From a veritable election marathon in Bulgaria to hope for change in Moldova, from threats of Russian aggression in Ukraine to vaccine hesitancy in Bulgaria and Romania...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is head of insight and analysis at Reinvantage.
On the Estonian island of Saaremaa, Christmas trees are being recycled in the most delicious way: a craft gin distillery is using them to make a unique tonic water. When...
Lithuania is set to increase defence spending to 1.9 billion US dollars by 2026, a new report reveals. The threat of Russian hostility and ongoing military activity on...
Romania has joined the growing list of countries offering so-called digital nomad visas to remote workers, although its minimum income requirement is higher than some...
Undeterred by its rejection by the the three other Western Balkans states, Albania, North Macedonia, Serbia have agreed to speed up implementation of their Open Balkans...
Migrants still stuck on the border between Poland and Belarus continue to see their human rights abused, while others face repatriation to countries where they could...
Albania on the cusp of change, chaos and civil war is the setting for the best memoir to emerge from the Balkans in decades. In March 1991, journalists from Italian TV...
Three topics: Belarus, Russia, and Covid-19 dominated the EU’s Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels. But only two made it to the joint declaration released at...
The EU’s top court has formally recognised the relationship of same-sex parents and their children under EU law. In a landmark judgement, the Court of Justice of...
End of an era as Bucharest says goodbye to InterContinental, and Budapest’s Gellért closes its doors
Bucharest’s iconic InterContinental hotel is changing its name, but will remain a landmark of the Romanian capital. In Budapest meanwhile, the historic Gellért...
A marketplace matching investors with technology start-ups, SeedBlink is poised to play a key role in the development of Europe’s tech ecosystem. Launched in January...
Leading Uzbek firms, such as home appliance giant Artel, are making international best practice ESG standards a key part of their business strategies. When Uzbek home...