While the declaration issued at the close of the Western Balkans Summit held in Sofia on May 17 fell short of promising EU entry to any of the six Western Balkans states...
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Leaders of the six Western Balkans states and the European Union met in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on May 17 for their first summit in 15 years. “The summit was a...
Emerging Europe takes a closer look at this year’s EBRD Transition Report, and hears from the bank’s chief economist, Sergei Guriev.
Bulgaria has the lowest gross minimum wage (261 euros) of all 20 EU and EEA countries which impose a minimum wage. Bulgaria is followed by Lithuania (400 euros) and...
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has made Biomashinostroene, a leading Bulgarian manufacturer and exporter of steel equipment for the food...
Three countries in emerging Europe – Romania, Slovakia and Estonia – are currently running the highest inflation rates in the European Union (EU). Eurostat...
Larisa Manastirli, director for Bulgaria at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), spoke to Andrew Wrobel about the Bulgarian EU Presidency as well...
Public Procurement specialists from across emerging Europe and Central Asia met in Bucharest from May 8-10 to share experiences and best-practices in reforming public...
In the most recent Corruption Perception Index (CPI) carried out by Transparency International (TI) in 2017, Bulgaria scored very low, taking 43 points out of a possible...
The Italian lender UniCredit has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to boost innovative small and medium enterprises (SMEs) throughout the CEE...
The countries of central and eastern Europe (CEE) have given the new EU budget for the next funding cycle, 2021-27, a less than enthusiastic reception. Across the region...
Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said that the country could become a bridge for goods from China, opening the One Belt One Road initiative to the rest...