Recently announced reforms to Poland’s pension system are just the latest in a long line of changes made over the past eight years. Unfortunately, the majority of these...
Opinion
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On Sunday, April 21, Ukrainians elected comedian Volodymyr Zelensky to be the country’s new president with a huge majority. The choice between incumbent President Petro...
The story of Estonia since gaining independence is with no doubt one of success. The small country, with a population less than the German city of Munich and the area of...
There is no doubt that 2019 is a special year for Central Europe. Thirty years ago, events in this part of the world kicked off changes that swept the region, resulting...
The political situation in Ukraine since the ‘revolution of dignity’ and subsequent Russian aggression has created a specific social context in which the public’s...
Both full members of the EU and NATO, Slovenia and Croatia have throughout their history been very active in cooperating in the fields of economy, logistics, tourism...
Dağlıq Qarabağ, together with seven districts on its margins, is a sovereign territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan that was occupied by Armenian armed forces during...
The result of Slovakia’s presidential election, held at the end of March, has provoked a positive response from beyond the borders of the country itself. The...
While Poles appear to be increasingly tolerant of LGBT lifestyles, beyond the larger towns and cities the country remains culturally conservative and acceptance declines...
The modern enterprise is under pressure like never before. According to HFS Research, a third are currently facing existential change, and even more anticipate doing so...
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. The words attributed to Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, which at least have the merit of being as self...
On March 9, Moldova’s Constitutional Court validated the country’s parliamentary elections, against the expectations of many. Although OSCE-ODIHR...
