A new book looks at the complex past of one of Europe’s most simple dishes: Romania’s once ubiquitous mămăligă. Apparently, these are good times for mămăligă, a simple...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is head of insight and analysis at Reinvantage.
With a team of experienced ex-founders and business angels, Trind VC is looking to invest into 30–40 start-ups, putting more emphasis on cross-border...
Built on foundations laid by Skype, Estonia’s start-up scene thrives thanks to its collaborative ecosystem that brings together all stakeholders: government...
Russia’s continued failure to deliver on its CSTO defence commitments to Armenia has created an opportunity for the US to increase its influence in Yerevan. US...
Banning Russian tourists from entering the EU can bring home the consequences of the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine to the Muscovite and St Petersburg elites, says Kaja...
It’s one of the more left field music releases of the year, but Sound of Freedom – an album that samples speeches of autocratic rulers – is a timely...
A swift and successful Ukrainian counteroffensive has liberated large parts of the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions from Russian occupation. A complete Ukrainian victory now...
The West’s reaction to the death of Mikhail Gorbachev this week has once again brought into focus its ignorance of modern Eastern European history. For Ursula von...
Very few Ukrainian start-ups have so far had to shutter operations, but many say that they need new investment or financial support. Nevertheless, an air of optimism...
China’s dreams of increasing its influence in Central and Eastern Europe through the so-called 16+1 initiative are crumbling. This offers a real opportunity for the...
The environmental cost of Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine is likely to be colossal, but amongst the devastation there is some good news from the Carpathian...
Emerging Europe does not want for talented women. But despite much progress made towards gender equality, they still face obstacles men do not. Quotas offer a solution. ...