The European Commission has recommended that formal EU membership negotiations should begin with Ukraine and Moldova in a move its president, Ursula von der Leyen...
Devin Haas
Devin Haas is an analyst and reporter at Emerging Europe.
Emerging Europe is not short of prime destinations for digital nomads. New schemes can help countries fill labour shortages—especially in information and communications...
Czechia’s manufacturing sector is a much-needed source of resilience amid broader economic stagnation. Nevertheless, the country lags its peers in environmental...
Montenegro’s economy is overly reliant on tourism and foreign-born workers. Home to just over 600,000 people, stunning mountains, and perhaps the most beautiful...
Moscow, Tehran, and the West are eager for Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a lasting peace. But Ankara and Baku still want a land-bridge between mainland Azerbaijan’s...
Fears of a new migration crisis and a heightened risk of terrorism have prompted a chain reaction of border closures between Schengen area countries in emerging Europe...
Months of tension between Georgia’s ruling party and the country’s president Salome Zourabichvili came to a head in an impeachment vote on October 18. While...
Reducing average wait times at borders in the Western Balkans by three hours could add up to three per cent to GDP in each of the region’s six economies over the...
Slovakia’s High Tatras are great for hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter, but a trip during autumn offers stunning colours, pleasant weather, and no crowds...
Europe’s leaders gathered in Spain for back-to-back summits of the European Political Community and the European Council. Both failed to deliver key agreements. On...
Increasingly, the Western Balkans are ready for the EU. But is the EU ready for the Western Balkans?
The reforms required of EU candidate states to guarantee accession are only half of the equation to a sustainably enlarged bloc. With the possible addition of as many as...
The economy of Belarus has adjusted to sanctions and the loss of key export markets slightly better than expected. The future, however, is deeply uncertain. ...
