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...
Tag - Ukraine
Orthodox Ukrainians celebrated Christmas on January 7, their first as part of an independent church. The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, the de...
Ukraine’s ministry of justice has announced that will submit an inter-state application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with regards to the continued...
Slovakia has taken on the role of chairperson of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest security-oriented...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said that trade between Ukraine and the European Union has grown by 40 per cent in the three years since the two entities have...
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...
After four years of turmoil, Ukraine may finally be turning a corner. The country’s volatile economy is stabilising, and President Petro Poroshenko has pushed through a...
Martial law, declared a month ago in parts of Ukraine, has ended, despite continuing tensions with Russia in the Kerch Strait. Martial law was introduced on November 26...
Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović has said that the country wishes to follow Ukraine’s lead and will seek formal autocephaly (independence) for its Orthodox...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring that the country meets all criteria for NATO and EU membership within the next five years...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) have announced that they are to jointly contribute to...
A selection of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which are well worth your time. The Czech Republic may be one of the richest...
