In Central and Eastern Europe, have foreign banks done more harm than good?...
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November 14th, 2012The stream of racist comments that spewed forth from a group of students in Jihlava shocked me, but I guess I should have known better. [...] Read the rest »
November 8th, 2012What does Estonia say about the merits of belt-tightening in a crisis? [...] Read the rest »
November 7th, 2012Georgia's new prime minister is gunning to evict the president from the country's immense presidential palace. Literally.[...] Read the rest »
November 6th, 2012Belgium’s “safe country of origin” list includes just seven countries, six from the Balkans.[...] Read the rest »
October 26th, 2012Six of the top 10 reformers in Doing Business 2013 are TOL countries – and Poland is top dog worldwide [...] Read the rest »
October 24th, 2012Libor Michalek,, who publicized corruption at the Czech Environmental Ministry, won election as a senator in a landslide victory and is wondering if he should now try for president. . [...] Read the rest »
October 19th, 2012It was heartening to hear that AP agrees with us: It's still worth covering this part of the region. [...] Read the rest »
October 19th, 2012What it is about Belarus that brings out the funny?[...] Read the rest »
October 10th, 2012One of the leaders of the fast-growing online subscription system, Bratislava-based Piano, talks about the future of paid content, boiling frogs, surprising reader habits, and getting rid of trolls in Slovakia. [...] Read the rest »
October 5th, 2012We've been here before. Let's hope it doesn't lead where it often does.[...] Read the rest »
October 4th, 2012Post-Dayton Bosnia is broken. Can it be fixed?[...] Read the rest »
September 27th, 2012The Russian dissident punk rockers open up to GQ about their lives in prison[...] Read the rest »
September 21st, 2012The question is in the air this week with Belgrade saying it might hold a referendum on Kosovo[...] Read the rest »
September 19th, 2012A Fidesz member of parliament has his own particular explanation for the existence of domestic violence.[...] Read the rest »
September 13th, 2012By gaining full independence this week, Kosovo reached a political milestone. But major hurdles remain.[...] Read the rest »
September 6th, 2012Fear inspired the EU's creation – will fear save it? [...] Read the rest »
September 5th, 2012Preferring to analyze more meaty indicators that purport to represent the depth and breath of democracy, some academics sometimes ignore all those little things that also represent, in their way, the success of the transition.[...] Read the rest »
September 3rd, 2012Modernizing history textbooks is a Herculean job for a group of dedicated educators.[...] Read the rest »
