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2 weeks ago | 
cepa.org | Aliide Naylor
Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Golos, the country’s sole independent election watchdog, was jailed for five years on May 14 and barred from “engaging in public activity” for nine years under laws targeting “undesirable organisations.” He has already spent nearly two years in prison awaiting trial, which the judge said would contribute towards his sentence. In his final statement to the court, Melkonyants, a lawyer, was defiant and criticized the judicial process that led to his conviction.
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1 month ago | 
thetimes.com | David Charter |Peter Stubley |Tom Ball |Aliide Naylor
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1 month ago | 
thetimes.com | Aliide Naylor
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Feb 26, 2025 | 
thetimes.com | Marc Bennetts |Aliide Naylor
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
cepa.org | Mykyta Vorobiov |Elina Beketova |Kseniya Kirillova |Aliide Naylor
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians of reproductive age have been killed and wounded on the frontline, and thousands, including children, have been deported from the occupied territories. The birth rate has fallen due to the uncertainties of wartime, and the death rate is growing. In 2024, Ukraine became the country with the lowest birth rate and the highest death rate in the world.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Alina Polyakova |Benjamin Schmitt |Ronan Murphy |Aliide Naylor
For two decades, the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) has been at the forefront of strengthening the transatlantic alliance through cutting-edge research and analysis. Across our headquarters in Washington, DC, and hubs in London and Brussels, CEPA works to provide innovative insights on the most pressing issues concerning defense, democracy, and digital for Europe and North America.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
thetimes.com | Aliide Naylor
Russia has captured a British mercenary fighting for Ukraine, according to a widely circulated video of the hostage published late on Sunday. James Scott Rhys Anderson was filmed in his khakis with hands bound behind his back, looking down as he claimed that he had been a signalman with the British Army but was sacked last year, shortly before he decided to travel to Ukraine.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Anda Bologa |Alison Mutler |Emil Avdaliani |Aliide Naylor
“Three decades of free elections, and the party rooted in the Communist era still runs the country,” the celebrated poet Ana Blandiana, who defied Romania’s Communist regime, remarked in an interview after three decades of multi-party rule. Her words captured the nation’s ongoing struggle with political stagnation.In 2024, a year packed with presidential, parliamentary, local, and European elections, Romanian voters face a familiar political landscape dominated by established interests.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Alison Mutler |Anda Bologa |Emil Avdaliani |Aliide Naylor
Romania’s first-round presidential election on November 24 boils down to one thing: who comes second? The big question is which of the 13 presidential candidates makes it to the December 8 runoff and what it will mean for Romania at a time when the war in neighboring Ukraine is at a crucial stage, and as Donald Trump prepares to take office and seek a peace agreement.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
cepa.org | Emil Avdaliani |Anda Bologa |Alison Mutler |Aliide Naylor
After the electoral battle, the smoke begins to clear. Georgia’s government has its victory (unfairly, the opposition says), and the European Union (EU) is responding with carefully considered signaling. This is a political ceasefire, but it’s not yet peace. On November 18, the bloc proposed freezing €100m ($105m) in aid to the government and instead handing the same sum to Georgian voluntary organizations.
