In just one country in the emerging Europe region does Reporters Sans Frontières class the press freedom situation as “good”: Estonia. In six others it is...
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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...
The direct impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine on most other countries in the CEE region will remain manageable in 2022, although sharply rising energy and food...
The world online language learning market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 18.7 per cent from 2020 to 2027, reaching 21.2 billion US dollars by 2027, according...
March 8, 2022, is yet another International Women’s Day on which women remain under-represented in senior-level positions in STEM (science, technology...
The UK’s ambassador to Uzebkistan believes that bringing media and government together is crucial to advancing President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s ambitious...
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...
For Albania’s share of employment in high-skilled occupations to reach the Western Balkans average, more than 100,000 people (nine per cent of the workforce) need to...
Authoritarian governments continue to use the Covid-19 pandemic as cover to consolidate political control and restrict human rights. The 2021 Corruption Perceptions...
Slovakia’s immediate priority must be raising a low vaccination rate, while in the medium to long term, an ageing population will be the country’s biggest...
A new census has revealed the full scale of Bulgaria’s population decline. Bulgaria has known for some time that it has one of the most rapidly shrinking...
In Uzbekistan, gender-related forms of discrimination remain widespread. However, the country’s rapidly growing private sector is now working alongside the Uzbek...
