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Central Asia wary Russia will turn on ruble “printing press” to cope with cooling economy, say experts

bne IntelliNews July 17, 2025

If Russian economy slips into recession a consequent fall in migrant remittances would particularly hit Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Hindi language poster in a Croatian supermarket sparks a culture war

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow July 17, 2025

Far-right junior ruling party furious at posters in Zagreb Kaufland supermarket, exposing tensions over the growing number of Asian migrant workers in Croatia.

Ukrainian ambassador summoned in Budapest over church arson case

bne IntelliNews July 17, 2025

Ukrainian nationalists blamed for arson attack on a Greek Catholic church in Ukraine's western Transcarpathian region — but similar provocations were traced back to Russian operatives.

EU threatens suspension of visa free travel for Georgians amid ruling party crackdown

bne IntelIiNews July 17, 2025

The EU has warned Georgia may lose its visa-free travel privileges should the ruling Georgian Dream party not take steps to reverse its current course, which many Western countries have condemned as increasingly authoritarian and anti-European.

Serbia polls spell trouble for Vucic

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade July 17, 2025

Recent polling suggests President Aleksandar Vucic would lose the next Serbian election by a large margin.

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