On Sunday May 17, Albania’s National Theatre in Tirana was finally demolished after more than two years of protests and resistance from civil society, artists, and...
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In times of crisis, people often understandably turn to governments for help. And yet while there is an important and crucial role for governments to play during a...
Slovenia has become the first country in the EU and emerging Europe to declare the end of the coronavirus epidemic. The decision was taken on May 14 after the number of...
The lobbying industry is alive and well in emerging Europe despite numerous regulatory issues, concentrated around industries subject to heavy scrutiny (and high...
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has made a third ruling in favour of Azeri investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova (pictured above). The Azerbaijani...
Poland’s presidential vote this week became the latest election to fall victim to Covid-19, although until late on Wednesday night it looked as though the poll...
The EU-Western Balkans Summit proceeded as scheduled on May 6, despite the coronavirus pandemic. A sign of the social distancing times, EU representatives and country...
Poland’s governing coalition parties have agreed to postpone Sunday’s presidential election because of the coronavirus outbreak. The nationalist Law and Justice...
Less than a month after the European Union finally agreed to begin accession talks with North Macedonia, there is a new hurdle on the country’s road to membership:...
The Polish government has been heavily criticised by the country’s opposition, some international institutions and much of the Western opinion-forming media for pushing...
European Commission launches new infringement procedure against Poland while election row rumbles on
The European Commission has launched new infringement procedures against Poland over what it sees as the continued erosion of the rule of law in the country...
Governments across Eastern Europe and Central Asia are using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to clamp down on opposition, according to a new report from Amnesty...
Serbia’s parliament met on April 28, the first session since the country declared a state of emergency on March 15. A minute of silence opened the session...