Historically, China has never been an important partner of the CEE region. Trade and FDI data show that the EU, especially Germany, plays the dominant role. This holds...
Opinion
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Enlargement has been at the heart of the European integration project. The original six founding member states have welcomed 22 new members since 1973. Each enlargement...
Hungary is holding municipal elections this autumn with opposition parties knowing that this is their big chance. But is it really? Following 10 years of failed...
It’s absolutely critical that business owners ensure their success goes hand-in-hand with the interests of the local community. The Balkans’ moment in the spotlight is...
Despite an economic slowdown in the euro area, the Serbian economy delivered its highest growth rate in a decade in 2018. The strong GDP growth rate of 4.3 per cent in...
When it comes to digital banking, the records of Raiffeisen Bank showed an interesting twist at the end of last year when it became clear that the number of active...
Compared to other Central European countries, Czechs are not used to joining street protests in great numbers. So the fact that ten of thousands of people took part in...
June 4 is an important day for Poland and Europe. Thirty years ago today the process of the peaceful fall of communism began in Poland when the first partially free...
An unexpectedly decisive European Parliament election victory gave Poland’s right-wing ruling party a major boost ahead of the more significant autumn...
In April, key policy planners and makers of the 29 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) met in Washington, DC to commemorate the 70th anniversary the...
Since the fall of communism, despite notable economic successes (think of the Peugeot-Citroen plant in Trnava, Slovakia or the presence of Carrefour supermarkets)...
This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to...
