Eastern Europe
With sub-zero temperatures across Europe
Russia-Ukraine gas dispute leaves thousands without heat
By Niall Green, January 10, 2009
With sub-zero temperatures across Europe Russia-Ukraine gas dispute leaves thousands without heat By Niall Green 10 January 2009
Ukraine-Russia gas dispute disrupts European supply
By Niall Green, January 8, 2009
Gas exports from Russia to Europe via Ukraine have come to a complete halt, according to Naftogaz.
Latvia bailed out by IMF and European Union
By Niall Green, January 7, 2009
On December 23 the International Monetary Fund approved a €1.68 billion (US$2.35 billion) rescue loan for the ex-Soviet republic of Latvia, as part of a €7.5 billion (US$10.5 billion) bailout.
Russia cuts off Ukrainian gas supply
Energy conflict threatens EU shortages
By Niall Green, January 3, 2009
The Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom turned off all gas supplies to Ukraine, threatening supplies to the European Union.
Kosovo’s dirty secret: the background to Germany’s Secret Service affair
By Peter Schwarz, December 1, 2008
The arrest of three German secret service agents in Kosovo exposes the sort of society that has been developed with German and American support in this former part of Yugoslavia—one mired in cor...
BBC describes evidence of Georgian war crimes in South Ossetia
By Simon Whelan, November 10, 2008
Journalists working for the BBC have unearthed evidence of Georgian war crimes against South Ossetian civilians.
World financial crisis bankrupts Eastern Europe: The toll of capitalist restoration
November 10, 2008
Massive state bailouts throughout Eastern Europe are rendering a historical verdict on the project of capitalist restoration.
A damning admission on the Georgian war
November 8, 2008
The New York Times on Friday carried a front-page article citing a report by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, whose monitors were in Georgia when the fighting broke out, which ...
Workers Struggles: Europe & Africa
November 7, 2008
The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
Czech government in crisis following election debacles
By Markus Salzmann, November 4, 2008
Prior to taking over the presidency of the European Union, the Czech government has suffered a series of election defeats and is in deep crisis.
Huge IMF bailout for emerging economies
By Peter Symonds, November 1, 2008
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), backed by central banks in the US and Europe, has taken drastic steps over the past week to prop up so-called emerging economies around the world from Asia to Ea...
Eastern European economies face bankruptcy
By Niall Green, October 23, 2008
The economies of central and eastern Europe are being rocked by the crisis of world capitalism, compounded by the corrupt and pro-big business policies of their local elites.
