I decided to emigrate from the United States because of its pervasive car culture, rampant consumerism, wholesale privatisation of nature and aggressive militarism...
Opinion
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Several issues are set to make negotiations for the EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), which will run from 2021 to 2027, even more difficult than usual...
After the fall of communism almost 30 years ago everything looked to be clear. A system built on the principles of a command economy and repressed authoritarian politics...
Technology used to expand our freedom in many ways. Ever since the dawn of humanity, new inventions have been helping us better achieve our goals, faster and more...
Except for its ever improving wines, Moldova rarely enjoys good news. This, however, has been changing recently with the country’s noticeable achievements worth cautious...
Ever since it was created in 1991, the EBRD has always placed a very high emphasis on environmental concerns. Over the years we have mainstreamed our activities into a...
The Ukrainian economy is currently growing, despite the conflict in the eastern part of the country and internal issues such as corruption. Ukrainian businesses looking...
Voters will go twice to the polls this year in Moldova. Two of the major cities in Moldova will be up for grabs in snap mayoral elections scheduled for May 20, which...
Europe is a very fragmented region. So many languages, so many cultures, and with that, so many different problems with venture investment. Why? Because venture...
The last year ended with good news for Bosnia and Herzegovina. After years of political stalemate parliament finally voted in favour of a measure which will secure the...
Belarus is one of the best kept secrets in Europe. Beautiful forests stretch for hundreds of kilometres across the country, peppered with blue glacial lakes and rivers...
Albania is moving forward on its path towards an ever-closer relationship with EU and the EBRD is committed to support the country in this process. A huge step forward...
