CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

2 years ago

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

US moves into CEE arms market – CET analysis

2 years ago

Geopolitics is leaving its mark on the arms race in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Countries are drifting further away…

Bulgaria faces fifth election in two years, as pro-Kremlin Socialists fail to form gov’t

2 years ago

Bulgaria is preparing for a new general election in the spring, following the failure of the country's Socialist Party to…

CEE plans thousands of miles of high-speed rail

2 years ago

Railway infrastructure managers from Czechia, Poland and the Baltics signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in connection with building almost…

Estonia top for digital banking usage in 2022, while Romania lags – Eurostat report

2 years ago

More people in Estonia use online banking services than anywhere else in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to a…

Bulgaria, Greece could revive 1990s pipeline project – this time without Russia

2 years ago

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the oil pipeline project between Alexandroupolis, east Greece, and Burgas, east Bulgaria, will be signed…

Ex-NATO official edges Babis to move into pole position for Czech presidency

2 years ago

Retired General Petr Pavel will face ex-prime minister Andrej Babis in Czechia’s presidential runoff vote after narrowly beating him into…

Poland emerges as European defence power

2 years ago

As President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine nears its first anniversary and Russia regroups, the defence sector politics of Central…

Hungary secures EUR 1.6bn Vodafone purchase

2 years ago

Hungary has finalised a deal to acquire Vodafone Europe’s Hungarian unit for HUF 660bn (EUR 1.6bn) in the largest state…

Baltic inflation ‘canary in the coal mine’ for rest of Europe in 2023

2 years ago

The three Baltic countries are the worst hit by the wave of inflation in Europe, according to the latest flash estimate…