As Brussels loosens the purse strings, defence tech start-ups across emerging Europe eye a windfall. With Russia’s artillery thundering less than 1,000 kilometres from Warsaw, the European Commission ...

The European Accessibility Act will reshape how banks and fintechs design their services—whether they’re ready or not. In an office in Vilnius, a team of fintech developers scrolls through a wireframe ...

In Ukraine’s darkest hours, a constellation of tiny satellites has provided a crucial lifeline. Yet the very technology that lifts the fog of war also casts a troubling shadow over Kyiv’s strategic ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace, but its environmental footprint is expanding just as rapidly. The growing demand for AI-driven technologies has placed ...

From remote Bulgarian villages to Estonian islands, a silent revolution is underway—one that promises to reshape not just healthcare delivery, but the very geography of medical access. In much of ...

Imposing targeted sanctions and supporting civil society are all necessary steps to help Georgia stay on its democratic, European path. Georgia, once seen as a strong example of democracy in the ...

As over-tourism threatens cultural integrity and residents’ quality of life, the EU must act to shift the focus toward lesser-known regions, balancing the influx of visitors across the continent while ...

The first significant Russian strategic defeat as a direct consequence of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine is the loss of its Mediterranean outpost. Vladimir Putin’s obsession with Ukraine has led ...

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 ...

In the latest of our new series drawing on the original analysis and data collected by Emerging Europe as part of our Future of IT report, we look at Hungary. Any in-depth look at Hungary’s IT sector ...

Natural resources, and its sheer size, have made Kazakhstan Central Asia’s largest economy. If it is to compete globally, it needs to nurture a smarter, more sustainable economy. It’s the largest ...

In the race for semiconductor self-sufficiency, Poland has become one of Europe’s leading contenders—carving out a space for itself in a market dominated by the world’s tech giants. The global ...