A major new seizure of illegal cigarettes highlights the scale of emerging Europe’s clandestine tobacco trade. Law enforcement authorities seized 37 million...
Analysis
Markets are increasingly uneasy at Polish and Hungarian intransigence over a mechanism that will tie EU funding to respect for the rule of law, a row that threatens to...
The technocrats now in charge of Montenegro will need to show that they are capable of overcoming old divisions to stay in office. A controversial census scheduled for...
The purchase of a large independent publisher by a state-run company raises new concerns over media freedom in Poland. Poland’s state-controlled oil refiner PKN Orlen...
Minsk on December 6 was a familiar sight for anyone who has been following events in Belarus since a rigged presidential election was held in August. Widespread...
Czechia must actively support business and employment to strengthen the country’s Covid-19 recovery, says a new report. After years of steady growth that lifted...
Exit polls point to narrow victory for former ruling party, but it is unlikely to win enough seats to form a government. The Social Democratic party (PSD) has won a...
Our weekly digest 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...
Almost half of the population in Central Asia is not digitally connected, missing out on employment opportunities, falling behind in learning and not receiving adequate...
The Czech Coal Commission is likely to approve a risky, late coal phase out date for the country, sparking protests from environmental pressure groups. The official coal...
A new EU proposal suggests a bright future for relations with the United States once Joe Biden takes his place in the White House. The European Commission has put...
Ukraine has pursued reform in many sectors over the past 12 months, but recent decisions by the Constitutional Court have called into question the country’s...