Moldova’s finest Zdob și Zdub will never have a better chance of winning Eurovision. Will Trenuleţul – an absolute belter celebrating the train that links...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is the editor of Emerging Europe.
Wolfgang Wendt, IBM general manager CEE, tells Emerging Europe that there is a lot of skill and talent in the region, and that the firm wants to provide them with a...
Whisper it, but in parts of Central and Eastern Europe train services are improving, according to self-confessed train-geek Andy Brabin, currently travelling every...
Given that ski passes in Western Europe are now too expensive for many pockets, we’ve come up with five far cheaper alternatives in the east of the continent. The...
The OECD, an influential club for wealthy countries, may soon be welcoming three new members from emerging Europe into its ranks. Three countries from Central and...
Authoritarian governments continue to use the Covid-19 pandemic as cover to consolidate political control and restrict human rights. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions...
A visit to the former of the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena is a journey into a world of kitsch, bad taste, and absurdity. One of the first...
CEE engagement with Taiwan is no longer about baiting Beijing. Increasingly, Taipei offers investment and partnership opportunities that can have a deep impact on the...
The European Union wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. Poland is currently threatening to stall legislation that would make the target...
In 2014, Romania’s then prime minister, Victor Ponta, was forced to hand back his doctorate after it emerged that much of his thesis had been plagiarised. The country’s...
For the first time in more than a decade, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party face a genuine challenge from a united opposition. Hungary’s...
Economic growth in Eastern Europe in the near term is projected to be particularly weak, as the region braces for a new surge in Covid-19 cases. Following a strong...
