Michael Winfrey leads Reuters economic coverage out of Central Europe and the balkans, based in Prague. He has specialised in eastern Europe over the past decade, covering the European Union’s enlargement into the former communist bloc, preparations for euro adoption and the string of international bailouts caused by the global financial crisis. His work also includes posts in London and Latin America, as well as stints in Greece during its debt emergency and Lebanon during the 2006 Hezbollah-Israel war.