The European Parliament this week backed an EU trade deal with Vietnam which aims to eliminate 99 per cent of all tariffs over the next decade. The deal is likely to...
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While many of the countries in emerging Europe have in recent years become easier places to do business, they still lag behind in comparison with the northern and...
While Georgia remains committed to the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement, the months to come will be key for the country to tackle increasing...
Now that the impeachment drama surrounding Donald Trump’s shady Ukrainian activities has come to an end, his administration and the US Congress have a unique opportunity...
Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, confidently suggested last week that when the country’s national bank issues its final figures for 2019, growth in the...
Our commitment to security in the wider Middle East means Western allies need to be more positive in dealing with Turkey, on the frontline of instability but short of...
Croatia’s centre-right ruling party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) is currently at risk of fragmenting under the pressure of in-fighting, which has revealed...
The results of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary election, held on February 9, offered little in the way of surprise. The ruling New Azerbaijan party (Yeni Azerbaijan;...
Emerging Europe is currently facing an existential crisis – depopulation. According to UN population projections for 2020-2050, 15 of the 20 countries which will...
After a disappointing 2019 for the Western Balkans, which all but ditched the EU membership prospects of North Macedonia and Albania, a new strategy for the enlargement...
Free Russian visas to Kaliningrad and St Petersburg allow security services to recruit travelers, according to a Lithuanian intelligence report. The National Threat...
Romania’s government has been ousted in a vote of no confidence, just three months and one day after taking office. The vote paves the way for an early parliamentary...
With the United Kingdom now out of the European Union, France is looking to revive its efforts to reform the EU by forging a closer partnership with Germany and Poland...
