If Westerners know anything about Uzbekistan, it is the country’s historical Silk Road cities. But 21st century Uzbekistan is dynamic and ever-changing...
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Tracking the policies and markets shaping emerging Europe and beyond
Russia’s war on Ukraine has brought home the importance of investment in Central and Eastern Europe’s railways. A new hub in Poland could be key to making those...
It’s a gloomy picture for much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia – and parts of the EU – in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index. Ukraine...
Most countries in emerging Europe have probably already digested most of the economic shock caused by the Ukraine war. Despite the war in Ukraine, the economies of...
Relations between Serbia and Kosovo late last year reached their lowest ebb in more than a decade, but there were signs this week that the pair might be ready to...
Ukraine’s economic and political integration into the EU will strengthen the Union. We must not wait until the war is over to begin the process. Ukrainians have always...
Hopes of adopting the euro in 2024 are beginning to fade in Bulgaria as the country lurches from one election to another. Wash, rinse, repeat. Bulgaria will hold yet...
The European Union finds itself at an historical turning point. In fact, we may well have entered the era of ‘European permacrisis’ – a permanent state of crisis and...
Europe’s working age population is shrinking, but some areas are worse off than others. Many of the worst affected regions are in Central and Eastern Europe...
Hungary is leading European engagement with Turkic nations, with its motives rooted in a nationalist narrative that benefits Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. ...
Schengen membership was only ever part of the solution to solving infrastructure problems in Romania and Bulgaria. Romania in particular needs more motorways. Even the...
The first major economic forecast of the year – from the World Bank – is out. For most of the countries in the emerging Europe region, it doesn’t make...
The acquittal of a former Czech prime minister of corruption charges may boost his presidential hopes, but has likely come too late. In 2021, Pandora Papers revelations...