Turkey has mended relations with traditional foes to assume the role of patron and mediator in the Western Balkans. Turkey occupies an outsized position in the...
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Since the beginning of its invasion, Russia has hit 271 energy facilities in Ukraine causing colossal damage to the country’s energy system. It will be impossible...
Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to NATO’s summit in Vilnius in the hope that the alliance would provide him with a clear idea of when Ukraine might become a member of the...
A major new report suggests that as they seek to move away from the ‘extended workbench’ model, the states of Central and Eastern Europe could learn from the experiences...
Increasing the dynamism of Tajikistan’s private sector could encourage the country’s young people to stay and contribute to its economy at home instead of moving abroad...
Croatia’s economy was remarkably resilient in 2022 as tourism rebounded after the Covid-19 pandemic. While membership of the eurozone and Schengen Area will further...
Political opportunism is the motivation behind a Polish referendum on an EU migration deal that itself prioritises the domestic political interests of EU member states’...
Estonia again tops Emerging Europe’s ranking of the region’s 23 national investment promotion agencies, but second placed Lithuania is closing the gap. One of the...
Had Georgia shown some initiative to curb inbound arrivals from Russia, much less implement a visa ban as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have done, it would be on an...
Even though most countries of the region – with the exception of Hungary – should avoid a full-year recession, they will suffer a growth slump compared to last year...
Albania no longer appears willing to host a cult-like Iranian dissident group it has sheltered since 2014. On June 20, Albanian authorities raided Ashraf-3, the compound...
Bulgaria’s economic growth will continue to slow in 2023. Structural issues in its economy will only worsen until its political instability is resolved. Home...
