A deep downturn across the board. That’s the verdict on the economic impact of the coronavirus in Central, East and Southeast Europe (CESEE) as seen by the Vienna...
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Recent news that Covid-19’s mass cancellation of sports fixtures has led gambling companies to offer bets on some of the only soccer matches still being played (in...
It’s become one of the great ironies of the coronavirus pandemic in emerging Europe: while the elderly are constantly being told that they are the most at-risk group...
The long-awaited positive news that the European Union’s member states had reached a political agreement to start accession talks with the two Western Balkans...
So far, almost all projections regarding the financial impact of the coronavirus – from governments, think tanks, NGOs and international financial...
Kosovo’s fragile ruling coalition collapsed late on March 25, after a 12-hour session of parliament that ended with the government losing a vote of no confidence...
With an increasing number of countries in Europe now locked down in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus epidemic, governments, institutions and the...
Three weeks after a landmark parliamentary election celebrated across Europe, the situation looks dire for Igor Matovič, Slovakia’s newly appointed prime minister...
The Covid-19 pandemic has now swept through every country in Europe, causing many to close down schools and ban any public gatherings. But the sudden halt to public life...
wiiw: Eastern European economies could be set for their worst year since the global financial crisis
The Vienna Institute of International Economic Studies (wiiw) has claimed that the economic impact of coronavirus on emerging Europe will be the worst since the global...
With the world fighting to contain the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people around the globe and caused more than 8,000 deaths, the Russian...
The global economy is now certain to enter recession due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, and parts of emerging Europe may be particularly vulnerable. With...