We started the year with a bang, proclaiming Romania, then led by prime minister Viorica Dancila, unready to take on the presidency of the Council of the European Union...
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Recent claims made by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin about the causes of World War II threaten “what Europe means”, the Polish prime...
Croatia set to assume EU’s rotating presidency at a difficult time for both the country and the bloc
The first week of 2020 is set to be a busy one for Croatia. On January 1, the country assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, while on...
The Armenian economy enters 2020 in a strong position, with the financial system stable, upgraded credit ratings, an increase in foreign reserves and higher budget...
Nearly three months on from a snap general election Kosovo’s main political parties have reached a deadlock in their efforts to form a new government. While...
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...
Did you know you can ski in Hungary? Until recently, I didn’t. And quite frankly, I had always made fun of Hungarians due to the fact that every hill over 200 metres in...
There was a time not so long ago when few people travelled to emerging Europe for the food. Great restaurants were thin on the ground and service was invariably...
Dobraye Pechyva has become the first Belarusian bakery in which almost all employees are people with mental disabilities. The bake shop in Minsk does not only reveal the...
Can I have a soya cappuccino, please? I am placing an order in one of the many Coffeesta coffee shops in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. This one is on the city’s main...
Few real estate investment sectors across Central and Southeastern Europe, Russia and the CIS are currently attracting as much attention as hotels. Emerging Europe...
The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released samples from over 100 National Intelligence Daily (NID) articles about the collapse of communism in...