The benevolent mafia, they call themselves. The Skype mafia. Made rich by two huge exits (the first was in 2005, when eBay acquired 65 per cent of the company, and the...
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Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of ever closer union in Europe, held the mantra that crises are opportunities. The coronavirus pandemic certainly falls into the...
Czechs can now exercise alone without face masks. They can visit DIY, hardware and building supply stores, as well as buy a new bicycle or get their old ones repaired...
One of the first acts of Hungary’s government following last week’s power grab that saw Prime Minister Viktor Orbán handed wide and far-reaching powers with...
While crime in Europe’s towns and cities has fallen considerably since the implementation of tough lockdown measures across the continent, there is evidence that...
Often eclipsed by its two Baltic neighbours Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been both impressive and highly effective...
The huge difference in testing policies (and the ability of some countries to actually carry out large numbers of tests) across emerging Europe means that looking at...
With most of emerging Europe under severe lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, all travel has come to a halt and the region’s tourism sector looks set to be...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Since Romania first instituted a nationwide lockdown on March 17 I have left my apartment on just four occasions: thrice to shop for food, and once to collect a new...
There’s just one problem with Paul Knott’s utterly fascinating and at times hilarious look back at his colourful career as a British diplomat: it comes to an end...
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Belgrade is a very artsy city. Museums and galleries dot the map, all constantly displaying art new and old. So, when a friend told...