Most of the 23 countries of emerging Europe remain vulnerable to corruption, according to the latest edition of the Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Not one has yet made it to the exclusive club of “very clean...
Tag - Azerbaijan
There may be much tension at present between Belarus and Russia, as a row over energy supplies escalates and with negotiations between the two governments regarding...
Democracy in emerging Europe would appear to be in retreat, according to the latest edition of the Democracy Index, published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The...
Just arrived at Batumi International Airport on Georgia’s Black Sea coast? The chances are you will need a ride into town. There’s a bus, the number 10...
It’s been nearly two years since a UN member state (Barbados, in February 2018) last recognised Kosovo as an independent country. In that time, 13 countries which...
Azerbaijan’s authorities should lift a travel ban against award-winning investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova (pictured above), UK-based rights groups have...
The Czech Republic continues to dominate emerging Europe when it comes to offering visa-free access to third countries. According to the latest edition of the Henley...
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...
The Russian news agency Sputnik has closed its office in Estonia after all 35 of its employees resigned following what the agency claims was pressure from the Estonian...
So there we have it. The year is done, and by and large it’s been a good one for emerging Europe. (I have brought together the main events of the year in a special...
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...
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...
