26th Edition

Central and South-Eastern Europe 2026

Edited By Europa Publications Copyright 2025
846 Pages
by Routledge

A comprehensive survey of the countries and territories of this region, incorporating the latest economic and political developments. General Survey Essays by acknowledged experts in the region cover a variety of topical issues. In addition, appendices discuss the religions of the region and the Russian Baltic territory of Kaliningrad. Country Surveys Individual chapters for each... Read more

PART ONE General Survey

 

Donald Trump’s Second Term and Central and South-Eastern Europe: An Uneasy Alliance

SENADA ŠELO ŠABIĆ

Russian Influence in South-Eastern Europe

DIMITAR BECHEV

The Impact of the People’s Republic of China in South-Eastern Europe

ANASTAS VANGELI

Modern Greece in South-Eastern Europe

OTHON ANASTASAKIS

The Baltic Transformation: From Communist Subjugation to Democratic Sovereignty

SANDIS ŠRĀDERS

 

Appendix 1: The Religions of the Region

 

Appendix 2: The Kaliningrad Region

PART TWO Country Surveys

Sections on geography, chronology, history and economy, as well as statistical surveys, directories and bibliographies for each country

 

ALBANIA

 

History

KLODIANA BESHKU

 

Economy

LUCA J. UBERTI

 

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

 

History

MARKO ATTILA HOARE

 

Economy

WILL BARTLETT

 

BULGARIA

 

History

EMILIA ZANKINA

 

Economy

CVETE KONESKA

 

CROATIA

 

History

MARCUS TANNER

 

Economy

TENA PRELEC

 

THE CZECH REPUBLIC (CZECHIA)

 

History

FILIP KOSTELKA

 

Economy

LENKA FILIPOVÁ and Dr MARIOLA PYTLIKOVÁ

 

ESTONIA

 

History

ANDRES KASEKAMP

 

Economy

URMAS VARBLANE

 

GREECE

 

History

DAVID LEA

 

Economy

DAVID LEA

 

HUNGARY

 

History

TOBIAS SPÖRI

 

Economy

GÁBOR SCHEIRING and MÁTÉ VERES

 

KOSOVO

 

History

OTHON ANASTASAKIS

 

Economy

LUCA J. UBERTI

 

LATVIA

 

History

INDRA EKMANIS

 

Economy

DAUNIS AUERS

 

LITHUANIA

 

History

KĘSTUTIS GIRNIUS

 

Economy

CVETE KONESKA

 

MONTENEGRO

 

History

CLAUDIA LAŠTRO

 

Economy

MILENA KONATAR AND JOVAN ƉURAŠKOVIĆ

 

NORTH MACEDONIA

 

History

DIMITAR BECHEV

 

Economy

WILL BARTLETT

 

POLAND

 

History

ANITA J. PRAZMOWSKA

 

Economy

ANNA VISVIZI

 

ROMANIA

 

History

TOM GALLAGHER

 

Economy

CVETE KONESKA

 

SERBIA

 

History

MARKO ATTILA HOARE

 

Economy

CVETE KONESKA

 

Autonomous Province:

Vojvodina

Bibliography

 

SLOVAKIA

 

History

ANDREW RYDER

 

Economy

ANDREW RYDER

 

SLOVENIA

 

History

CATHIE CARMICHAEL

 

Economy

ALEN TOPLIŠEK

 

PART THREE Who’s Who of Central and South-Eastern Europe

 

PART FOUR Regional Information

 

REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

 

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (BOOKS)

 

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY (PERIODICALS)

 

Index of Regional Organizations

 

Biography

Europa Publications’ regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field.