Southeast Europe Data
Depending on the point of view, but we like it all from Istanbul to Ljubljana.
Current platform capacity in Slovenia, Croatia & Serbia:
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- The lev’s last danceon May 15, 2025
Bulgaria’s journey to the eurozone faces political hurdles, but economic gains beckon. Bulgaria’s currency, the lev, has been pegged to the euro since 1997 (initially to the Deutsche Mark and later to its successor). Yet despite this long monetary engagement, the actual wedding date—when Bulgaria formally adopts the single currency—has proved elusive. Now, after a The lev’s last dance was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Ukraine has already rewritten the economic playbook of wartime survivalon May 15, 2025
Despite Russia’s brutal invasion, Ukraine’s economy forges ahead. There may be stalemate on the battlefield, but on the economic front, Ukraine is advancing. More than three years into Russia’s invasion, the country’s economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience, growing by 2.9 per cent in 2024—a figure that would be impressive even in peacetime. According to the Ukraine has already rewritten the economic playbook of wartime survival was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- InnoStars Talks: Connecting data, AI, and patients – GE Healthcare’s vision for the future of medicineon May 14, 2025
The future of healthcare starts with the basics: unifying hospital systems. And AI can help achieve that. Imagine a future where machines help detect diseases earlier than ever, where clinicians are no longer burdened with fragmented systems, and where AI not only supports diagnoses but predicts illness before symptoms arise. For GE Healthcare, this vision InnoStars Talks: Connecting data, AI, and patients – GE Healthcare’s vision for the future of medicine was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- The Ukrainian sports journalist serving on the frontlineon May 14, 2025
Andrii Senkiv’s commitment to his country, like his loyalty to his favourite football clubs, runs deep. In a March 2022 Reuters article, Andrii Senkiv was described as a pacifist who “blogged about sport and had never held a gun in his life” before Russia launched its assault on Ukraine. “It’s very scary that, in the The Ukrainian sports journalist serving on the frontline was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Ordinarily Unusual: A new portrait of Ukrainian women at waron May 13, 2025
A new book documents the quiet reinvention of Ukrainian women amid Russia’s invasion. When war erupts, public attention typically fixates on frontline battles, geopolitical manoeuvres and military strategies. The wider human story—particularly of women adapting to extraordinary circumstances—often remains untold. A new book by Andrew Wrobel, Ordinarily Unusual: The Quiet Reinvention of Ukrainian Women, seeks Ordinarily Unusual: A new portrait of Ukrainian women at war was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- The Silicon State: How GovTech is reinventing public serviceson May 12, 2025
The GovTech revolution offers a vision not of more government, nor less government, but smarter government—one that leverages private sector innovation to deliver public value more effectively than ever before. In a nondescript building in Luxembourg is the backbone of what might be the world’s most advanced digital government. But it’s doesn’t belong to the The Silicon State: How GovTech is reinventing public services was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- The last word: Reinvention also means letting goon May 11, 2025
Reinvention isn’t always a pivot. Sometimes, it’s a release. We often talk about reinvention as a process of building—new systems, new strategies, new directions. But the harder, quieter part of reinvention is not what we build. It’s what we leave behind. Letting go isn’t dramatic. It doesn’t always involve a crisis or a bold announcement. The last word: Reinvention also means letting go was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Samarkand Summit: A transformative vision with the potential to reshape liveson May 9, 2025
The legacy of the recent Samarkand Summit lies in the practical implementation of its decisions: investments that create jobs, educational exchanges that build capacity, energy partnerships that support sustainability, and reforms that promote human dignity and opportunity. On April 3 and 4, the ancient city of Samarkand hosted a landmark event—the first-ever Central Asia–European Union Samarkand Summit: A transformative vision with the potential to reshape lives was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Why elections in Ukraine will not end the waron May 8, 2025
The double myth that the current Ukrainian government is illegitimate and that fast elections are necessary to end the fighting was created in Moscow. Among the many oddities of the new US approach to the Russian-Ukrainian war is the assumption that early elections in Ukraine could be helpful or even decisive in ending the fighting. Why elections in Ukraine will not end the war was originally published on Emerging Europe.
- Companies in emerging Europe achieving checkmate in the future of workon May 7, 2025
The labour market is evolving at breakneck speed with the shift from physical to knowledge work. These developments mean that regulators and decision-makers must put in place guardrails but also allow the future of work to flourish. In 1975, the chess world champion Bobby Fischer said that someday computers will make us all obsolete. While Companies in emerging Europe achieving checkmate in the future of work was originally published on Emerging Europe.
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