Croatia’s tourism-reliant economy was hit hard in 2020. Industry insiders are optimistic about the coming year, however. Heavily dependent on tourism...
Coronavirus in Emerging Europe
In some countries of emerging Europe, Covid-19 vaccines are being wasted, while in others vaccines are few and far between. Technology is helping to ensure this precious...
Slovenia currently leads emerging Europe in the race to vaccinate its population against Covid-19, while other countries in the region have yet to even begin the process...
The more we know about the past, the better we can prepare for the future. The 2008 financial crisis provides important lessons for policymakers planning the COVID-19...
A week after Emerging Europe called for the European Union to make Covid-19 vaccines available to Eastern Partnership countries, 13 EU foreign ministers have done the...
Crematoria in Czechia are struggling to cope as Covid-19 infection rates and deaths climb to troubling levels. Czechia recorded 17,278 new cases of Covid-19 on January...
Leszek Miller, a former prime minister of Poland, has sparked outrage across the country after apparently jumping the queue for the Covid-19 vaccine. Poles old enough to...
Supply of Covid-19 vaccines presents the European Union with an opportunity to win over doubters throughout emerging Europe. Failure to do so could drive a number of...
An app designed to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 is providing cause for great concern in authoritarian Azerbaijan. Authorities in Azerbaijan have decided to...
Ukraine is using a new tool, developed with the World Health Organisation, to gauge the impact of Covid-19 prevention measures across various regions. A new monitoring...
When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, Romania, like many other EU countries, should focus on proper control of its macro-economic equilibria to relaunch economic growth...
Cross-border e-commerce has seen a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic. Governments need to capitalise on this to support the post-pandemic economic recovery. In the movie...
Shadowy spending of pandemic funds could dash EU hopes for a green recovery, says a new report. European Union member states in Central and Eastern Europe have provided...
We are at a turning point in the digital transformation, according to a new report from the OECD. Improved internet connectivity and skills have helped many countries to...
Even if the EU introduces a ban on visiting ski resorts to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, many of emerging Europe’s best winter sports destinations, which...
Romania has long wanted an Academy Award. A brilliant documentary about a tragic nightclub fire and its aftermath is probably its best chance yet. No healthcare service...
Central Europe is struggling to contain the second wave of coronavirus, but few countries in the region have the stomach for a new lockdown. With a second wave of the...
Human rights groups are concerned that the EU is allocating funds to Central Asia with little regard for human rights abuses. The European Union (EU) should set...
With a number of Covid-19 vaccines approaching authorisation stage, the EU is making sure that member states will have enough doses to go round. The European Commission...
According to new projections released on November 12 by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), the recovery of Eastern European economies will...
