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The leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus (White Russia), President Alexander Lukashenko, sometimes known as Europe’s last dictator, said recently that fellow Slavic nation Ukraine is fighting for its independence, reports the BELTA News Agency. “We got our independence cheaply; all the nations fought,” Lukashenko said while speaking…
Poland, the former Eastern Block state behind the Iron Curtain, is leading the charge to reform the European Union. Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo will attempt to enlist German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this effort during Merkel’s visit to Poland next month. The Law and Justice Part of Poland which…
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research and analysis division of The Economist Group recently published a research on the Index of Democracy. The index research takes into account the electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, government activities, public participation in the political life of the country and the political culture….
Georgia’s score in the Corruption Perception Index is 57 and is ranked 44th among 176 countries. Georgia remains the leader among former Soviet states, with the exception of the Baltics. The Corruption Perception Index lists countries based on how corrupt the countries’ public sector is. On a scale from 0…
The Balkan nation of Montenegro has introduced a law to make the practice of female genital mutilation a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison. The law being prepared by the Justice Ministry also criminalizes the forced sterilization of women. The practice is not widespread in the country…
“Moscow Does Not Impose Its Own Solutions” – Russia Writes Syrian Draft Constitution.
Russia Is About To Decriminalise Domestic Violence.
Ukraine is worried about Russia taking more territory in the east. The Ukrainian government is also worried about the new American policy towards the Ukrainian conflict by the new American president, Donald Trump. Trump has made comments in the past that would lead one to believe he will relieve the…
Estonia Allowing Cyber Draftees To Avoid Infantry.
Earlier on Wednesday, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) declared that Russian athlete Tatiana Lebedeva had been stripped of her silver medals from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Lebedeva obtained the medals in the women’s triple jump event and the women’s long jump. The decision to strip Lebedeva…