Central Europe Romania’s economy jumped by a staggering 5.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2020, in large part thanks to the country’s relatively loose Covid-19 lockdown strategy. The expansion of the country’s economy puts it ahead of all other...
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Hungary faces a large fine unless it complies with a ruling from the European Court of Justice over the funding of NGOs. The European Union has taken an key step towards...
A European Commission report has concluded that the burning of most forest biomass produces more greenhouse gas emissions than coal, oil and gas. The problem is...
Central Europe Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with US giant Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased output to record...
Never before in European history have so many people enjoyed such long and healthy lives. This, however, creates as many challenges as opportunities, especially in those...
Serbia’s increasing reliance on China is a health hazard, say MEPs On the day that Serbia began a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme with the Chinese Sinovac jab...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
For most of emerging Europe, LGBTIQ rights and social inclusion remain contentious issues with no clear path forward. Poland and Hungary especially have seen a sharp...
It’s one of the many, largely forgotten stories of recent decades in emerging Europe: the killing, on January 13, 1991 – exactly 30 years ago – of 14...
Just as Poland calls for the protection of free speech, three Polish women face trial – and the risk of up to two years in prison – for blasphemy. A court in...
Central Europe The US Air Force has set up a base in Romania to locate a squadron of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct intelligence and reconnaissance...
A week after Emerging Europe called for the European Union to make Covid-19 vaccines available to Eastern Partnership countries, 13 EU foreign ministers have done the...
