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News & Analysis

Romania’s economy outperforms rest of EU in fourth quarter of 2020

February 17, 2021
Emerging Europe Staff

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...

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News & Analysis

Covid-19 vaccination rates: Much of CEE is doing better than the UK

February 17, 2021
Emerging Europe Staff

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...

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News & Analysis

China helps Serbia surge ahead in vaccine race

February 2, 2021
Nikola Đorđević

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...

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News & Analysis

Despite Covid-19 Romanians are saving more than ever. Banks should support them

January 29, 2021
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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News & Analysis

In emerging Europe, corruption is undermining Covid-19 fight

January 29, 2021
Nikola Đorđević

Corruption is undermining health care systems and contributing to democratic backsliding amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Transparency International. Persistent...

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From the Editors

Romania is burning

January 29, 2021
Craig Turp-Balazs

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...

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News & Analysis

EU recovery funds set to accelerate investment in Croatian tourism

January 21, 2021
Lea Vitezic

Croatia’s tourism-reliant economy was hit hard in 2020. Industry insiders are optimistic about the coming year, however. Heavily dependent on tourism...

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News & Analysis

Emerging Europe’s EU members will have a key role to play in distributing Covid-19 vaccines to their eastern neighbours

January 20, 2021
Craig Turp-Balazs

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...

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News & Analysis

Who’s jabbing who?

January 18, 2021
Emerging Europe Staff

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...

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Opinion

Can the lessons of 2008 spare emerging Europe’s financial sector from the Covid-19 cliff?

January 8, 2021
Anna Bjerde

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...

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News & Analysis

EU foreign ministers join call for Eastern Partnership countries to get Covid-19 jabs

January 7, 2021
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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News & Analysis

Czechia has world’s highest Covid-19 infection rate

January 6, 2021
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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News & Analysis

Outrage in Poland as VIPs jump Covid-19 jab queue

January 4, 2021
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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From the Editors

The EU needs to up its vaccine diplomacy game

December 30, 2020
Craig Turp-Balazs

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...

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News & Analysis

Privacy concerns persist over Azerbaijan’s Covid app

December 18, 2020
Nikola Đorđević

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...

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News & Analysis

Ukraine takes analytical approach to fighting Covid-19

December 17, 2020
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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Opinion

Romania and the IMF: Exchange rates as economic policy

December 14, 2020
Alexandru M. Tanase

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...

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Opinion

Traditional exports are at risk. Is cross-border e-commerce a remedy?

December 14, 2020
Paweł Oleszczuk

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...

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News & Analysis

In emerging Europe, the public have been frozen out of green recovery plan consultations

December 1, 2020
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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News & Analysis

Covid-19 is accentuating the need to bridge digital divides

November 30, 2020
Marek Grzegorczyk

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...

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