Croatia has kicked off its presidency of the Council of the European Union by making encouraging noises about Albania and North Macedonia finally receiving the green light to start EU accession talks. Both countries were meant to start formal...
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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...
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...
As dawn broke on New Year’s Day, Bulgaria began taking delivery of Russian natural gas via the TurkStream pipeline. The country’s energy minister, Tememoujka...
We started the year with a bang, proclaiming Romania, then led by prime minister Viorica Dancila, unready to take on the presidency of the Council of the European Union...
Croatia set to assume EU’s rotating presidency at a difficult time for both the country and the bloc
The first week of 2020 is set to be a busy one for Croatia. On January 1, the country assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, while on...
Estonia has once again been ranked as the highest performing country in emerging Europe when it comes to freedom, the latest Human Freedom Index (HFI) ranking of the US...
After another year of political change in emerging Europe, 12 countries from the region are scheduled to hold parliamentary or presidential elections in 2020, with...
An initiative to create a ‘Mini-Schengen’ zone in the Western Balkans is driving an increasingly large wedge between Albania and Kosovo. The idea was first...
Six films from emerging Europe which have been making waves at festivals for much of 2019 have been shortlisted for the 92nd Oscar Awards ceremony, set to take place in...
“Do you think that a staged rally dedicated to Georgia’s presidency of the Council of Europe, with thousands of state employees brought in from the regions to...
In a somewhat surprising move, the European Council did not agree to give the green light for the official opening of accession talks to Albania in 2019. That was...
