May 7, 2025
The labour market is evolving at breakneck speed with the shift from physical to knowledge work. These developments mean that regulators and decision-makers must put in […]
April 21, 2025
Ministers clink glasses every time a multinational lands in Central and Eastern Europe. But it's time the region stopped chasing headlines and started backing the family bakeries, tool shops and start-ups that truly keep the lights on.
April 2, 2025
Stronger regional cooperation could help weaker educational systems leapfrog developmental stages. Czechia’s best practices, Estonia’s technological innovations, and Poland’s entrepreneurial zeal can be shared more widely […]
April 1, 2025
A majority of CEOs in CEE now recognise the importance of innovation and reinvention, saying that their businesses will not be viable in 10 years’ time […]
March 31, 2025
The menu, music, and navigation in your car could well have been developed in a small office in Moldova. It is a quiet success story, but […]
March 13, 2025
Vaccine hesitancy cost lives during Covid-19—but countries in Central and Eastern Europe can learn from Britain’s, and from each other’s, success at overcoming such obstacles. […]
March 12, 2025
Europe has turned 12 billion euros of start-up funding into a half-trillion-euros tech jackpot. When the European Union pours money into start-ups, it doesn’t just fund […]
February 23, 2025
Reinvention isn’t a response to crisis. It’s what stops a crisis from happening in the first place. Most companies don’t fail because they’re bad businesses. They […]
February 19, 2025
A Portuguese institution is reshaping medical education, preparing future healthcare professionals for a rapidly evolving landscape. Healthcare is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rapid technological […]
January 2, 2025
Amid a continent-wide push for digital supremacy, CEE’s resourceful economies are leveraging artificial intelligence to vault from tech-outsourcing backwaters into the ranks of Europe’s leading innovation […]
December 16, 2024
Experts reveal that with global competition rising, Europe must save its competitive edge by ramping up public funding, increasing the existing talent base, and collaborations within […]
December 8, 2024
The next chapter of RIS must be bold. The programme needs a reinvention that addresses its most persistent challenges and embraces opportunities for meaningful transformation. The […]
November 14, 2024
At a time of security tensions, rising nationalism and euroscepticism, the EU must not allow cuts to Erasmus+. Protecting the programme is essential to reinforce its […]
November 13, 2024
A new fund for later- and early growth-stage enterprise tech businesses in CEE is just the latest to have been launched this year. Over the past […]
October 29, 2024
As part of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we […]
September 25, 2024
Digitalisation is an increasingly important part of Moldova’s national brand. It’s no longer a country that simply makes great wine. Sometimes, just a short phrase from […]
August 25, 2024
The world doesn’t need another start-up from Silicon Valley—it needs your start-up right here, in emerging Europe. “It’s always very rewarding to receive [enthusiastic] feedback from […]
August 2, 2024
Moving from Silicon Valley to a remote village in Moldova—and back to your parents’ place—can have its perks. The start-up world can be competitive. Entrepreneurs are […]
July 9, 2024
A wave of initiatives is empowering female founders, igniting a surge of innovation and entrepreneurship. But more work needs to be done. The European start-up ecosystem […]
May 31, 2024
Emerging Europe speaks with Madina Pulotova, CEO of Jahoni Mo, an NGO playing a crucial role in Tajikistan’s transformation from a rural, agricultural economy to a […]
April 29, 2024
It’s hard to start a new company anywhere, but starting one as a woman in Moldova adds another layer to the challenge. Amid grey apartment buildings […]
April 13, 2024
In an era of global mobility, every fourth Moldova lives abroad. While some have returned and others are thinking of doing so, others appear gone for […]
April 3, 2024
A new report from Emerging Europe is a testament to the indomitable spirit of women entrepreneurs across the region and a roadmap for stakeholders to champion […]
March 27, 2024
Owning a successful business gives women access to shaping the economic agenda in the country, strengthening the role of Ukraine in the global business ecosystem The […]
March 19, 2024
It is vital that millions of entrepreneurs across the CEE region—as well as freelancers and one-person companies—are not forced into employment relationships against their will. To […]
January 30, 2024
Do we need to say that technology is changing every aspect of human life? No, we don’t—and healthcare and life sciences are no exception. Leading pharmaceutical […]
January 22, 2024
AI has great potential to improve the workforce shortage problem in some emerging European countries with the most significant workforce shortages, such as Slovenia and Estonia. […]
January 2, 2024
Technology has significantly expanded access to education. It has also begun to change the roles of teachers and learners.