Non-committal for weeks, Germany acted swiftly following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to announce that it was pulling the plug on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. German...
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Russia has formalised its occupation of parts of eastern Ukraine by recognising the independence of two entities created by the Kremlin in 2014. Russia moved closer to...
In 1994, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan signed away their nuclear arsenals in exchange for security and sovereignty guarantees that increasingly appear to mean very...
Budapest and Warsaw now face the real threat of the EU withholding budget payments should they continue to breach their commitments to the rile of law. European...
For Albania’s share of employment in high-skilled occupations to reach the Western Balkans average, more than 100,000 people (nine per cent of the workforce) need to...
Poland leads Central Europe in the European Union’s latest growth forecasts, confirming its economy’s resilience despite recurring Covid-19 waves and disruptions...
The Minsk agreements have for seven years failed to prevent fighting in eastern Ukraine. The idea, floated by Emmanuel Macron, that they could now form the basis of a...
The sooner the Vučić government accepts that Kosovo’s independence is irreversible, the greater the economic, political, and security benefits both Serbia and...
It’s all too easy to forget that millions of people already live under Russian occupation in large parts of Ukraine, as well as Georgia and Moldova. Russia may be...
A new package of sanctions against Russia could be passed by the US Senate as early as this week, and take effect before any actual invasion. Another escalation of the...
Robot adoption has not led to massive job losses, instead reducing the risk of layoffs and increasing the chances of finding jobs, especially in the Central European...
The OECD, an influential club for wealthy countries, may soon be welcoming three new members from emerging Europe into its ranks. Three countries from Central and...
