Southeast Europe / Opinion
OPINION: How realistic are Moldova’s bold energy independence ambitions?
Amid the geopolitical chaos generated by the war in Ukraine, Moldova has begun to take the first steps towards weaning itself from Russia’s energy blackmail.
COMMENT: Is the Balkan region Israel’s newfound interest?
In light of the worsening geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Tel Aviv has sought to build new alliances and partnerships.
COMMENT: For Kazakhstan, World Nomad Games were a geopolitical foot-in-the-door
Hosting the spectacular occasion, involving nearly 100 countries, was a big soft power move by a country intent on cooperation with all nations, big and small.
COMMENT: Look beyond the Ukraine war and CEE's fundamentals couldn’t be stronger
When the fighting stops, the region will serve as a gateway to the trillions of euros in trade and investment that will flow towards reconstructing Ukraine.
Serbia's (anti) model and Ukraine's security in view of the 2030 EU accession horizon
The integration of the Eastern Partnership candidates, led by Ukraine, represents a geopolitical and security objective, not just mechanical reasoning of the EU's enlargement policy. This approach may point to some incipient and sectoral difference.
OPINION: Foreign debt, pensions and elections in Romania
Romanian politicians are unwilling to tackle the country's sharply increased foreign debt during an election year.
OPINION: Romania’s renewable energy resurgence
EBRD Southeast Europe head of energy Georgios Gkiaouris on powering Romania’s green ambitions through highs and lows.
Turkey still refuses Ocalan a fair trial after 25 years
Though the European Court of Human Rights in 2005 ruled for a retrial, the now-75-year-old imprisoned Kurdish leader has never been granted one by the Erdogan regime.
Croatia’s troubled past becomes early presidential election issue
Junior ruling Homeland Movement’s support for concertgoers who displayed fascist Ustasha symbols is headache for PM Andrej Plenkovic’s HDZ.
CENUSA: The Geopolitical Narratives in Georgia, Moldova and Armenia: War, Russia and the EU
The states of Eastern Europe are going through a process of geopolitical readjustment determined by the Russian military aggression against Ukraine and the geographical advancement of the European integration project.
Why is EU enlargement to the Western Balkans taking so long?
New Bruegel report says both lack of interest among EU members and slow reform process in Western Balkans contributed to sluggish enlargement.