Prince Metternich, the Austrian foreign minister and chancellor of the early 19th century, is reputed to have said that “the Balkans begin at the Landstrasse”, a road...
Richard Grieveson
Richard Grieveson is an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies — wiiw.
On May 1, 2004, ten countries joined the EU, including eight from the formerly communist Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE). 15 years on, three more EU-CEE...
The Viennese are known for their pessimism. However, even by Viennese standards, 2019 began with a lot of worries about the outlook for CEE. This is surprising...
On the roof of the early 20th century building where I live in Vienna, penthouse apartments are being constructed. This is happening all over the city, with the property...
Several issues are set to make negotiations for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which will run from 2021 to 2027, even more difficult than usual...
Seen from Vienna, the strong economic upswing currently evident across much of CEE is particularly welcome. Austria is a small, open economy in the middle of Europe, and...
Looking at the headline numbers, most of EU-CEE, including the Visegrád countries (V4) have done well since the fall of the Berlin Wall. At purchasing power parity, per...
A host of flash estimate GDP data released by Eurostat and national statistics offices on August 16th showed that the economies of EU-CEE had another highly impressive...
Brexit negotiations started in Brussels on June 19, almost exactly a year after the UK’s vote to leave the EU.
