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...Crossing the Caucasus: Author Leo Vardiashvili returns to his native Georgia, where layers of ancient and modern history are visible all round....
...The centre-right EPP had sought to water down the measures so MEPs rejected the legislation, sending it back to committee, writes Andy Bounds....
...The departure of Viktor Orban’s Fidesz from the centre-right EPP Group in the parliament this spring has only added to speculation that a broader rightwing bloc could be in the works....
...Donald Trump said he “strongly” disagreed with Georgia governor Brian Kemp and his decision to lift some business restrictions this week....
...The Americans will also drop any suggestion that Ukraine or Georgia will join Nato. The build-up of Nato troops in the Baltic states will also be slowed or stopped....
...According to a poll published on May 7 by VoteWatch Europe, a research group, the next legislature will probably contain three political groups to the right of the EPP, with approximately 40 seats each....
...And what makes the Tories’ absence all the more extraordinary is that a majority of the speakers at the EPP congress are speaking in English....
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