It isn’t the ‘Usual Suspect' who is really 'weaponising gas'
42 Ukraine claims Gazprom gas deal with Hungary is “use of gas as a weapon”, demands sanctions
44 Winter is coming... and so is further volatility for energy markets
CENTRAL EUROPE
46 Poles rally against ‘Polexit’ as prospect of pandemic recovery funds fade
47 Poland extends state of emergency on border with Belarus until end of November
48 CEE/SEE countries unite in defence of nuclear power
49 Slovak central bank governor charged with bribery
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
50 Balkan Stream countries hope to avoid worst of international gas crisis
52 Rooting out corruption proves a tough job in North Macedonia
56 Protests in Albania as rising food and fuel prices bite
58 Acting Romanian PM Citu angers opposition with €200mn gift to mayors
59 Von der Leyen says EU has to deliver on enlargement
EASTERN EUROPE
60 Homegrown vendors gain on multinationals in Russian retail boom
61 Russia facing fourth corona- virus wave as infection rates rise to fresh highs
62 Russia breaks off diplomatic ties with Nato
63 IMF reaches staff level agree- ment on $5bn loan to Ukraine
EURASIA
64 China looks to Kazakh coal amid energy crisis
65 Taliban and Tajikistan engage in sabre-rattling
66 The plight of Mongolia’s young herders
70 Saakashvili’s return: more shrewd than it seemed?
71 Russia proposes “3+3” format to unlock
economic and transport communications in Caucasus
OPINION
72 Sanctions and oil fear force stability first in Russia
74 Nobel prize fight
76 Ukraine has more politicians in Pandora Papers than any other country in the world
77 Energy lobby dominates Czech climate change debate
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
81 Romania's and Latvia's car ownership rates among lowest in Europe
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