The work of Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev and American-Polish journalist and author Anne Applebaum is recognised as part of Emerging Europe’s latest awards...
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Another city in Lithuania, Klaipėda, meanwhile tops the ranking for smaller cities. Vilnius has been named the most business-friendly city in emerging Europe, topping...
‘The robust growth of the economies of Central Asia and the weaker performance of those in Central Europe and the Baltic states reflect the different consequences...
Emerging Europe’s Architects of Tomorrow: 28 outstanding individuals all committed to bringing about positive change in their home countries. Since their inception...
Emerging Europe’s subzero winters necessitate heating that accounts for much of the region’s energy demand. Transitioning its heating sector away from polluting fossil...
Learning from someone else’s mistakes and proven success saves time. It’s been a year since I first launched the Success and Failure podcast series, and in that...
For future generations of Croatians to enjoy OECD-level living standards, the economy will need to expand by three per cent a year on average for the next thirty years...
President Joe Biden this week met with the five Central Asian heads of state—the first time a president of the United States has done so. While the West is eager to...
Reversing negative perceptions—both local and international—about Bulgaria’s judiciary and proving that reform of the justice system is viable and sustainable will take...
A high-speed rail link across the continent could drive the shift of freight traffic from road to rail and provide major CO2 savings. In a now widely-cited study, in...
Levels of software piracy in CEE are significantly higher than in Western Europe. Back in 2007, Romania’s then president, the combative (some would say abrasive) Traian...
Farming is a key sector of the Ukrainian economy, accounting for more than eight per cent of GDP in 2022. Its neighbours, fearing a ‘surge’ of cheap grain...
