A new EU growth package for the Western Balkans links cash disbursements with social and economic reform. No reform, no money, say EU chiefs. The European Commission...
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The only sustainable way to create a safer Europe and a safer world is to ensure Ukraine’s victory. There is a catchy phrase now being increasingly used to explain...
It is often said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This is a something that the EU should bear in mind as its fixation with the details of...
Reform of Kazakhstan’s state-owned holding company Baiterek could deliver lasting development impacts, foster efficient financial markets, and mobilise private capital...
The EU’s decade-long strategy of making Serbia and Kosovo’s European integration conditional upon mutual recognition has failed. Since Kosovo declared its independence...
Plans for a major new air and rail hub in central Poland face an uncertain future following Poland’s parliamentary election. A flagship project of the Law and Justice...
Montenegro’s economy is overly reliant on tourism and foreign-born workers. Home to just over 600,000 people, stunning mountains, and perhaps the most beautiful...
Moscow, Tehran, and the West are eager for Armenia and Azerbaijan to find a lasting peace. But Ankara and Baku still want a land-bridge between mainland Azerbaijan’s...
Public financing, including from the EU, will not be enough to meet Romania’s green objectives. Incentives need to be put in place to mobilise private capital at scale...
Fears of a new migration crisis and a heightened risk of terrorism have prompted a chain reaction of border closures between Schengen area countries in emerging Europe...
Months of tension between Georgia’s ruling party and the country’s president Salome Zourabichvili came to a head in an impeachment vote on October 18. While...
Growth in Kosovo is being primarily driven diaspora-related travel services, as well as ICT services. Kosovo’s macroeconomic conditions remained favourable during the...
Azerbaijan needs to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. One of the ways this can be achieved is by investing in human capital in rural areas. A transit hub...