Emerging Europe was set for an eventful political season this spring. A number of elections were scheduled for April and May, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced...
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In a sign that the European Union is continuing to conduct political business despite much of its staff and resources having been shifted to deal with the coronavirus...
By any standards of measurement, Polish bus manufacturer Solaris had an outstanding 2019. The firm, based in Bolechowo-Osiedle, near Poznań, secured orders worth...
North Macedonia’s MPs have unanimously ratified an agreement to make country the 30th member of the NATO military alliance. The vote took place several weeks ahead...
After a disappointing 2019 for the Western Balkans, which all but ditched the EU membership prospects of North Macedonia and Albania, a new strategy for the enlargement...
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...
After another year of political change in emerging Europe, 12 countries from the region are scheduled to hold parliamentary or presidential elections in 2020, with...
An initiative to create a ‘Mini-Schengen’ zone in the Western Balkans is driving an increasingly large wedge between Albania and Kosovo. The idea was first...
The prime minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, has called a snap parliamentary election following the decision by EU leaders to once again delay opening membership...
Outgoing president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has reiterated his strong support for Albania and North Macedonia to begin European Union accession talks...
North Macedonia is the only country in the Western Balkans to make the Top 10 of the World Bank’s Doing Business Index. The country, which continues to aspire to Euro...
North Macedonia’s special prosecutor for organised crime, Katica Janeva, was remanded in custody on August 21 following her arrest on corruption charges. Mrs Janeva is...
