The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the restrictions imposed by Hungary on the financing of civil organisations from abroad are not compatible with EU law as they infringe the principle of free movement of capital and a...
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We are used to hearing about people moving from rural areas to big cities looking for more job opportunities. However, we have recently begun to see people moving in the...
Since the establishment of its One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI), China has sought to boost its influence in Central and Eastern Europe in order to gain both a...
The creditworthiness outlook of eight emerging European countries for 2020 has turned negative since the open economies of Central and Eastern Europe became vulnerable...
Hungary’s housing policies are failing, the governor of the national bank (MNB) György Matolcsy has claimed, urging the government to draft new policies to redress what...
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...
Katalin Ladik’s body of work is representative of an apt and unique transgression of time and space, rivalling many of the top contemporary artists. However, her career...
Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán has a long history of avoiding questions from independent media outlets. Using the playbook of US President Donald Trump, he has a...
The Czech Republic continues to dominate emerging Europe when it comes to offering visa-free access to third countries. According to the latest edition of the Henley...
The companies of Lőrinc Mészáros (pictured above, right), a childhood friend of the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán, enjoyed another good year in 2019. According...
The sound of the bagpipes, violins, violas, double basses, revolving lutes, lyres and various shepherd’s flutes form the basis of the enchanting Hungarian folklore...
The Central and Eastern European region remains “particularly vulnerable” to the influence of authoritarian regimes such as Russia, China and Turkey, since democracies...
