It seems that Russian vaccine diplomacy is better at triggering political crises than at convincing people to get vaccinated by Sputnik V, writes Miroslava Sawiris. Miroslava Sawiris is a Research Fellow for Democracy and Resilience at the GLOBSEC Policy Institute….
Belgrade has vaccinated 600,592 people, or 43% of the population, against COVID-19, Deputy Mayor Goran Vesić said on Friday. “We have the best results in the 65 to 74 population, 72.52% of whom have been vaccinated,” Vesić said, adding that…
Romania’s Prime Minister Florin Cîțu announced that the Convergence Programme for 2021-2024 has been approved by the government at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday (5 May). According to media reports, however, the programme offers little that is new. It is…
Slovakia will start vaccinating people using the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which has not yet been formally approved in Europe, from 7 June at the latest, the government decided at its meeting on Wednesday. The government has tasked Health Minister…
Slovakia’s ruling OĽANO (Ordinary People and Independent Personalities) party is continuing to slump in the polls despite the recent resignation of Igor Matovič as prime minister in the wake of a scandal over procurement of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik…
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