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| Arkadiusz Sarna
Statistics published over the last few days have confirmed the persistence of the economic recession in Ukraine which began in mid-2012. It is mainly related to the slump in overseas markets, which are the key customers of Ukrainian…
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| Wojciech Górecki
On 18 April, about 300 Chechen policemen burst into the Ingush village of Arshty. The officers were accompanied by politicians, including the Russian Duma deputy Adam Delimkhanov. The pretext was a search for the leader of the armed…
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| Artur Ciechanowicz
On 11 April in Berlin the second German-Indian intergovernmental consultations were held. The talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were dominated by economic issues. Germany and India want to accelerate…
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| Kamil Frymark
At the convention of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) held on 14 April the party's manifesto for the September election for the Bundestag was adopted. The main points in the manifesto are the EU and energy and social issues.…
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On 12 April the Lithuanian media reported that there was a draft memorandum between the Lithuanian government and Russia’s Gazprom. According to this document Gazprom would reduce the price of gas by 20%. In exchange the Algirdas…
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| Marek Matusiak
On 10 April, Georgia’s Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili signalled the need for an investigation into the outbreak of the war between Georgia and Russia in 2008; the Georgian government of the time’s responsibility; and whether war crimes…
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| Wojciech Górecki
On 15 April Islam Karimov, the President of Uzbekistan, paid a visit to Moscow. His talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin focused on economic issues and regional security in Central Asia, especially in the context of the planned…
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| Marek Matusiak
According to anecdotal evidence, which cannot be confirmed, but also have not been officially denied, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, suffered a severe heart attack on 19 March. Although Karimov resumed his duties, his health…
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| Kamil Frymark
The founding congress of a new political party, Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), is due to be held on 14 April in Berlin. The interim leadership of this organisation is formed by economics professors, journalists and entrepreneurs who…
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| Tomasz Dąborowski
The first quarter of 2013 was a time of fundamental ownership changes among the key gas companies in Central Europe. Those companies which underwent a change in ownership include the Czech and Slovak transmission system operators as well…