As dawn broke on New Year’s Day, Bulgaria began taking delivery of Russian natural gas via the TurkStream pipeline. The country’s energy minister, Tememoujka...
Tag - Ukraine
Ukraine’s war-torn Donbas region is unlikely to find a road to peace in 2020 unless the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky can shore up international...
Emerging Europe crunched the numbers to find out which of the 23 capitals of the region offers its citizens the highest quality of living. Prague came out on top...
So there we have it. The year is done, and by and large it’s been a good one for emerging Europe. (I have brought together the main events of the year in a special...
We started the year with a bang, proclaiming Romania, then led by prime minister Viorica Dancila, unready to take on the presidency of the Council of the European Union...
Recent claims made by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin about the causes of World War II threaten “what Europe means”, the Polish prime...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
MPs in Montenegro have passed a controversial law on religion that could see the country’s biggest church stripped of property and other assets, fueling a row with...
Estonia has once again been ranked as the highest performing country in emerging Europe when it comes to freedom, the latest Human Freedom Index (HFI) ranking of the US...
In 2020, the Ukrainian economy will be challenged by an external economic environment that may bring higher risks of a global slowdown and trade tensions. However, the...
One of the joys of life in most parts of emerging Europe has long been a guaranteed white Christmas. Not this year. The vast majority of the region has recently...
After months of delayed negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on the future of gas flow to Europe, the two sides have finally reached an agreement under EU mediation...
