Montenegro is set for the highest growth of any country in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia in 2021, according to a new forecast from the World Bank...
There is no Covid-19 lockdown in Romania. The terraces of cafes and restaurants are full, shops are open, parks teem with parents and children, and the country’s...
Slovakia’s prime minister is set to trade jobs with the country’s finance minister in order to end a month-long political crisis. Slovakia’s prime...
With police often turning a blind eye to breaches of lockdown restrictions, and a halting vaccine roll-out programme, Ukraine is heading for disaster. President...
This year’s Academy Award nominations – announced this week – were the subject of much celebration in Romania. Alexander Nanau’s film Collective didn’t...
EU citizens who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to travel without restrictions throughout the European Union by the summer if a proposal unveiled...
The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine in Serbia has been a rare public policy victory for the country’s government. So why is he number of Covid-19 infections...
The air in much of emerging Europe is endangering the health of its citizens. Air pollution remains a major issue for countries in emerging Europe, according to the...
A new digital platform could be set to increase connections between firms in the Western Balkans and regional and global value chains. A new digital platform that will...
Estonia and Hungary have both been forced to reintroduce stringent lockdowns in order to halt the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Estonia will introduce a total lockdown...
The public and private sectors need to come together to ensure that the countries of the region continue to diversify their economies. Last year, the Covid-19 crisis hit...
Slovakia has been thrown into a political crisis over a deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine that now threatens the country’s ruling coalition...
Loose Covid-19 containment measures in much of Central and Eastern Europe appear to have paid off for the region’s economies, with strong growth in the fourth...
To be fully effective, all of the current Covid-19 vaccines require two doses. When comparing the region’s data with the EU average – as well as UK’s...
Serbia’s roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine is now the fastest in continental Europe. Vaccines supplied by China, not the EU, are making the quick roll-out possible...
Savings in Romania’s banks increased from 81.1 billion euros at the end of 2019 to 90.4 billion euros at the end of 2020. Speaking to Emerging Europe, Alexandru M...
Corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Transparency International. Persistent...
Another day, another fire at a Romanian hospital: five people were killed early on January 29 in a blaze at an intensive care unit at an infectious diseases hospital in...
Croatia’s tourism-reliant economy was hit hard in 2020. Industry insiders are optimistic about the coming year, however. Heavily dependent on tourism...
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...
