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24 Ukraine ready to export biogas as biomethane plant uses the national gas pipeline system for the first time
26 United Nations says Earth on track to heat by a dangerous 3.1°C
27 Czech coal magnate Tykac to finance ex-president Klaus' climate sceptic think-tank
27 PPC to take over Europe’s biggest onshore wind farm in Romania
COVER FEATURE
28 Productivity at Russia's largest enterprises rising in effort to keep the economy competitive
CENTRAL EUROPE
32 Orban mauled in European Parliament 'intifada'
33 Viktor Orban’s propaganda machine sinks to new low and gets absurdly personal with focus on Peter Magyar’s groin
34 Slovakia's Fico hardens opposition to Ukraine's Nato bid
36 Journalist associations condemn interrogation of Czech reporter by Slovak authorities
37 Opposition ANO registers first victory in Czech Senate elections as cabinet braces for reshuffle
SOUTHEAST EUROPE
38 Ankara okays Turkish, Israeli and Qatari co-sponsoring of Azerbaijan defence fair despite Erdogan’s Gaza “outrage”
39 Hungarian PM Orban says he has a plan to unblock North Macedonia’s EU path
40 Nato deploys additional 200 troops to bolster KFOR readiness in Kosovo
41 Far-right politician Sosoaca rejected as presidential candidate in Romania
EASTERN EUROPE
42 New Nato boss Rutte: “My first task is Ukraine”
43 Ukraine can’t win on the battlefield, Orban tells press conference
44 Iran and Russia double down on strategic relations in first presidential meeting
45 Nine in 10 terrorist Tajiks recruited after migration period in Russia, study shows
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EURASIA
46 Five Turkic states give nod to common Latin alphabet
47 Kyrgyzstan: President botches attempt to dispel concerns about graft
49 Four reporters convicted in Kyrgyzstan of call for mass riots, press freedom under siege warn watchdogs
OPINION
50 Is the Balkan region Israel’s newfound interest?
51 Drawing Article 5 lines for Ukraine to end the war
54 Putin's nuclear rhetoric hints at Ukrainian endgame
55 Kazakhstan’s Tokayev an authoritarian who has created “the illusion of change”, say analysts
56 Mongolia’s unique success story between rock and
a hard place at risk
NEW EUROPE IN NUMBERS
59 Hungarian central bank raises gold reserves to record levels
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