The Three Seas Initiative currently lacks the political backing that would see it given the leadership and financial support it needs to gain any real momentum, but...
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Ukraine has done much to improve governance over the past year but rule of law must be a focus of the reconstruction. Talk about how to rebuild Ukraine began soon...
Hungary’s cap on fuel prices has done nothing to halt rampant inflation while causing shortages and angering the EU. Nevertheless, PM Viktor Orbán is considering...
The OECD, an influential club for wealthy countries, may soon be welcoming three new members from emerging Europe into its ranks. Three countries from Central and...
The World Bank has announced plans to replace its flagship Doing Business report, discontinued in September, with a more accurate gauge of the business environment. Some...
Ukraine’s controversial long-standing interior minister Arsen Avakov resigned on July 13 — to widespread surprise. But many are sceptical about how much will...
How many times over the past few years have you read or heard the phrase Poland’s right-wing ruling Law and Justice party? Even if your interest in Polish politics is...
The coronavirus pandemic is unfortunately giving authoritarians and would-be authoritarians globally an excuse to aggrandise power, evidenced by the recent “emergency...
Over the last three decades Poland has become the most successful economy in Europe. Since 1989, the country has increased its GDP per capita by almost 150 per cent...
Corruption remains at the centre of attention when it comes to the transition economies of Central and Eastern Europe. While some countries have become synonymous with...
In many places, getting around emerging Europe remains as difficult today as it did 30 years ago.
On Monday July 17, US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a highly-publicised summit in Helsinki. Roundly criticised by Republicans and...
Voters in both Hungary and Poland go to the polls this year: a parliamentary election will be held in Hungary in April, local elections in Poland later in the year. In...