It’s been twenty years since the last of the armed conflicts in the Western Balkans, but the effects persist. While countries in the region are attempting to start regional cooperation initiatives like the so-called mini-Schengen agreement, old...
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Central Europe Poland and Hungary should ask the European Union’s top court to assess the link between access to EU money and observing the rule of law, instead of...
Smoking in the Western Balkans is bucking the European trend, with the number people consuming tobacco on the rise. Entrenched cultural norms, a lack of coherent...
Central Europe is struggling to contain the second wave of coronavirus, but few countries in the region have the stomach for a new lockdown. With a second wave of the...
Investors in Central and Eastern Europe remain interested in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, but are now focusing on environmentally-friendly and sustainable...
Central Europe Czech car production rose 2.8 per cent year-on-year in October, the first monthly increase since the Covid-19 pandemic hit, although a second wave of...
Soma has developed a solution that replaces harmful styrofoam with a natural material based on fungi. Pollution, CO2 emissions, micro-plastics in the water and in the...
Reality TV in Serbia has taken a sinister turn. “She left the White House! Banged on the gate, shouting, a brutal argument!” says a headline in the Serbian tabloid...
Central Europe Slovakia’s Covid-19 testing and quarantine scheme has helped cut the proportion of infections by more than half, Prime Minister Igor Matovič said on...
According to new projections released on November 12 by the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), the recovery of Eastern European economies will...
The European Union must uphold the Copenhagen Criteria else its reputation will be damaged. What are the reasons for Albania and other Western Balkans states to strive...
Albania and Serbia agree a landmark deal that paves the way for passport-free travel. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama signed a...
