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 here, however, does not necessarily mean that we agree with every word, nor do...
Tag - Albania
“Music was a part of me since before I can remember. There was never any other desire other than to pursue it.” This was the answer from Kosovar composer and conductor...
The economy of Kosovo has shown solid and stable real GDP growth of about 4.1 per cent year-on-year on average from 2015-2018, being one of the economies with the...
Outgoing president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has reiterated his strong support for Albania and North Macedonia to begin European Union accession talks...
Prince Metternich, the Austrian foreign minister and chancellor of the early 19th century, is reputed to have said that “the Balkans begin at the Landstrasse”, a road...
Albanian and Western Balkans tech start-ups have once again been invited to take part in the UK-Albania Tech Hub, now in its third year. The hub aims to facilitate...
The Visegrad 4 (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic) have reaffirmed their commitment to closer cooperation with the Western Balkans and have called on the...
The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis (pictured above, centre), has warned Albania that his government could veto the start of European Union accession talks...
The risk of automation in Central and Eastern Europe “is relatively low compared to other European Union member states, but differs considerably within the region, with...
In Prison 325, located in the suburbs of the capital city Tirana, 84 female prisoners serve their sentences whilst dreaming of a better life. “The conditions are not so...
As regular readers will know, I recently fell head over heels in love with the rather exquisite Georgian alphabet. So much so that I decided to spend as much free time...
Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine have the lowest rule of law scores in emerging Europe, according to a new report from the World Justice Project. According to the NGO’s Rule...
