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The FREE Network is a joint policy research initiative by leading economic think tanks in Eastern Europe - SITE, BEROC, BICEPS, CEFIR, CenEA, ISET, and KSE.

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🔎 How can companies and public authorities strengthen cooperation on sanctions compliance and enforcement? ➡️ Join the SITE Sanctions Compliance and Enforcement Conference and learn more. 📆 June 9, 2026. ➡️ Register: https://t.co/vpURi43GcK

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🇦🇲 Is Armenia choosing between Europe and Russia? Or is it seeking a balance between the two? 🔎 Vardan Baghdasaryan of @AUAtweets examines the geopolitical tensions shaping the 2026 election. https://t.co/hjJw00VBwn #Geopolitics #FreeNetwork #elections #Armenia

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💰🇺🇦 Can Ukraine maintain macroeconomic stability without steady external financing? 🔎 Researchers at the KSE Institute examine declining reserves, budget pressures, and growing financing needs in the latest Monthly Economic Update. https://t.co/NzpIjdJXvK #FREEnetwork

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1/6 Ukraine’s trade deficit widened sharply in Q1 2026, adding pressure to macroeconomic stability. The May Ukraine Monthly Economic Update by @KSE_Institute highlights the deficit was $5.3bn (on on 52%) higher y/y — as imports rose 28% while exports stayed nearly flat at $9.6bn: https://t.co/xQcdNoyEek

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��🇦 🇪🇺 What does long-term solidarity with Ukraine require from Sweden and Europe? 📢 Representatives from all Swedish parliamentary parties gathered at the SSE for a panel discussion hosted by @SITEStockholm together with the @nordicukraine 📌 Learn more: https://t.co/t769oK0qI5

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🎓 What makes international graduates stay in a country after university?🔎 Marija Krumina (@BICEPSorg) and Zane Varpina (@SSE_Riga) reveal why Latvia risks losing globally educated talent. https://t.co/FMv3Ho0l9X #FreeNetwork #TalentRetention #policy

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📚 Explore more publications by KSE Institute and KSE: https://t.co/Jwe1NDGwID

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🇺🇦 How sustainable is Ukraine’s growing public debt amid wartime pressures? 🔎 KSE Institute’s latest review shows that debt reached 101% of GDP in 2025, while new debt management measures aim to strengthen long-term fiscal resilience. https://t.co/iF4AVVaEPD #FREEnetwork

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🔎 Looking for reliable analysis on sanctions against Russia? 📌 SITE Sanctions Hub gathers expert insights, data, and policy research in one place. 🔗 https://t.co/NZDtw3qkIc #Sanctions #PolicyResearch #Ukraine #Economics

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🇺🇦🇪🇺 Why do some European countries remain united on Ukraine while others grow divided?🔎 Jonathan Lehne and Maiting Zhuang from @SITEStockholm unpack new evidence from more than 185,000 survey responses. https://t.co/gNOvpdsPLn #FREEnetwork #SITE #Ukraine #PoliticalEconomy

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1/6 Ukraine’s state budget revenues rose by 6.1% y/y in Q1 2026 to $23.5bn, supported primarily by international grants. A new analysis of Ukraine’s budget resilience examines revenue dynamics, spending pressures, and fiscal risks: https://t.co/biicsU4qnT

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⚡ Can Europe secure a green future without creating new geopolitical dependencies? 🔎 Chloe Le Coq, Elena Paltseva & Jesper Roine from @SITEStockholm examine the race for critical minerals. https://t.co/JEkjSuXc1Z #GreenTransition #Geopolitics #FREEnetwork

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🚢 Nearly 20% of global oil trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Who gains if it closes? Johan Gars from the Beijer Institute, Daniel Spiro @UppsalaUni, and Henrik Wachtmeister @UISweden analyze the winners and losers of a Hormuz blockade. https://t.co/YEYgu1ERzb

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🇺🇦 A key factor in Ukraine’s financial stability in 2026 will be the Ukraine Support Loan. 🔎 Team of researchers from the KSE Institute breaks down the growing role of the EU’s Ukraine Support Loan.
📚 Learn more and read the publication: https://t.co/jIrjfJ9tlc #FREEnetwork

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🌍 What happens when nearly half a million people leave a country in just a few years? 📌 Anastasiya Luzgina of BEROC examines post-2020 Belarusian migration and its impact on the EU and the Belarusian economy. https://t.co/svG1BiuuZh #migration #belarus #FreeNetwork #economy

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🔗 How should business leaders respond when information warfare becomes market risk? Join CSSC & SITE for an open lecture with Mary Prokhorova. 📍 Stockholm School of Economics 📅 May 25, 12:00–13:00 CEST ➡️ Register: https://t.co/wpZVXNTKAg

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🎓 Labor shortages are a growing challenge across Europe. Could retaining international graduates be part of the solution? Marija Krumina from BICEPS and Zane Varpina from @SSE_Riga examine Latvia’s challenge of retaining skilled third-country nationals. https://t.co/FMv3Ho0l9X

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💡 Explore more analysis on Russia’s economy and the impact of sanctions via the SITE Sanctions Portal: https://t.co/NZDtw3qkIc
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🪫 Is Russia’s war economy starting to crack? Anders Olofsgård, Deputy Director of @SITEStockholm, discusses slowing growth, high inflation, and increasing pressure on public finances as signs of mounting strain on the Russian economy. https://t.co/ht0cZCHq6S #FreeNetwork

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🌍 Are critical minerals the new oil of the green transition? Researchers from @SITEStockholm and CRED explain how clean energy may cut fossil fuel use while also driving a surge in demand for critical minerals. https://t.co/JEkjSuXc1Z #FREEnetwork #CriticalMinerals

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1/7 🇺🇦 Ukraine has stepped up drone strikes on Russia's oil export infrastructure — targeting Baltic ports Primorsk and Ust-Luga in late March and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea in early April. @KSE_Institute has assessed the impact: https://t.co/58HfMhUBhD