Mike Collier in Riga
Tue, 11th Jun -- Many Latvians remain to be convinced about joining the euro. A June 6 survey found that only 38% of Latvians support euro adoption, while in the local elections it was Harmony Centre - who are not strictly anti-euro but don't regard euro adoption as a priority - that racked up an astounding 58% of the vote in Riga.

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Fri, 7th Jun -- On June 7, the supervisory board of Raiffeisen Bank International accepted Herbert Stepic's resignation as CEO of the Austrian bank and appointed his deputy and the head of global corporate banking, Karl Sevelda, to replace him. Stepic's sudden departure leaves RBI's emerging market strategy up for debate.

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Fri, 7th Jun -- To cheering crowds greeting his return at the airport, the Turkish PM in general kept to his tough line in a closely watched speech early Friday, June 7, accusing protesters across the country of violating laws and damaging state property, and calling for an end to the demonstrations that have left three dead and thousands injured.

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Thu, 6th Jun -- As expected, Latvia on June 5 was given the green light from the European Commission and European Central Bank to join the euro. The institutions' approval was accompanied by expressions of concern over Latvia's banks and economy, but the Baltic country looks ready to leverage the news to issue more bonds.

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Thu, 6th Jun -- With PM Erdogan set to return after a foreign trip, the Turkish protests stretched into a seventh day on June 6. Rejecting the government's half-hearted attempts to soothe the anger on the streets, protestors delivered a list of demands, and how the PM responds when he lands will have a huge bearing on subsequent events.

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Wed, 5th Jun -- Romania's government adopted a decree on June 4 cutting subsidies for renewable energy projects, as it continues its bid to curb electricity price increases.

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Wed, 5th Jun -- Protests across Turkey have continued into a sixth day on June 5, despite government comments the previous day designed to calm the situation.

Nicholas Watson in Prague
Thu, 6th Jun -- Albania's general election on June 23 will be heavily scrutinised to determine if it's free and fair. So far, the signs aren't good.

Marcus Svedberg of East Capital
Wed, 5th Jun -- One should always be careful in drawing parallels between seemingly similar events in different countries. But there are a number of striking similarities between the current protests in Turkey and the recent events in Russia.

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Tue, 4th Jun -- Academics are calling the Turkish protests the first example of true crowd-sourced, real-time reporting on a major news event by and for the people it concerns.

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Tue, 4th Jun -- Turkish assets clawed back some of the previous day's heavy losses on the morning of Tuesday, June 4, but the beginning of a two-day strike by a union federation and news of a second protestor dying overnight promises to keep the markets on edge.

David O’Byrne in Istanbul
Mon, 3rd Jun -- Those ministers who have presided over Turkey's economic miracle remain popular with the public and business communities. So what has gone wrong? If the chants of the protesters are any indication, it boils down to the PM himself, specifically his increasingly authoritarian tone, and the bizarre direction he has chosen to lead his government.