As 2014 draws to a close, so too do the celebrations of the annus mirabilis of 1989 and the quarter-century of transition that followed in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). While the retrospectives across the region and in Europe...
Debate on the transition continues: what the most successful countries see as a concern others regard as a significant achievement.
Central Europe in general and Poland in particular have had an astonishing quarter century as their economies have dramatically closed the gap with the wealthier western half of the continent – but the catch-up risks stalling...
Slovak prime minister Robert Fico emerged from last month's presidential elections a bruised and battered political figure – but his loss at the hands of novice politician Andrej Kiska is unlikely to have much of an impact on...
Until recently Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia were seen as the countries with the best governing standards, the most solid banking systems, the most open to foreign investors and with generally predictable politics....