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Apr 14 2015
Corruption and anti-corruption in Romania. Finally turning the corner?
4 CommentsA recent anti-corruption spree, led by public prosecutor Laura Kövesi, has taken Romanian political elite by ‘earthquake’. Daniel Brett discusses the multifaceted roots of the country’s corrupt practices: “If there is a historical legacy, it comes from the Communist period”, he … Continue reading
Posted by: April 14, 2015
Tagged with: communism, communist legacies, corruption, Daniel Brett, Klaus Iohannis, Laura Kovesi, Microsoft, Romania, Traian Basescu, Victor Ponta
Jan 28 2015
Bieber: Attacks on media are part of “a regional pattern of authoritarian temptation”
Leave a commentA new model of authoritarian government is taking hold in the Balkans – one which the EU is failing to recognise or address, Florian Bieber said at the LSE. There is a “curious inter-relationship between EU integration and these patterns [of … Continue reading
Posted by: January 28, 2015
Tagged with: Aleksandar Vucic, authoritarianism, Balkans, BIRN, Florian Bieber, Marcus Tanner, media freedom, Serbia-EU relations
Dec 17 2014
The Moldovan Elections of 2014 are more than about Putin or the EU: Corruption, Poverty and Parties
Leave a commentThe most shocking result of the Moldovan elections has been the rise of the Socialist Party, closely associated with Russia. “It would be incorrect to see them as Russian stooges, opportunists, or as old faces under a new banner. Instead, their … Continue reading
Posted by: December 17, 2014
Tagged with: Daniel Brett, Eleanor Knott, Elections, European Union, Moldova, Russia
Dec 16 2014
Does civil society in Albania have an answer to the country’s many problems?
Leave a commentOn 4-5/12/14 a group of civil society activists from Albania – journalists, academics and international stakeholders – met in Munich at a workshop organised by the Sudosteuropa-Gesellschaft. They held a dialogue on Albania and its future, looking for answers to the … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2014
Tagged with: Albania, civil society, EU accession, Joanna Hanson, reforms, Workshop Discussion
Oct 13 2014
Bosnia – voting for the devil you know
4 CommentsThe Bosnian electorate failed to make a choice that would bring real change, in spite of signs throughout 2014 that the discontent for the current political set-up was about to reach a tipping point. “Voting for moderate parties, which would … Continue reading
Posted by: October 13, 2014
Tagged with: Bakir Izetbegovic, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dragan Covic, Elections, Jessie Hronesova, Milorad Dodik, Republika Srpska, Zeljka Cvijanovic