@clarenuttall.bsky.social
#Moldova police investigating TV stations tied to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor for tax evasion & money laundering. Suspect funds bankrolled pro-Russian propaganda ahead of Sept 28 election. Md stepping up pushback against #disinfo www.intellinews.com/moldovan-pol...
Moldovan police investigate suspected pro-Russian propaganda financing ahead of general election
Moldovan police confirmed on September 16 that several television stations affiliated with fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor’s group and linked to a ...
www.intellinews.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#Moldova police investigating TV stations tied to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor for tax evasion & money laundering. Suspect funds bankrolled pro-Russian propaganda ahead of Sept 28 election. Md stepping up pushback against #disinfo www.intellinews.com/moldovan-pol...
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Funding cuts have hit the UN hard, and its wider membership faces tough choices about how to manage the fallout.
From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, @crisisgroup.org lays out 🔟 challenges for the UN General Assembly to grapple with.
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, @crisisgroup.org lays out 🔟 challenges for the UN General Assembly to grapple with.
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
September 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Funding cuts have hit the UN hard, and its wider membership faces tough choices about how to manage the fallout.
From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, @crisisgroup.org lays out 🔟 challenges for the UN General Assembly to grapple with.
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, @crisisgroup.org lays out 🔟 challenges for the UN General Assembly to grapple with.
www.crisisgroup.org/visual-expla...
Globalisation isn’t dead it’s fracturing. I spoke with Neil Shearing, group chief economist at Capital Economics, about his new book The Fractured Age. His take: US-China rivalry will define the world economy for decades to come: www.intellinews.com/books-global...
BOOKS: Globalisation splinters as US-China rivalry reshapes world economy
For much of the past three decades, globalisation seemed like an unstoppable force. Governments across the world dismantled barriers to trade, ...
www.intellinews.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Globalisation isn’t dead it’s fracturing. I spoke with Neil Shearing, group chief economist at Capital Economics, about his new book The Fractured Age. His take: US-China rivalry will define the world economy for decades to come: www.intellinews.com/books-global...
Months after Kosovo’s general election, it's in political and economic crisis. My colleague from @intellinews.com writes that the deadlock is worsened by Kosovo’s past: the KLA’s legacy and ethnic tensions www.intellinews.com/balkan-blog-...
BALKAN BLOG: One step forward, two steps back in Kosovo's deadlocked parliament
Since February’s general election in Kosovo, political infighting and procedural deadlocks have left the country’s institutions half-paralysed, ...
www.intellinews.com
September 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Months after Kosovo’s general election, it's in political and economic crisis. My colleague from @intellinews.com writes that the deadlock is worsened by Kosovo’s past: the KLA’s legacy and ethnic tensions www.intellinews.com/balkan-blog-...
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Growth forecast for 2025 (%):
🇲🇹 4.1
🇩🇰 3.6
🇮🇪 3.4
🇵🇱 3.3
🇭🇷 3.2
🇨🇾 3.0
🇪🇸 2.6
🇬🇷 2.3
🇸🇮 2.0
🇱🇹 2.0
🇧🇬 2.0
🇨🇿 1.9
🇵🇹 1.8
🇱🇺 1.7
🇸🇰 1.5
🇷🇴 1.4
🇳🇱 1.3
🇪🇺 1.1
🇸🇪 1.1
🇪🇪 1.1
🇫🇮 1.0
🇭🇺 0.8
🇧🇪 0.8
🇮🇹 0.7
🇫🇷 0.6
🇱🇻 0.5
🇩🇪 0.0
🇦🇹 -0.3
Spring #ECForecast → europa.eu/!cFPpp9
🇲🇹 4.1
🇩🇰 3.6
🇮🇪 3.4
🇵🇱 3.3
🇭🇷 3.2
🇨🇾 3.0
🇪🇸 2.6
🇬🇷 2.3
🇸🇮 2.0
🇱🇹 2.0
🇧🇬 2.0
🇨🇿 1.9
🇵🇹 1.8
🇱🇺 1.7
🇸🇰 1.5
🇷🇴 1.4
🇳🇱 1.3
🇪🇺 1.1
🇸🇪 1.1
🇪🇪 1.1
🇫🇮 1.0
🇭🇺 0.8
🇧🇪 0.8
🇮🇹 0.7
🇫🇷 0.6
🇱🇻 0.5
🇩🇪 0.0
🇦🇹 -0.3
Spring #ECForecast → europa.eu/!cFPpp9
May 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Growth forecast for 2025 (%):
🇲🇹 4.1
🇩🇰 3.6
🇮🇪 3.4
🇵🇱 3.3
🇭🇷 3.2
🇨🇾 3.0
🇪🇸 2.6
🇬🇷 2.3
🇸🇮 2.0
🇱🇹 2.0
🇧🇬 2.0
🇨🇿 1.9
🇵🇹 1.8
🇱🇺 1.7
🇸🇰 1.5
🇷🇴 1.4
🇳🇱 1.3
🇪🇺 1.1
🇸🇪 1.1
🇪🇪 1.1
🇫🇮 1.0
🇭🇺 0.8
🇧🇪 0.8
🇮🇹 0.7
🇫🇷 0.6
🇱🇻 0.5
🇩🇪 0.0
🇦🇹 -0.3
Spring #ECForecast → europa.eu/!cFPpp9
🇲🇹 4.1
🇩🇰 3.6
🇮🇪 3.4
🇵🇱 3.3
🇭🇷 3.2
🇨🇾 3.0
🇪🇸 2.6
🇬🇷 2.3
🇸🇮 2.0
🇱🇹 2.0
🇧🇬 2.0
🇨🇿 1.9
🇵🇹 1.8
🇱🇺 1.7
🇸🇰 1.5
🇷🇴 1.4
🇳🇱 1.3
🇪🇺 1.1
🇸🇪 1.1
🇪🇪 1.1
🇫🇮 1.0
🇭🇺 0.8
🇧🇪 0.8
🇮🇹 0.7
🇫🇷 0.6
🇱🇻 0.5
🇩🇪 0.0
🇦🇹 -0.3
Spring #ECForecast → europa.eu/!cFPpp9
Graph from the Bucharest Stock Exchange showing the rebound in the BET blue chip index after #Romania presidential election runoff; dip in middle is period b/w the 1st and 2nd rounds when unclear whether pro-EU moderate Nicusur Dan or far-right AUR leader George Simion would win
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Graph from the Bucharest Stock Exchange showing the rebound in the BET blue chip index after #Romania presidential election runoff; dip in middle is period b/w the 1st and 2nd rounds when unclear whether pro-EU moderate Nicusur Dan or far-right AUR leader George Simion would win
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“We keep struggling, but we are strong and now we are stronger than we were in 2022, but of course we have suffered a lot,” said Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko at a high-level panel on Ukraine. Bne IntelliNews
EBRD2025: Ukraine prepares for peace by getting ready for war
“We keep struggling, but we are strong and now we are stronger than we were in 2022, but of course we have suffered a lot,” said Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko at a high-level panel on Ukraine.
dlvr.it
May 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“We keep struggling, but we are strong and now we are stronger than we were in 2022, but of course we have suffered a lot,” said Ukraine’s Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko at a high-level panel on Ukraine. Bne IntelliNews
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The Middle East is bracing for another intense heatwave set to grip the region from May 17, with temperatures likely to easily surpass 50 degrees Celsius in the next few days. Bne IntelliNews
Middle East braces for intense heatwave with temperatures set to surpass 50°C (122°F)
The Middle East is bracing for another intense heatwave set to grip the region from May 17, with temperatures likely to easily surpass 50 degrees Celsius in the next few days.
dlvr.it
May 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Middle East is bracing for another intense heatwave set to grip the region from May 17, with temperatures likely to easily surpass 50 degrees Celsius in the next few days. Bne IntelliNews
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Colombia has formally joined China's Belt and Road Initiative despite strong opposition from the country's private sector, which warns the decision could severely damage domestic industries. Bne IntelliNews
Colombia officially joins China's "Belt and Road" initiative amid private sector concerns
Colombia has formally joined China's Belt and Road Initiative despite strong opposition from the country's private sector, which warns the decision could severely damage domestic industries.
dlvr.it
May 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Colombia has formally joined China's Belt and Road Initiative despite strong opposition from the country's private sector, which warns the decision could severely damage domestic industries. Bne IntelliNews
This report presented at the #EBRDam analyses industrial policy from 240 countries; I previously covered it for @bneintellinews but it’s become particularly timely given the ongoing #tariffs war pro.intellinews.com/ebrd-warns-o...
May 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This report presented at the #EBRDam analyses industrial policy from 240 countries; I previously covered it for @bneintellinews but it’s become particularly timely given the ongoing #tariffs war pro.intellinews.com/ebrd-warns-o...
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Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders. Bne IntelliNews
Eurasia a significant source of methane emissions – report
Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders.
dlvr.it
May 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Russia and Turkmenistan are primary offenders. Bne IntelliNews
May 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Walid Oueslati, OECD, tells #EBRDam: there are 1bn people without access to drinkable water. "Without water there’s no development, no peace, no life. The destruction of the global hydrological cycle is big challenge for all humanity”
May 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Walid Oueslati, OECD, tells #EBRDam: there are 1bn people without access to drinkable water. "Without water there’s no development, no peace, no life. The destruction of the global hydrological cycle is big challenge for all humanity”
my coverage of the #EBRD latest forecasts for @bneIntelliNews - bank downgraded its forecasts for many countries in its region of operations
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll. Bne IntelliNews
EBRD cuts 2025 growth forecasts citing tariffs and global uncertainty
Development bank lowers forecasts for Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa as slowdowns in Germany and China take their toll.
dlvr.it
May 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
my coverage of the #EBRD latest forecasts for @bneIntelliNews - bank downgraded its forecasts for many countries in its region of operations
EBRD presented 2025 growth forecasts this morning at #EBRDam. deepest downgrades in CEE, Baltics and Western Balkans. Bank f’casts average growth of 3.0% across Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa for 2025, down from the 3.2% predicted in February www.intellinews.com/ebrd-cuts-20...
EBRD cuts 2025 growth forecasts citing tariffs and global uncertainty
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has revised down its 2025 growth forecast for the regions in which it operates, citing ...
www.intellinews.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
EBRD presented 2025 growth forecasts this morning at #EBRDam. deepest downgrades in CEE, Baltics and Western Balkans. Bank f’casts average growth of 3.0% across Emerging Europe, Central Asia and North Africa for 2025, down from the 3.2% predicted in February www.intellinews.com/ebrd-cuts-20...
Croatian Finance Minister Marko Primorac at the #EBRDam: “Croatia is a story of a country that had to fight for its independence in the early 90s … while other CEE countries were trying to attract FDI, Croatia had to rebuild its infrastructure and private sector, and create our democracy.”
May 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Croatian Finance Minister Marko Primorac at the #EBRDam: “Croatia is a story of a country that had to fight for its independence in the early 90s … while other CEE countries were trying to attract FDI, Croatia had to rebuild its infrastructure and private sector, and create our democracy.”
partial results from #Albania's general election show PM Edi Rama's Socialists closing in on an unprecedented fourth term
May 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
partial results from #Albania's general election show PM Edi Rama's Socialists closing in on an unprecedented fourth term
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📢 New ECFR special!
While Europe focuses on Ukraine, the Red Sea remains a strategic blind spot. The ECFR’s new project maps these shifting dynamics and outlines 7 steps for the EU to better protect its global interests. It’s time for Europe to look south and act.
While Europe focuses on Ukraine, the Red Sea remains a strategic blind spot. The ECFR’s new project maps these shifting dynamics and outlines 7 steps for the EU to better protect its global interests. It’s time for Europe to look south and act.
Anatomy of a chokepoint: Mapping power and conflict in the Red Seag
This ECFR project maps the Red Sea region as a nexus of conflict, regional rivalries and global power plays. To address the risks of this instability, Europeans need to rethink their approach
buff.ly
May 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📢 New ECFR special!
While Europe focuses on Ukraine, the Red Sea remains a strategic blind spot. The ECFR’s new project maps these shifting dynamics and outlines 7 steps for the EU to better protect its global interests. It’s time for Europe to look south and act.
While Europe focuses on Ukraine, the Red Sea remains a strategic blind spot. The ECFR’s new project maps these shifting dynamics and outlines 7 steps for the EU to better protect its global interests. It’s time for Europe to look south and act.
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🔵 A game of cat and mouse. How Russia is circumventing sanctions
➡️ Russia 🇷🇺 still retains numerous avenues for accessing critical goods and technologies, and efforts to reduce its export revenues remain inadequate.
🔵 A report by Iwona Wiśniewska ⤵️
www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...
➡️ Russia 🇷🇺 still retains numerous avenues for accessing critical goods and technologies, and efforts to reduce its export revenues remain inadequate.
🔵 A report by Iwona Wiśniewska ⤵️
www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...
A game of cat and mouse
The restrictions are having an impact, as seen in Russia’s civilian-orientated industries. However, the West – particularly the European Union, which was Moscow’s largest trading partner before the in...
www.osw.waw.pl
May 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🔵 A game of cat and mouse. How Russia is circumventing sanctions
➡️ Russia 🇷🇺 still retains numerous avenues for accessing critical goods and technologies, and efforts to reduce its export revenues remain inadequate.
🔵 A report by Iwona Wiśniewska ⤵️
www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...
➡️ Russia 🇷🇺 still retains numerous avenues for accessing critical goods and technologies, and efforts to reduce its export revenues remain inadequate.
🔵 A report by Iwona Wiśniewska ⤵️
www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...
On my way from Glasgow to London to report for @intellinews.bsky.social from this year’s EBRD annual meeting #EBRDAM
May 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
On my way from Glasgow to London to report for @intellinews.bsky.social from this year’s EBRD annual meeting #EBRDAM
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Have you ever wondered in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris why the brave protest movement in Serbia no longer expects anything from the EU? Georgia, Serbia, Armenia - there's no sign of the global actor EU for stability, peace, democracy, and security on our own continent.
🇷🇸 Students in #Serbia have been protesting for over 100 days, calling for the #RuleOfLaw & challenging Vučić’s regime
So far the EU's response has been too weak. It is time for the EU to stop whispering, speak loud & act!
Read @adicerimagic.bsky.social's analysis
🗞️ feps-europe.eu/serbias-stud...
So far the EU's response has been too weak. It is time for the EU to stop whispering, speak loud & act!
Read @adicerimagic.bsky.social's analysis
🗞️ feps-europe.eu/serbias-stud...
Serbia's students roar, the EU still whispers: time to speak up - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Over 100 days into Serbia’s student-led protests, a call for the rule of law has […]
feps-europe.eu
March 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Have you ever wondered in Brussels, Berlin, and Paris why the brave protest movement in Serbia no longer expects anything from the EU? Georgia, Serbia, Armenia - there's no sign of the global actor EU for stability, peace, democracy, and security on our own continent.
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The US proposal on a mineral & energy agreement with Ukraine appears sheer extortion:
1. No security support;
2. US claims $100bn in prior contribution through its grants to Ukraine.
3. US majority on board.
= colonial agreement.
Ukraine must say no.
www.ft.com/content/896d...
1. No security support;
2. US claims $100bn in prior contribution through its grants to Ukraine.
3. US majority on board.
= colonial agreement.
Ukraine must say no.
www.ft.com/content/896d...
US pushes for expansive new deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
www.ft.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The US proposal on a mineral & energy agreement with Ukraine appears sheer extortion:
1. No security support;
2. US claims $100bn in prior contribution through its grants to Ukraine.
3. US majority on board.
= colonial agreement.
Ukraine must say no.
www.ft.com/content/896d...
1. No security support;
2. US claims $100bn in prior contribution through its grants to Ukraine.
3. US majority on board.
= colonial agreement.
Ukraine must say no.
www.ft.com/content/896d...
@intellinews.bsky.socialAs @intellinews.bsky.social has been reporting, Moscow is no longer only focussed on Transnistria; Moldova’s Gagauzia region has also increasingly become a target for Russia intellinews.com/moldova-deta...
Moldova detains pro-Russian Gagauzia governor in crackdown on Russia-linked party
Moldovan authorities arrested Evghenia Gutul, governor of the pro-Russian autonomous region of Gagauzia, at Chișinău International Airport on March ...
intellinews.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
@intellinews.bsky.socialAs @intellinews.bsky.social has been reporting, Moscow is no longer only focussed on Transnistria; Moldova’s Gagauzia region has also increasingly become a target for Russia intellinews.com/moldova-deta...