Students at Budapest’s University for Theatre and Film (SZFE) have been occupying their campus for more than a week in protest at what they claim is a takeover of the university by the country’s government. The students fear the...
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The situation in Belarus remains the biggest story in emerging Europe: you can find all of our coverage here. Central Europe A Slovak court on Thursday found a...
It is no secret that Central and Eastern Europe is facing a depopulation crisis. Recent studies by the UN and scientific research groups, such as this Lancet study, have...
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...
In an ideal world and in an ideal democracy, the media plays a crucial role as watchdog. It provides checks and balances and is the voice of scrutiny. It holds the...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touched down in Prague on August 11 to kick off a tour of Central Europe. Mr Pompeo’s arrival comes at a turbulent time for both the US...
Belarus is in limbo and set for a wave of nationwide protests following a presidential election which the country’s opposition claims was heavily rigged. The...
Central Europe The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) have agreed to set up a repo line arrangement to provide euro liquidity to Hungarian...
A one word tweet from Charles Michel, the European Council president, at 05.31 on the morning of July 21 told the world that EU leaders had finally struck a deal on a...
Montenegro this week became the first country in the Western Balkans to formally allow same-sex civil partnerships, and the first emerging European country outside of...
NGOs in Hungary will still have to disclose their foreign donors, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has confirmed. “All Hungarians will know about each...
Central Europe Output of Hungary’s automotive industry, an engine of industrial growth under normal circumstances, fell 80 per cent year-on-year in April because of...
