May 6, 2025
An ageing continent must find new financing models in era of digital and climate transformation. Europe’s welfare states, long the envy of the world, now face […]
April 17, 2025
Demographic decline—an increasing problem across much of CEE and the Baltics—need not signal permanent retreat. Rather, it offers the perfect moment for reinvention.
April 17, 2025
If policymakers are serious about reducing smoking and improving public health, they need to recognise a basic truth: raising taxes without enforcing the law is a […]
April 13, 2025
The European Accessibility Act will reshape how banks and fintechs design their services—whether they’re ready or not.
April 9, 2025
As Croatia’s beach resorts prepare for another bumper summer, businesses behind the scenes are scrambling—not for tourists, but for workers. The country’s demographic crisis threatens to […]
April 9, 2025
Russia illustrates how legal systems, when deprived of independence and accountability, can become potent instruments of authoritarian resilience. Since the early 2000s, the Russian state has […]
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 […]
March 29, 2025
Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco’s Spain, by Adelina Ștefan. Dictatorships are not generally renowned for their hospitality—yet sunshine, sand, and surveillance […]
March 25, 2025
America’s corporate giants are quietly deleting diversity from their playbooks. Europe’s firms should not follow suit; instead, now is precisely the moment for them to double […]
March 10, 2025
The 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in millions of Ukrainian exiles, mostly women, forced to start new lives in other countries. A new study […]
March 9, 2025
Most education systems still reward specialisation over adaptability, certainty over curiosity, and memorisation over creativity. By the time current students graduate, entire industries may have shifted, […]
March 4, 2025
Georgia may have decades ago broken free from the Soviet Union, but its struggle for true independence is far from over. For the 15 nations once […]
February 19, 2025
Landfills once defined Central and Eastern Europe’s approach to waste management, but today a wave of policy reforms, tech-savvy start-ups, and canny investors is building a […]
February 15, 2025
Historically divided by generational differences, religious beliefs, and the circumstances of emigration, Ukraine’s diaspora in the US have set aside many of their differences to support […]
February 14, 2025
Entrenched corruption and weakening democratic institutions in the region can frequently be attributed to the dismantling of critical checks and balances. Extensive corruption continues to plague […]
February 11, 2025
A major new report from Emerging Europe suggests that governments and businesses should embrace technology-driven solutions to drive reinvention to ensure that no community, especially those […]
February 7, 2025
America’s retreat from USAID would harm the foundations of democracy in countries once occupied by, or under the influence of, the Soviet Union. Ever since the […]
February 2, 2025
As businesses adapt to technological disruption, citizens are asking why their governments seem stuck in slow motion. Governments around the world are facing a reckoning. Voter […]
January 30, 2025
Reversing brain drain is more than a policy challenge. It is a broader project of national renewal, requiring trust in domestic institutions and belief in a […]
January 28, 2025
The green agenda for the next decade: Where CEE governments, NGOs, and businesses agree—and disagree
The region will become either a model of balanced sustainability or a battleground of unending disputes between industry, governments, and civil society—depending on where compromise can […]
January 27, 2025
From remote Bulgarian villages to Estonian islands, a silent revolution is underway—one that promises to reshape not just healthcare delivery, but the very geography of medical […]
January 23, 2025
By penalising those with distant or even irrelevant ties to Belarusian state institutions, Lithuania risks undermining its own democratic values. Over the last two years, Lithuania […]
January 22, 2025
Soviet-influenced curricula excelled at producing specialists in subjects that served centrally planned economies. As Central Asia’s economies reinvent themselves, so are their education systems. It is […]
January 17, 2025
Adoption of the euro as early as January 2026 is now a real possibility for Bulgaria, if its new coalition can stick together. For the first […]
January 16, 2025
After decades of departure, a growing wave of professionals is returning to emerging Europe, attracted by rising wages and a new mindset. Furthermore, they are being […]
January 15, 2025
Central Asia’s cities remain unique, shaped by histories that link Turkic, Persian, Russian, and Soviet legacies. The question is whether their evolution can be guided in […]
January 13, 2025
Imposing targeted sanctions and supporting civil society are all necessary steps to help Georgia stay on its democratic, European path. Georgia, once seen as a strong […]
January 2, 2025
Movements like Holy Struggle highlight the Armenian public’s deep frustration with the status quo but also underscore the limitations of relying on charismatic leaders to drive […]
December 30, 2024
The solid growth of recent years continues, but Kyrgyzstan is still playing economic catch up with most of its neighbours. Diversification—especially into tourism—would help. Landlocked and […]
December 29, 2024
The future of education in emerging Europe—and everywhere—demands a radical shift. A revolution, not reform. The question is: will we have the courage to start over? […]