US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Prague on August 11 to kick off a tour of Central Europe. Mr Pompeo’s arrival comes at a turbulent time for both the US and for the region. The coronavirus pandemic, the proposed withdrawal of US...
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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...
Emerging Europe, like much of the world, has big plans for 5G mobile technology and the benefits it will bring, which go far beyond faster data transfer speeds and...
The European Parliament last week approved a new resolution condemning the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš for a conflict of interest over the allocation of EU funds...
Wearing face masks and gloves, the Czech, Hungarian, Polish and Slovak prime ministers have called on the European Union to ensure that its Covid-19 recovery fund, known...
Two Russian diplomats boarded an Aeroflot flight from Prague to Moscow on the evening of June 7, having both been declared persona non grata in the Czech Republic. The...
One of the first articles I wrote after joining Emerging Europe back in 2017 was a piece advocating for the region to no longer be viewed as merely a low-cost production...
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...
Democracy and pluralism are under assault around the world, with authoritarianism and illiberal populism remaining key challenges to overcome in Europe and Eurasia, the...
The mayors of Central Europe’s capitals are increasingly looking to differentiate themselves from their authoritarian governments – by pitching for more EU funds...
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...
The Czech government has approved a National Investment Plan that includes 22,000 projects to be completed by 2050 at a total cost of eight trillion koruna (314 billion...
