A new package of US sanctions against Russia, targeting Moscow’s sovereign debt, may achieve little while the range of unintended consequences to the international...
Dominik Istrate
Dominik Istrate is a reporter at Emerging Europe, and the founder of CEA Hungary.
The Movement of Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OL’aNO), a centre-right populist party led by Igor Matovič, a millionaire and former news business owner...
The Witcher has quickly filled in the space HBO’s Game of Thrones left behind: the first season of the medieval-inspired fantasy series premiered on December 20...
Slovak voters head to the polls on February 29 to elect 150 MPs to the National Council, the country’s parliament, under a proportional election system that will have...
Pressure is mounting on EU leaders to agree on the bloc’s next seven-year budget, a framework crucial for most economies in emerging Europe. A special summit on February...
Emerging Europe continues to show mixed results in terms of political and economic freedom and the rule of law across the region’s 23 countries. According to the latest...
The recent change of government in Moldova has so far proved unable to make real progress, and has pushed the country further towards Russia. Moldova’s political life...
An oasis is probably the last thing you would expect to find in a Central European capital, but a new community hub in Budapest is offering just that, and more besides...
Bringing an end to the Donbas war, forging stronger defence ties within the EU and finding a definitive settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh dispute are among this year’s...
Hungary’s leader decides to go green, although critics argue that his climate plan is too little, too late. Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán’s much...
While gender equality continues to be a topic of heated discussion throughout emerging Europe, with some countries in the region performing better than others, the...
The mayors of Central Europe’s capitals are increasingly looking to differentiate themselves from their authoritarian governments – by pitching for more EU funds...
