After the fall of communism almost 30 years ago everything looked to be clear. A system built on the principles of a command economy and repressed authoritarian politics...
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Tracking the policies and markets shaping emerging Europe and beyond
Technology used to expand our freedom in many ways. Ever since the dawn of humanity, new inventions have been helping us better achieve our goals, faster and more...
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...
After being on the political scene for more than 25 years, Milo Djukanovic is again the president of Montenegro. Although the post of president is largely ceremonial...
Warsaw wants to increase the amount it spends on promoting the city by 120 per cent, joining a trend of local governments around Poland: last year saw the country’s...
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...
Voters will go twice to the polls this year in Moldova. Two of the major cities in Moldova will be up for grabs in snap mayoral elections scheduled for May 20, which...
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...
A new report by Erste Group Research suggests that despite increasing volume of trade, China remains a minor trading partner for central and eastern Europe (CEE)...
An extraordinary session of Armenia’s parliament will meet on May 8 in order to elect an interim prime minister. The post has been vacant since large protests...
Kyiv. The new conventional wisdom is that four years after Maidan, reforms have stalled in Ukraine and corruption has consumed the leadership. But this picture is hardly...
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...
As widely expected, on May 2 the European Commission proposed a budget for the 2021-2027 period which ties European Union funding to the rule of law. Specifically, the...