Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to most of the economies of emerging Europe will be hard hit by the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, a new...
Tag - Travel & Tourism
The European Commission has launched a new web platform, Re-open EU, to support the safe restart of travel and tourism across Europe. The platform will provide real-time...
The Lithuanian capital Vilnius, which has been making something of a name for itself over the past couple of months, coming up with a number of great initiatives to keep...
Czechia’s capital Prague is using the coronavirus-induced lull in visitors to rethink its whole approach to tourism. The city has produced a new strategy based on...
The notoriously slow railways of the Baltic states received a boost this week when the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a 25-year loan agreement worth 95 million...
Montenegro declares itself Covid-19 free, as emerging Europe reaps rewards of strict lockdown policy
On the evening of May 24, Montenegro became the second country in Europe to officially report they it is free of active Covid-19 cases. Montenegro has now joined the...
In 1987 Rupert Wolfe-Murray decided to travel overland from Scotland to Tibet. More than 30 years on, he has now written a book about his experience. In this extract, he...
Restaurants in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, are using social distancing rules to become fashion displays for local designers. As of this week, the country has eased...
Slovenia last week became the first country in the EU and emerging Europe to declare the end of the coronavirus epidemic. The decision was taken on May 14 after the...
Georgia’s coastal city of Batumi is set to be one of the first destinations in the world to reopen to international tourists. Following the recommendations of the...
Bucharest’s Henri Coanda Airport (or Otopeni, as it is still almost universally known) has never been one of the most agreeable places in Romania. Undersized and...
The European Commission has revealed a package of guidelines and recommendations to help member states gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to...
