While President Nixon prepared for his swing through the capitals of Western Europe, Eastern Europe last week marked a melancholy milestone. Six months have passed since Warsaw Pact tanks rumbled ...

When the Czech Republic joined the European Union (EU) in 2004, its research and higher education were still in transition from its old Eastern-bloc system to a Western structure based on grants ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says EU countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a ...

It has been nearly ten years since the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union began the transition to a market economy. The radical changes required have made the process ...

The Soviet Union led one side with other Eastern European countries such as Hungary and Poland, whilst the USA was allied with countries such as France and Britain. The conflict was about ...