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Article Information: Category: February 2009; Created on 01 February 2009

The Latvian Prime Minister, Ivars Godmanis, has resigned under popular pressure and violent protests against his center-right coalition government. The collapse of his government fits a pattern that started in Iceland, where the government fell last month as a result of social unrest due to the impact of the economic recession.

Article Information: Category: January 2009; Created on 26 January 2009

As Obama takes his first steps as President, some voices are predicting that the financial crisis foreshadows the demise of U.S. leadership in the world.

Article Information: Category: January 2009; Created on 14 January 2009

The geopolitical significance continues emerging more and more strongly in the imbroglio about getting Russian gas to Europe – via the pipelines that cross Ukraine.

Article Information: Category: January 2009; Created on 08 January 2009

The Russian shut-off of natural gas supplies to Ukraine (and now to Western Europe) is described by Moscow as a commercial dispute with Kiev about the pricing and debts of Russian energy exports to Ukraine.

Article Information: Category: October 2008; Created on 30 October 2008

Hungary has received a 20 billion Euro ($25.5 billion) rescue package by the International Monetary Fund, the EU, and the World Bank to help restructure their economy and fight off the possible collapse of the forint.

European Institute

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