There may not be a way to fast-track Ukraine’s EU membership, but its formal application is a firm statement of intent. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 28 officially submitted a formal application to join the European Union...
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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...
If the European Union wants to match its words about bringing democracy and the rule of law to Belarus with action, then the country must be represented at its Eastern...
An increase in irregular migration from several Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries is unlikely to see the region lose its right to visa-free travel to the...
In the Georgian town of Kvareli, an NGO is following in the footsteps of one of its most famous son, writer Ilia Chavchavadze. You may not be familiar with the Georgian...
The two former Soviet republics of Armenia and Moldova have a lot in common: since independence, both have been involved in armed conflict, and both have regularly seen...
What was behind the Georgian government’s decision last month to turn down an EU loan? Georgia’s government has pointed to a high level of economic growth...
The EU wants to boost cooperation with its eastern partners. But how committed are they to upholding EU values? Belarus last week pulled out of the EU’s Eastern...
There are fewer democracies in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia than at any point in the past 26 years, according to a new report from human rights watchdog...
As the world continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, economic freedom will be more important than ever, says a new report from the Heritage Foundation. In...
Freedom in the World 2021, published by US-based research and advocacy group Freedom House, finds that fewer than a fifth of the world’s people now live in fully free...
The EU wants Georgia’s political parties to work together. The mixed reaction to its latest report on the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement...