The European Commission has launched new infringement proceedings against Poland over the new country’s new disciplinary regime for judges. The Polish government...
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Economic growth in the Western Balkans accelerated from 2.6 per cent in 2017 to 3.8 per cent in 2018 and is projected to average 3.7 per cent in 2019-20, according to...
Vodafone expects to secure EU antitrust approval for its 18.4 billion-euro purchase of Liberty Global’s assets in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe by the middle of...
The European Commission has adopted a four billion-euro investment package for 25 infrastructure projects across 10 member states. Much of the money will be spent in...
The US State Department has named Albania as both a source country of cannabis and, increasingly, a transit country for cocaine and heroin commanded largely by organised...
Kosovo has banned all forms of gambling for the next 10 years in an attempt to crack down on crime after two members of staff were murdered in separate incidents at...
The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan have described their latest meeting as “positive” and “constructive,” and said that they have agreed to...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here...
The Luxury Collection, part of Marriott International, has entered the Armenian market with the opening of The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel in the...
Newly published research from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) finds that a significant proportion of value chains within the 12 EU countries...
The case for deeper financial integration in emerging Europe remains strong as the Vienna Initiative marks a decade since its launch as a unique public-private forum...
A court in Lithuania has found a former Soviet defence minister guilty of war crimes over a deadly crackdown aimed at stopping the Baltic state breaking away from the...
