Eastern Europe
Five years after entry to the EU: Eastern European countries in crisis
By Markus Salzmann, May 9, 2009
Five years after their acceptance into the European Union amid a fanfare of expectations and celebration, 10 central and Eastern European countries are amongst the worst hit victims of the internation...
Europe faces ever deepening recession
By Chris Marsden, April 28, 2009
The IMF has predicted a deepening recession in Europe, with the euro zone’s economy contracting by 4.2 percent this year, significantly worse than its January forecast of a 2 percent decline.
Hungary: Change of government head augurs massive social attacks
By Markus Salzmann, April 24, 2009
Former “Young Manager of the Year” takes over as new head of Hungarian government in a coup organized by the outgoing prime minister.
Poland: 21 die in homeless shelter fire
By Stefan Steinberg, April 17, 2009
A fire at a homeless shelter in Poland last Sunday night killed 21 people and left many other residents badly injured. The three-storey building in Kamien Pomorski, housing 77 homeless people, includi...
Georgia: Mass protests highlight political crisis in the Caucasus
By Markus Salzmann, April 15, 2009
The justified anger of broad layers of the Georgian population against its right-wing, corrupt government only finds a very distorted expression in the current protests being led by an opposition alli...
Moldova: Violent protests in aftermath of elections
By Markus Salzmann, April 13, 2009
Bloody street fighting in the wake of parliamentary elections in Moldova has focused international attention on the former Soviet republic.
Kosovo: Evidence of KLA torture and murders revealed by BBC
By Paul Mitchell, April 11, 2009
More revelations have emerged about tortures and murders carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the NATO bombing of the former Yugoslavia in 1999 and the occupation that followed.
Obama pursues US strategic interests in Turkey
By Bill Van Auken, April 7, 2009
In his two-day visit to Turkey, President Obama sought to distance himself from the disastrous foreign policy legacy of George W. Bush while pursuing the same strategic interests of US imperialism tha...
Turkey: Municipal elections reveal deep socio-political divisions
By Sinan Ikinci, April 1, 2009
Losses for the ruling AKP reflect a growing political polarisation in Turkey. The results represent the first electoral setback for the AKP since 2002.
World economic crisis provokes fall of Hungary’s government
By Markus Salzmann, March 31, 2009
The resignation of the Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany is a result of the rapidly deteriorating economic situation that has led to political turbulence throughout Eastern Europe.
After the slaughter: political lessons of the Balkan War
By David North, March 30, 2009
March 24 marked the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the 11-week US-NATO bombardment of Serbia and Kosovo. This statement by David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the World...
Czech government ousted as economy flounders
By Stefan Steinberg, March 27, 2009
The Czech government led by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek narrowly lost a vote of confidence in parliament March 24 and the government coalition will be forced to step down.
