With almost 1.6 million applications in 2017, the twelve countries of emerging Europe whose citizens needed visas to visit the 26 Schengen countries in 2017 accounted...
Emerging Europe Insight
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The Czech economy is thriving, with robust employment, expanding exports and falling government debt. Efforts should now focus on boosting workforce skills and...
The World Bank Group has agreed to support the further expansion of cashless payments in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and set up the first cashless zone in...
Croatia, the smallest country to reach a World Cup Final since Uruguay in 1950, have been beaten 4-2 by France. In one of the more spectacular finals of the modern era...
Recreational real estate in eastern Slovakia is becoming increasingly popular amongst domestic property investors. The most wanted properties are cottages near...
The emphasis on the European perspectives of the Western Balkans was the signature achievement of the first Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU, according to...
Digital transformation might be high on the agenda for many companies but not, it would appear, for the Polish manufacturing sector. A survey carried out by ASD...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 68 million euros to Romanian white goods producer Arctic in order to finance the construction of a large-scale washing...
In a report published on July 12, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) acknowledges the progress made by Albania in implementing its...
NATO leaders agreed on July 11 to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, extending its reach in the Balkans in defiance of Russia...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing 120 million euros in subordinated bonds issued by Banca Transilvania (BT), Romania’s second-largest bank by assets...
“Nord Stream 2 is a mistake and will not best serve European interests. It is against our strategic interests, our security, and also our rules [energy laws],”...