China’s dreams of increasing its influence in Central and Eastern Europe through the so-called 16+1 initiative are crumbling. This offers a real opportunity for the...
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In mid-July I had the brilliant idea of taking a graduation trip to two of the five least-visited countries in all of Europe – Kosovo and North Macedonia. While I was...
Estonia’s investment promotion agency has once again set the standard for others in the emerging Europe region to follow, while the Czech capital Prague has been named...
From Elbasan in Albania to Tartu in Estonia, 28 emerging European cities will have the opportunity to tap expertise, best practice, and EU funds in their quest to become...
Ukraine can now ship key exports to its biggest markets tariff free, but the Russian blockade of its seaports will limit trade volumes. The European Commission has...
Fuelled by the meteoric rise of e-commerce, modern warehouses double as logistics and production centres with one overarching goal: to ensure buyers receive their goods...
A new report from the OECD offers a few clues as to how Estonia – and other countries in the region – can manage their falling populations. Estonia’s...
Whisper it, but in parts of Central and Eastern Europe train services are improving, according to self-confessed train-geek Andy Brabin, currently travelling every...
A high-speed rail link between Western and Eastern Europe could make an important contribution to the EU’s climate goals and advance the economic integration of the...
CEE engagement with Taiwan is no longer about baiting Beijing. Increasingly, Taipei offers investment and partnership opportunities that can have a deep impact on the...
Economies in emerging Europe – and further afield – will now have a further option to finance important and much needed investment in infrastructure. The...
Only massive investment and political will can make the railways of the Western Balkans attractive again. On September 13 this year, the Connecting Europe Express train...