Central and Eastern Europe’s demographic decline has until now been presented by nationalist governments as an existential problem. But are policy makers looking at the...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is the editor of Emerging Europe.
In order to cope with the green and digital transformation, the EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) must focus on innovation. Despite solid growth...
The World Bank has announced plans to replace its flagship Doing Business report, discontinued in September, with a more accurate gauge of the business environment. Some...
As the crisis on the Belarus-Poland border eases - to a certain extent - human rights groups call for more solidarity with migrants.
President Klaus Iohannis vowed to consign Romania’s Social Democrats to history. On November 22 he gave them his blessing to lead the country again.
Georgia’s government is refusing to transfer Mikheil Saakashvili, a former president now almost 50 days into a hunger strike, to a civilian hospital. The condition...
Covid-19 hit tourism in the Western Balkans hard, but Gazmend Haxhia, boss of Landways International, one of the region’s leading tourism companies, is confident that...
Reviews of documentary film The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and a new history of Romania, Children of the Night. Anyone remotely familiar with recent Romanian...
Far cheaper than conventional nuclear reactors, SMRs appear to offer a perfect solution for emerging economies transitioning away from the use of fossil fuel. However...
Leaving refugees and migrants stranded at its eastern borders, where many are dying, says more about the EU than it does Belarus. There are now believed to be several...
The resignation of a reformist prime minister leaves North Macedonia facing an uncertain future. The prime minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, resigned on October...
Sustainable transformation of the economy does not slow growth: decarbonisation can boost the performance of Central and Eastern European economies, says a new report...