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he centre-right coalition government has come together and tentatively approved a proposal from Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek, also the leader of the coalition party Top 09, to... 2012-01-30

Lithuania

High levels of unemployment have prevented a meaningful recovery in our short-term political risk ratings for Lithuania. Indeed, although unemployment reportedly fell to 14.8% in Q311,... 2012-01-30

Hungary

Hungary's capital Budapest was rocked by protests once again on January 21, except unlike those in early January against changes to the country's constitution, these were in support... 2012-01-26

Latvia

Agencies within the Latvian government are deeming the coalition's decision to support EU sanctions against Belarus as short-sighted. The Employment Confederation of Latvia in particular... 2012-01-26

Estonia

Sweden-based telecoms group Tele2 's Estonian subsidiary Tele2 Estonia will buy Estonian telecoms provider Televorgu from state-owned Eesti Energia in a deal worth SEK225mn... 2012-01-24

Poland

Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government has tried to secure seats for non-euro European Union countries at future summits of the eurozone, without voting rights. The underlying reasoning... 2012-01-24

Poland

Thousands of Poles protested against the government on December 13 in the capital, Warsaw, after the administration agreed to a new EU pact calling for tighter fiscal cooperation. The... 2011-12-29

Hungary

According to reports on December 27 by officials from the state Media Service Support and Asset Management Fund, two employees who had been fasting in response to political manipulation... 2011-12-29

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