Mike Collier in Riga
Tue, 24th Apr -- If someone asks you if you trust what you read on Twitter, chances are you will answer "No" - unless you are the sort of person who believes the moon landings were faked by Lee Harvey Oswald from his base in Atlantis. Veritweet lets you answer "Yes" without the danger of being dragged away by men in white coats.

Phil Cain in Sculeni, Romania
Wed, 18th Apr -- Moldova - along with Belarus, Russia and Ukraine - is the origin of the largest number of illicit cigarettes entering the EU. And the European Commission puts EU tax revenue losses from illicit cigarettes at over €10bn a year, but no one really knows the real amount because the smugglers are averse to transparency.

Jan Cienski in Warsaw
Wed, 18th Apr -- Donald Tusk is suffering through some of the toughest times he has experienced since becoming Poland's prime minister in 2007 € which doesn't mean that there is any viable alternative to the rule of his centrist Civic Platform party.

Nicholas Watson in Prague
Fri, 20th Apr -- Buoyed by receiving the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, Herbert Stepic has secured a new five-year contract to run Raiffeisen Bank International and is eager to start work on adapting the bank he has built into one of the region's powerhouses to the post-crisis reality.

Justin Vela in Istanbul
Tue, 17th Apr -- Even as the turmoil from the Arab Spring drags on, Turkish businessmen are already setting out to reestablish themselves in the region. While most remain wary, the Turks consider the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to be their backyard market.

Kester Eddy in Budapest
Tue, 17th Apr -- The colourful Ryanair boss on Budapest bureaucracy, Bucharest ineptitude and cabin crew management.

Andrew MacDowall in Belgrade
Fri, 13th Apr -- April has seen an avalanche of articles on the Bosnian War that started 20 years ago. The Bosnian economy, while shackled by the structures left by the post-war settlement, is essentially functional. And if the country can cut through the political arrangements that clog its economic arteries, some promising sectors could start to gain momentum.

Molly Corso in Tbilisi
Fri, 13th Apr -- Georgia is banking on two new developments on the Black Sea to bolster investment, and create a modern image for the conflict-ridden country. But a sluggish economy and lingering problems with property rights has cast doubt on the projects' durability.

Guy Norton in Zagreb
Thu, 12th Apr -- Croatia's narrow clique of stock market enthusiasts are often viewed as being more financially suspicious figures than members of Croatia's betting mafia who regularly make headlines with their match-fixing activities around the globe. Nobody more so than Nenad Bakic, arguably the country's most successful share punter.

Ben Aris in Moscow
Wed, 11th Apr -- "Pensions is an idea whose time has come," says Oleg Jelezko, managing partner at Da Vinci Capital. "This year and next, the reforms will start in earnest and then it will grow much faster than people expect."

Jacy Meyer in Prague
Tue, 10th Apr -- Slow food, go local, agri-chefs - food trends are all about eating from your own backyard. In the Czech Republic, the movement is no different, with 47% of Czechs preferring domestic goods to imported ones, according to a 2011 survey by research group MML TGI.

Clare Nuttall in Yerevan
Tue, 10th Apr -- Armenia's retail sector will see some dramatic changes in 2012 as the country's the largest local chain Star Supermarkets prepares to almost double its stores, while French hypermarket giant Carrefour takes a final decision on whether to enter the market.