Freedom in the World 2021, published by US-based research and advocacy group Freedom House, finds that fewer than a fifth of the world’s people now live in fully free...
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Throughout the communist period, besides the countries now referred to as emerging Europe, there used to be another state – the German Democratic Republic, more widely...
Facebook is the lifeblood of modern Armenian politics, particularly so since Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took office in 2018. As is his wont, the prime minister...
Moldova’s farmers are set to receive a boost from a new project that should bolster the competitiveness of the country’s agricultural market. Moldova’s...
Save the Children is the latest human rights group to join calls for concerted action to assist refugees and migrants in the Western Balkans. Refugees and migrants...
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...
Georgia’s prime minister resigns, while a court rules that an opposition leader be placed in pre-trial detention. Georgia’s prime minister resigned on...
Croatia is set to see the highest level of growth among emerging Europe’s 11 EU members in 2021, even if the country’s crucial travel and tourism industry...
Since the reforming president Maia Sandu assumed office in Moldova in December 2020, the outgoing Socialist party, and its leader Igor N. Dodon, have been attempting to...
There is a noticeable disconnect between the dire warnings emanating from Lithuania and the EU’s own tone in discussing its engagement with Minsk on a newly minted...
The EU wants Georgia’s political parties to work together. The mixed reaction to its latest report on the implementation of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement...
Minimum wages are increasing faster in emerging Europe than anywhere else in the European Union. When the cost of living is taken into consideration, a minimum wage in...
Kosovo’s politicians need to come up with a clear and comprehensive socio-economic programme that will put the public on a course of economic recovery and growth...