Internet memes have become an integral part of contemporary online culture and some of the most common social media approaches to commenting on current events and issues. Meme formats come and go, but ...

In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Belarus, a once promising IT sector ...

Poland has long been a cultural powerhouse. The birthplace of no fewer than six Nobel Literature Prize laureates (most recently Olga Tokarczuk in 2018), the country can also boast a giant of science ...

Several countries in Europe, including Poland and Georgia, have already taken steps towards making practical use of blockchain technology in order to bring security and transparency to land ...

Hungary is leading European engagement with Turkic nations, with its motives rooted in a nationalist narrative that benefits Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In mid-November 2022, the leaders of ...

In the latest of a series of articles drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Croatia: an IT sector increasingly punching ...

The success of Poland’s corporate reforms hinges on the ability to strike a delicate balance between political pragmatism and institutional integrity. Since Poland’s October 2023 elections, the ...

Amid a steady increase in the number of tourists, business travelers, and passengers transiting through Chișinău International Airport (RMO)—ranked third in Europe among airports with annual traffic ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina is not an easy country to govern, something that prevents its economy from reaching its full potential. No overview of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s economy can begin in earnest ...

In the contemporary horror pantheon, one creature stands above all others. Undying in myths, and undying in popularity. It is of course, the vampire. Since the 19th century, the vampire has captured ...

Three decades since declaring independence from the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan is finally about to ditch the Cyrillic alphabet. At the end of January 2021, the Kazakh government finally announced plans ...

Ukraine’s Orthodox Church split from its Russian counterpart in 2018. We explain why. In October 2018, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially split from its Russian counterpart, after more than 300 ...