The six Western Balkan countries — Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Albania, have been “state captured” by corrupt politicians, linked...
Tag - North Macedonia
MPs in Macedonia voted on January 11 to constitutional changes to rename the country North Macedonia, the final step towards normalising relations with neighbouring...
Global economic growth is projected to soften from a downwardly revised three per cent in 2018 to 2.9 percent in 2019 amid rising downside risks, the World Bank says in...
Around the world, countries are spending more on their militaries, a trend that is already evident in the Western Balkans. In 2018, global military expenditure rose to 1...
None of emerging Europe’s 23 countries currently qualifies as a full democracy. The news comes from the latest edition of the Democracy Index, an annual report...
A Serbian MP has accused Albania of looking to annex its territory, the latest statement in a war of words ahead of a loosening of border restrictions between Albania...
Albania moved ever closer to the EU. A huge step forward was taken in April when the European Commission recommended starting accession talks with both Albania and...
Citizenship and residency by investment – known by the acronym CRBI – has become a fully-fledged industry, with a number of organisations increasingly worried that it is...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which are well worth your time. Albania has been posting sensitive information about...
Developments in new technology are fundamental to the evolution of tax systems, both in how economies raise revenues and what they levy taxes on. According to PwC’s...
From Yerevan to Vilnius, emerging Europe is home to some of the best Christmas markets in Europe. Here’s a guide to a few of our favourites. Albania – Tirana...
