Central and Eastern Europe is no longer Europe’s peripheral backyard. It is an emerging epicentre for technological breakthroughs and a vital node in a rapidly shifting...
Craig Turp-Balazs
Craig Turp-Balazs is the editor of Emerging Europe.
An unstoppable wave of EU financing is sweeping through Central and Eastern Europe, transforming railways, roads, and power grids faster than most would have imagined...
Europe’s labour shortages won’t vanish overnight, even with increased automation and reskilling drives. Global partnerships could offer a solution. Europe’s talent...
Smokestacks and tower blocks rarely conjure up visions of creative renaissance. Yet from the Silesian heartlands of Poland to the industrial fringes of Bulgaria, once...
America’s retreat from USAID would harm the foundations of democracy in countries once occupied by, or under the influence of, the Soviet Union. Ever since the...
Donald Trump’s threatened duties on EU imports loom large over the region’s economic ambitions. When Donald Trump first floated the idea of imposing heavier tariffs on...
Reversing brain drain is more than a policy challenge. It is a broader project of national renewal, requiring trust in domestic institutions and belief in a shared...
The green agenda for the next decade: Where CEE governments, NGOs, and businesses agree—and disagree
The region will become either a model of balanced sustainability or a battleground of unending disputes between industry, governments, and civil society—depending on...
Security and prosperity are inextricably linked, and those who harness technological prowess to keep their countries safe will very likely reap the economic rewards as...
Building a stronger domestic capital market would diversify financing channels for Lithuanian businesses, reducing reliance on bank loans and unlocking additional...
Central Asia’s cities remain unique, shaped by histories that link Turkic, Persian, Russian, and Soviet legacies. The question is whether their evolution can be guided...
The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost), directed by Bogdan Mureșanu Just days before the end of 1989, the Romanian capital Bucharest is awash with rumour...
