Illnerova and many Eastern and Central European colleagues worry that, despite painful reforms undertaken since the fall of communism, their countries may not be able to compete against vastly better funded and equipped scientists in the West. (sciencemag.org)
Inspectors overseeing Greece's faltering financial recovery have returned to Athens to push the country back on the road to painful reform. (sandiegouniontribune.com)
Various countries in your favourite punching bag of Southern Europe have undergone very substantial and painful reforms. (foragerfunds.com)