Civil society in the crosshairs in Central, Eastern Europe

Delighted by Donald Trump's broadside against the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced in late February that he wants to rid his country by Easter of "pseudo-civil public organizations [ …

Europe's start-ups are using AI to reimagine business models

Mario Draghi could not have been blunter. The former Italian prime minister and ex-president of the European Central Bank warned last year that Europe faced an “existential challenge” unless it could take advantage of the latest technologies to raise its …

HP’s Michael Boyle gets promoted, to take on role in Europe

HP large format senior vice-president Michael Boyle will soon take on a new role in the company as of May 1, as its senior vice-president and managing director of the Central and Eastern European market. Boyle has been with HP for almost 10 years, starting …

Decision Time: For Europe – and Others

After World War II, the U.S. established a new “rules-based liberal international order” dominated by new “liberal democracies.” That system with its democracies is crumbling – right on schedule.  As I have written previously, democracies vote for their …

Want To Retire In Europe? 6 Great, Affordable Places To Move, Per New Report

Promenade in the Marina of Alicante, Spain getty Six destinations to retire in Europe made it to a new report by the International Living (IL) organization ranking the 16 most affordable and desirable alternatives to move to in the world. From medieval …

Russophobia At Peak! Why Europe Fears An “Existential Threat” From Russia & Is “Hell Bent” On Fighting Moscow?

In his solemn address to France and the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron warned in an apocalyptic tone that “Russia has become, today and for a long time, a threat to France and to Europe,” and questioned whether Vladimir Putin will end his …

Waste management and the circular economy in Central and Eastern Europe - Zero Waste Europe

A vast undersea tunnel is being built that will change the road and rail map of Europe

By Matthew Knight, CNN (CNN) — On the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the south of Denmark, a vast engineering marvel is taking shape — piece by giant concrete piece — that, when finished, will drastically redraw the road and rail maps of Europe. The …

Minerals as Sources of Conflict in Eastern DRC: Pierre Jacquemot

Pierre Jacquemot, an experienced diplomat and academic, former French ambassador to Kenya, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), honorary president of Groupe initiatives, member of the editorial board of Afrique contemporaine, and member of …

Europe wrongly blames Trump for its latest crisis

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is leading the European Union’s latest panic-buying spree. Only this time, instead of toilet paper, they’re looking to stockpile weapons. Same irrational impulse. Naturally, Macron is blaming U.S. President Donald …