Staying Positive: Bulgaria in the EU - Emerging Europe
WEBMay 1, 2018 · EU membership has had a positive impact on the Bulgarian economy. The GDP has increased from 28.7 billion euros in 2007 to 45 billion euros in 2016. The Balkan country has benefitted from EU Cohesion policy and regional policy. EU funds have supported the development of major infrastructure …
WEBa saw a mere 0.9% GDP contraction, Poland – 2. 7%, Estonia – 2.9%. In addition, every country in the 3SI bloc has recorded an unemployment rate below 8% (as of A. ril 2021); with Poland’s lowest EU-wide unemployment figure of 3.1%. From a broader perspective, countries in the Three Seas Initiative are.
Explainer: No, Ukraine’s president hasn’t banned the Orthodox …
WEBDec 6, 2022 · A much-shared tweet from a highly questionable source accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of banning Ukraine’s Orthodox Church and arresting priests is way off the mark. When it comes to identifying false news, refusing to take anything that Donald Trump Jr. tweets at face value is a decent rule of thumb. The eldest son of the eponymous […]
Healthtech could be Poland’s next big export success story
WEBApr 14, 2021 · The application of AI, telemedicine and machine learning in healthcare looks set to become Poland’s next major export success story. Further evidence of the importance of artificial intelligence emerged last month with the publication of preliminary results from a key survey looking at the healthtech sector in …
Estonia remains emerging Europe's leading tech ecosystem, but …
WEBSep 24, 2021 · Marek Grzegorczyk. A lack of talent is preventing several start-up ecosystems in Central and Eastern Europe from making a global breakthrough, suggests a new report. The Baltic states of Estonia and Lithuania, the Romanian capital Bucharest, the Polish cities of Warsaw and Kraków and the Czech capital Prague all feature on …
How Mongolia, with a little help from Estonia, became tech’s next ...
WEBApr 12, 2022 · Know-how from tech powerhouse Estonia has helped Mongolia carry out its digital transformation at impressive speed: part of a wider effort to diversify the Mongolian economy away from mining. That the Covid-19 pandemic sped up the process of digitalisation across the world, across multiple sectors and geographies, is no longer a …
It's Belarus, not White Russia: Why rebranding a country starts with ...
WEBJun 17, 2021 · The more exact translation of Biełaruś would be ‘White Ruthenia’, says Vasiljeu. “Belarus’s name refers to the East Slavic federation called Ruthenia, which existed during the Middle Ages, and not to the country called Russia, which appeared much later. Thus in terms of history it’s not correct to call Belarus ‘White Russia ...
Inside Crimea's water crisis - Emerging Europe
WEBApr 2, 2021 · A deepening water crisis in Crimea is putting severe strain on the Russian government’s finances. Moscow is also under increasing pressure to deliver on the promises it made when illegally occupying the peninsula, internationally recognised as Ukrainian territory, in 2014. For several months, cities in Russian-occupied Crimea have been rationing their water.
The Danube Swabians: A story of cultural loss and revival
WEBJul 6, 2019 · The little known story of the ethnic German minority in Hungary is one of great tragedy and even greater resilience. It tells a narrative of a unique hybrid culture that stretches back four centuries, and the hardships endured to preserve it. Beginning in the 17th century, a migration of German peasants to Hungary along the […]
Moldova’s relationship with Romania has changed, possibly forever
WEBJul 14, 2021 · Moldova’s relationship with Romania has changed, possibly forever. July 14, 2021. 5 Min Read. Craig Turp-Balazs. Emerging Europe. The landslide victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary election has been portrayed as a kick in the teeth for Russian interests in the country. But Romania’s influence in …