The European Commission has published its first EU-wide report on the rule of law. The report includes input from every member state and covers both positive and...
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has told the Georgian prime minister Giorgi Gakharia to “make full use” of all the opportunities to move closer to...
Local elections are rarely as important as those which took place in Romania on September 27, just two months before the country votes for a new parliament. The...
Croatia last week announced a new law that would regulate Sunday work. Government spokesperson Marko Milic said that new legislation would significantly limit the number...
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov paid his first official visit to Georgia last week. During a meeting with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani, both...
Across Romania, people will vote on September 27 in local elections that – in the absence of any reliable opinion polls – will provide the most accurate gauge of...
Daniel Mitov writes in an op-ed for Emerging Europe that the situation in Georgia “is a poor sign for the health of an aspiring democracy”. Mr Mitov is entitled to his...
There were new protests in Belarus on September 23 following the abrupt and unannounced swearing-in of Alexander Lukashenko for a new term in office as the...
A fire two weeks ago at the Greek Moria refugee camp left more than 13,000 people homeless and without access to basic necessities. Bulgaria is one of few EU countries...
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) expects more foreign capital inflow now that FTSE Russell, a global multi-asset index provider, has promoted Romania to the status of...
The Covid-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group analysis finds...
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has signed a term sheet with the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) concerning negotiations to take over a majority stake of 65 per cent in...
Jarosław Kaczyński’s love of cats is no secret. For years, Poles have been well aware that the man who leads the country’s largest and ruling party, Law and Justice...