Emerging Europe has proven time and again that by working together, its healthtech start-ups are a match for anyone. Two weeks ago I hosted the EIT Health InnoStars...
Analysis
Bulgaria’s and Romania’s failure to become members of the Schengen border-free travel zone will embolden anti-EU populists in both countries. Austria on...
Start-ups in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, are growing – and are on the lookout for talent from around the world. Facebook’s owner Meta recently laid off...
While the energy transition is slowly taking off the ground in the six countries of the Western Balkans, the threat of a delayed coal phase-out is looming. The...
Georgia’s economic prospects look sound, but more reforms are needed to boost growth and competitiveness. Georgia’s sound economic management and good business...
A much-shared tweet from a highly questionable source accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of banning Ukraine’s Orthodox Church and arresting priests is way off the mark. ...
Hungary’s cap on fuel prices has done nothing to halt rampant inflation while causing shortages and angering the EU. Nevertheless, PM Viktor Orbán is considering...
As Europe’s centre of gravity shifts east, the countries of emerging Europe must grasp the opportunities and responsibilities coming their way. In Bucharest in April...
Prague remains the home of Central and Eastern Europe’s most exclusive shopping street, Pařížská. Home to Balenciaga, Burberry, Cartier, Gucci, Hermès, Louis...
Human Rights Watch found that the Hungarian government repurposed data it had collected from people who signed up for the Covid-19 vaccine, applied for tax benefits, or...
Plans to revive a series of old hydroelectric projects in Romania have angered environmental campaigners. Romania’s government plans to use funds allocated under the...
Efforts to disadvantage foreign investors or to force them out of strategic sectors are a loss for all sides, warns a new report. Extensive German and Austrian foreign...
