A new ECJ ruling means that Poland is now liable to pay the European Union 1.5 million euros in fines per day. The European Union’s top court has ordered Poland to...
Tag - Economy & Politics
Tracking the policies and markets shaping emerging Europe and beyond
Russia’s promise not to use its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as a means of political leverage looks increasingly meaningless amidst current developments in Moldova...
Leadership is no longer about where somebody is from, but the ability to combine global perspectives with local know-how. In the first few years that followed the fall...
Since the end of last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh, both Iran and Turkey have proposed regional cooperation initiatives. These could, however, further undermine...
The economic benefits of EU accession are many and significant, but not all are irreversible: something that eurosceptics in Central and Eastern Europe would do well to...
The ongoing crackdown against opposition in Belarus, which began in the aftermath of a rigged presidential election last August, has decimated the country’s...
A coal exit date of 2038 or 2040 is ‘inadequate’ say environmentalists. Hit by a political crisis that has left the country without a government for more...
Bosnia and Herzegovina is, in many respects, a unique country. Its political system has often been called one of the most complicated in the world. So how does it all...
Montenegro and Moldova will see emerging Europe’s highest levels of economic growth in 2021, but the outlook is positive across the region. The Vienna Institute...
Estonia again leads emerging Europe in adherence to the rule of law, and there is marked improvement in Uzbekistan and Moldova. Uzbekistan in Central Asia and Moldova in...
An increase in irregular migration from several Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries is unlikely to see the region lose its right to visa-free travel to the...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently called on the EU to increase its military capabilities, including the possibility of creating a European army...
We now know the identity of the candidate Hungary’s opposition is hoping will be able to topple Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a parliamentary election next year:...