Emerging Europe

In Romania, nobody claps for doctors

As this article was being written, Romania’s death toll from the novel coronavirus stood at 133, easily surpassing Ukraine’s 27 victims, Hungary…

The innovative Hungarian cleantech helping to slow the spread of coronavirus

With an increasing number of countries in Europe now locked down in order to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus epidemic, governments…

Croatia must promote tourism to attract investment from Mediterranean rivals

Croatia must use the presidency of the Council of the European Union to further promote tourism in the country, says the Minister of Tourism Gar…

Hungarian central bank governor calls for eurozone exit mechanism

EU member states part of the bloc’s common currency zone should be allowed to leave in coming decades, while those countries that remain in the…

Hungary looks east as PM Orbán welcomes Vladimir Putin to Budapest

“History shows that if NATO-Russia relations are good, then Hungary is in a winning position,” Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán told report…

New EU energy commissioner dodges questions on Nord Stream 2

Estonia’s former energy minister Kadri Simson, who is on course to become the energy commissioner of the new European Commission, has defended n…

What should emerging Europe expect from the new EU parliament and commission?

Despite the surge of populist forces in the European parliamentary elections, mainstream parties will continue to dominate the new parliament. W…

For a cheap tipple, head to emerging Europe

Emerging Europe has the continent’s cheapest alcohol, according to new figures from the European Unions’s statistics unit, Eurostat. Cheapest of…

Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine projected to experience largest declines in workforce

The populations of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries are expected to decrease significantly over the next 30 years,…

Poland's Innova Capital buys Romanian chain of opticians

Polish investment fund Innova Capital has bought the Romanian optician Optical Network for an undisclosed sum from the Cypriot-based Cylatrea In…

Four emerging Europe countries veto agreement on preventing climate catastrophe

Four emerging European countries (the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary and Poland) have vetoed a landmark climate action plan that would have ma…

Zuzana Čaputová sworn in as new Slovak president

Anti-corruption activist and environmental campaigner Zuzana Čaputová has been sworn in as Slovakia’s first female president. “I’m not here to r…

To the hierarchy of the Polish Church: Do not be afraid!

We are afraid of the Church. And I am not talking about the Catholic sinners who are embarrassed by the fear of their pastor or the confessional…

Moody's: Ageing populations to have wide-ranging implications in CEE

Demographics in the Visegrád countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – will shift dramatically over the next two decades as…

Ingush opposition blogger expelled from Belarus

Belarusian authorities have reportedly detained Ingush opposition blogger and activist Ismail Nalgiyev in order to deport him to Russia, the Cau…

A chance for multicultural Sibiu, and Romania's president, to shine

Last summer, while enjoying goulash at one of the many fine restaurants on Piața Mare, the main square of the Transylvanian city of Sibiu, my da…

Slovak court rejects ban of far-right party

Slovakia’s supreme court has ruled against banning the far-right party People’s Party – Our Slovakia (ĽSNS). In 2017 general prosecutor Jaromír…

Estonia's financial watchdog claims 'unacceptable' clients remain in banking system

Estonia’s financial watchdog has said that “unacceptable” clients remain in the country’s banking system, despite tougher regulations put in pla…