Kyiv. The new conventional wisdom is that four years after Maidan, reforms have stalled in Ukraine and corruption has consumed the leadership. But this picture is hardly...
Opinion
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Bulgaria became a member of the EU in 2007, a year before the start of the Great Recession. Despite this unfortunate timing, the country has benefited significantly from...
Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007. The accession marked an important turning point in the history of the country and the reunification of the...
Boyko Borisov’s grip on power seems firm but early elections might be just around the corner.
The Polish government has announced a set of planned economic changes, reducing some taxes and increasing social spending. This move came immediately after a serious...
There are many motives for China to engage with central and eastern Europe (CEE), not least developing a link between the Port of Piraeus in Greece (which Beijing has...
On Tuesday, April 17, a new Armenian Prime Minister was elected. Yet the word “new” is hardly applicable to Serzh Sargsyan, who ruled the country for ten years in his...
Ukraine is Europe’s largest state in terms of territory and is well known across the world for its extremely fertile black soil ideal for agribusiness. The country’s...
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...
On Sunday, April 8, Hungarians elect a new parliament. An important date in particular for Hungarians, but interesting also to Austrians and beyond. Hungary and Austria...
Who has been to Kosovo? This is often the first question I ask when I am presenting at conferences or forums around Europe. The show of hands is usually very limited, if...
Our world is more connected than ever. Billions of intelligent devices, machines and tools are communicating with each other, generating massive amounts of data and...
