Kazakhstan holds a presidential election on November 20, the most diverse in its history, writes the country’s ambassador to the UK, Magzhan Ilyassov. Kazakhstan...
Opinion
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Skills will be critical if we are to fully realise the opportunities of transitioning to the green economy. European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager was recently asked...
EU leaders are strong-arming Serbia and Albania to tighten their visa regime while deliberately stonewalling the enlargement process. The European Union already has...
CEE citizens still struggle with second-class status, as they see their purchasing power well below that of other EU member states. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has...
As a global society, we must be more unified than ever before to facilitate a global economic recovery. The current severe economic slowdown affects us all, from the...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine initially set back hopes for a green and sustainable economy in the region. However, the post war period provides an opportunity for...
Making Ukraine’s energy system attractive to investors will require cooperation between state, international and private actors. Every day, in the context of the...
In a world where we are more connected than ever, climate change and socio-political upheavals are not just one nation’s problem anymore, but everybody’s. It’s amply...
The need to accelerate green transition has been high on the EU agenda for some time. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has moved it to the top of the agenda. With the...
As the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its ninth month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has helped oversee a government initiative that will...
Clean energy solutions aren’t only good news for the climate, they also reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, which are almost always found lurking at the roots of...
Over the past three years Ukraine, despite economic and political instability, Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion, has achieved a level of digitalisation – in particular of...
