Emerging Europe continues to show mixed results in terms of political and economic freedom and the rule of law across the region’s 23 countries. According to the latest...
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Months after Montenegro passed a controversial freedom of religion law, protests against the bill continue and a row between Serbia and Montenegro shows no signs of...
The recent change of government in Moldova has so far proved unable to make real progress, and has pushed the country further towards Russia. Moldova’s political life...
In order to stimulate small business financing in the Baltic States, non-bank business lender Noviti Finance and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have signed a...
Urban tech is a relatively new sector of industry that seeks to improve living conditions by making cities more connected, livable, and efficient. For start-ups in...
The most puzzling aspect of Azerbaijan’s recent elections for its National Assembly (Milli Majlis) was not the outcome. It never is. The electoral process is tightly...
North Macedonia’s government has approved a national energy strategy that makes it the first country in the Western Balkans to consider a coal phase-out before...
The European Commission has found that rail freight operator CFR Marfa received at least 570 million euros of incompatible state aid from Romania through a debt write...
By any standards of measurement, Polish bus manufacturer Solaris had an outstanding 2019. The firm, based in Bolechowo-Osiedle, near Poznań, secured orders worth...
Five months have passed since Hungary’s opposition won an unexpected victory in Budapest’s mayoral election. Less surprising has been the way in which the...
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 its conception in 2015, Georgian sneaker brand Crosty has been making waves in the fashion industry. Created by two brothers, George and Shota Mikaia, Crosty’s...