26th Edition

Central and South-Eastern Europe 2026

Edited By Europa Publications Copyright 2026
    840 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 country, containing:

    - information on physical and social geography

    - a detailed chronology of political events, both recent and historical

    - essays on each country's political history and economy

    - a statistical survey

    - an extensive directory of contact details for political, state and commercial institutions and organizations in the region (covering national and local government, political organizations, diplomatic representation, the judicial system, religion, the media, finance, telecommunications and broadcasting, major companies, transport, tourism, culture, social welfare, the environment, defence, education and more)

    - and a select bibliography.

    Who's Who in Central and South-Eastern Europe

    Biographical details for nearly 200 leading political figures.

    Regional Information

    Contact information and extensive details of the activities of regional and international organizations active in the region; a list of research institutes that focus on the region, together with contact details; and select bibliographies of both books and periodicals.

    PART ONE General Survey

     

    Politics and Populism in the Visegrad States

    KAREN HENDERSON

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

    ANASTAS VANGELI

    Russian Influence in South-Eastern Europe

    DIMITAR BECHEV

    The Baltic Transformation: From Communist Subjugation to Democratic Sovereignty

    SANDIS ŠRĀDERS

    Modern Greece in South-Eastern Europe

    OTHON ANASTASAKIS

     

    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 (revised by GENTIOLA MADHI)

     

    Economy

    LUCA J. UBERTI

     

    BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

     

    History

    MARKO ATTILA HOARE

     

    Economy

    WILL BARTLETT

     

    BULGARIA

     

    History

    EMILIA ZANKINA

     

    Economy

    DANIELA BOBEVA (revised by 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

    ROBERT E. LOONEY

     

    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

    KĘSTUTIS GIRNIUS (revised by CVETE KONESKA)

     

    MONTENEGRO

     

    History

    FLORIAN BIEBER (revised by 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.