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Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the European continent. The term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. Russia, a transcontinental country with around 23 per cent of its landmass in Eastern Europe, is the largest European country by area, spanning roughly 40 per cent of Europe’s total landmass; it is also the most populous European country, with the majority of its citizens residing in its European portion and comprising over 15 per cent of the continent’s population.

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Turkey and Eastern Europe: an opportunity for economical development Policy Papers & Analyses

Turkey and Eastern Europe: an opportunity for economical development

Turkey's foreign policy agenda has been shaped for decades by the political arrangements of the Cold War. Turkey's unmistakable orientation towards the West is not a temporary phenomenon. It is a tradition that dates back to the 1920s, when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, initiated…
B.F.G. Fabrègue
2023-04-14
Budapest Skyline, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Energy Market, Hungary, Military
2023 in Hungarian Economics: a difficult year? Outlooks in Energy and Military spending Briefs & Commentary

2023 in Hungarian Economics: a difficult year? Outlooks in Energy and Military spending

Comparing the second quarter of 2022 with the previous quarter – according to the European Commission - , Hungary's gross domestic product increased by 1.1%. However, consumer confidence indices have deteriorated and monthly data point to a decline in consumption, housing transactions, construction activity and loans. Higher inflation and energy…
B.F.G. Fabrègue
2023-01-31
Protest in Kosovo by serbs, Eastern Europe, European Union, Kosovo, Russia, Serbia
Serbia: the rope of a much bigger tug of war game between West and East Briefs & Commentary

Serbia: the rope of a much bigger tug of war game between West and East

The Western Balkans have long served as a geopolitical ‘chessboard’ between Russia and the West. The region's protracted EU accession process and current enlargement fatigue provide Russia with a rare opportunity to further expand its influence in the region, ultimately weakening the functions of the EU and NATO. While Russian…
Léo Portal
2023-01-24
Winter-in-Chisinau
Moldova amid a potential devastating energy crisis: attempted solutions and policies Briefs & Commentary

Moldova amid a potential devastating energy crisis: attempted solutions and policies

The Republic of Moldova, with a population of 3.6 million and the capital city of Chisinau, is located in eastern Europe adjacent to the north-eastern Balkans. The country encompasses 33,844 square kilometers and is bordered on the north, east, and south by Ukraine, and on the west by the Prut…
B.F.G. Fabrègue
2022-10-10
romania, technology, evolution, news, industry, GDP, recovery, Covid,
Can Romania outsmart its structural problems with innovation? Briefs & Commentary

Can Romania outsmart its structural problems with innovation?

Romania's technology industry has exploded in recent years. Technology behemoths such as Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Vodafone have established operations in the country's expanding urban areas to capitalize on one of the country's most valuable assets—its people. According to a 2017 study conducted by information services firm KeysFin, over 106,000…
B.F.G. Fabrègue
2021-09-20

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