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| Adam Michalski, Zuzanna Krzyżanowska
On 15 January, a meeting between Turkish officials and representatives of Syria’s interim government took place in Ankara. It was held in a 3+3 format, involving Turkey’s foreign minister, defence minister and intelligence chief as well as…
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| Łukasz Kobeszko
On 16 January, Bulgaria’s parliament approved a new government led by Rosen Zhelyazkov of the centre-right GERB party, which secured the most votes in the October 2024 election (see ‘Election in Bulgaria: fragmentation of parliament and a…
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| Sławomir Matuszak
Despite persistently weak price trends for Ukraine’s key export commodities, in 2024 its exports increased by 15% in terms of value and over 30% in terms of volume.
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| Marcin Popławski
On 8 January, the heads of government from Kyrgyzstan (Adylbek Kasymaliev), Tajikistan (Qohir Rasulzoda), and Uzbekistan (Abdulla Aripov) held talks aimed at finalising the settlement of border issues near the tri-border area in the…
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| Iwona Wiśniewska
On 15 January, the outgoing US administration amended the legal basis for sanctioning nearly 100 Russian entities. The new package of restrictions subjects all these companies to sanctions under Executive Order 13662 (2014), which…
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| Marta Szpala
The US sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector, introduced on 10 January, have also been extended to Serbia’s largest energy company, NIS (for further details, see Appendix). The majority stake in NIS is held by Russian companies – Gazprom…
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| Piotr Szymański
On 14 January, a summit of NATO member states from the Baltic Sea region was held in Helsinki, attended by the NATO Secretary General and a Vice President of the European Commission. Other participants included the prime ministers of…
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| Filip Rudnik
The sanctions package adopted on 10 January by the outgoing Biden administration represents the most severe blow to Russia’s oil sector since early 2023. The restrictions targeted a record number of tankers from the ‘shadow fleet’ which…
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| Paulina Wankiewicz
On 12 January, Zoran Milanović won the second round of the presidential election in Croatia, securing 74.7% of the vote. His opponent, Dragan Primorac, supported by the ruling centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), received 25.3% of…