The outlook for the Polish zloty suggests that Poland’s developing authoritarianism is likely to accelerate. For anyone taking an interest in global affairs over the...
Opinion
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In a well-functioning market economy, opportunities to receive an education, have a good job and earn a sufficient income should not be limited by gender, place of birth...
US-Europe relations have been on an uncertain footing ever since Donald Trump’s election as US president. On July 15, just after the challenging NATO summit and before...
There are moments in history when things go wild, when the order of things is being questioned, put in doubt, or actually assailed. Such moments occur when dominant...
Since 2013 GDP growth has picked up continuously in the EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe (EU-CEE), reaching an average of above four per cent in 2017...
A legislative initiative to align Moldova to the Global Magnitsky Act was registered on Thursday, July 26, just hours before the closure of the latest legislative...
Over the past couple of years, Russia’s role in the Western Balkans has been gaining ever more attention. While we know that Moscow is trying to extend its influence...
I first arrived in Ukraine more than 20 years ago, when I was transferred to Lviv for about nine months to lead one of IFC’s first advisory projects in support of the...
Over the past few years, FinTechs have been intentionally accustomising us to independence since this is a great way for companies to reduce the cost of customer...
Where is our Macron? As a Frenchman working with political parties across Europe, this is a question that often comes back from my interlocutors. Urban liberals from...
Ukraine’s pension reform was introduced in October 2017. Most of the amendments it brings to the existing system are long term and haven’t really had time to play out...
On Monday July 17, US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a highly-publicised summit in Helsinki. Roundly criticised by Republicans and...