Far too many of the region’s quality of life indicators have fallen in recent years. In 2023, policy makers need to ensure that they once again begin heading in...
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Romania looks set to join the growing list of countries offering so-called digital nomad visas to remote workers. Its minimum income requirement, of just over 1,100...
The World Bank last week published its latest outlook for emerging Europe for Central Asia, and offered some cautious cause for optimism: not least the prospect that...
Split is set to become the first Croatian city to join the European Green Cities programme, after a memorandum of understanding was signed last week by the city’s...
What will emerging Europe look like in 2100? This question has tentatively captured the imaginations of politicians, economists, and social scientists alike for some...
You write too much about Estonia, and it’s always complementary – a genuine ‘complaint’ from a reader of Emerging Europe. Well, throwing convention and my usual...
While a time of crisis brings about great tragedy, it can also highlight human resilience, innovation and kindness. This is certainly true of the Polish project, The...
The European Commission on May 20 formally launched its comprehensive new biodiversity strategy to bring nature back into our lives, as well as its much-heralded Farm to...
The famous author Virginia Woolf once proclaimed that everyone needs a room of their own. I’d like to humbly add, everyone needs a yard of their own too. It’s precisely...
While civic activism was critical to both the 2014 Maidan Revolution in Ukraine and the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia, a question remains as to whether or not civil...
The economies of Central and Eastern Europe continue to grow due in large part to their openness to world trade, facilitated by huge investments in transport...
The Czech Republic is launching a competition for towns and municipalities to test 5G technologies, following a national strategy approved in May. “5G technologies are...
Slovakia is the fastest-growing developed country in the world, and is taking conscious steps to ensure its citizens benefit from its economic growth, according to the...