Drew Leifheit

“Prove that you are with us,” Zelensky implores Brussels

As a kilometres-long convoy of Russian forces approached the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, the country's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a powerful…

3 years ago

EU, NATO providing defensive weapons to Ukraine

As Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was heavily bombarded by Russian forces on Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep…

3 years ago

Window for diplomacy opens, but Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert amid fresh EU sanctions

On the evening of Sunday, 27 February, as Russian President Vladimir Putin had put his nuclear forces on high alert,…

3 years ago

As West tightens screws on Moscow, CEE countries hunker down

On early Friday, Al Jazeera reported that Russian forces had sent missiles into Kyiv and other locations in Ukraine. Stating…

3 years ago

Baltics plus Poland invoke NATO’s Article 4

Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all invoked the NATO alliance's Article 4,…

3 years ago

Central Europe wakes up to full-scale attack on Ukraine

Global news organisations are reporting that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday,…

3 years ago

Ukraine’s CEE allies denounce Russian incursions

United Nations Security Council members condemned Russia's order to deploy troops to Donetsk and Luhansk after Russian President Vladimir Putin…

3 years ago

CEE countries bolster defences, await diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

As the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine continues, for countries within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) it has spurred a…

3 years ago

Failure to pass judicial reforms slows Slovakia’s recovery fund uptake

Slovakia’s failure to approve judicial reforms and a “court map” could curtail its access to EU recovery plan funds, writes…

3 years ago

US Secretary of State challenges Moscow to “state it plainly” it won’t invade Ukraine

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the prospect of Russian forces invading Ukraine remains a real threat, a…

3 years ago

Russia waits on Ukraine, NATO vigilant

Russian forces did not invade Ukraine today, confounding earlier US intelligence statements this was likely to happen on Wednesday. The…

3 years ago

CEE countries take different roads on COVID

As some countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) relax Coronavirus restrictions, others remain cautious, with Czechia in the first…

3 years ago

Lithuania invites NATO troops for good

NATO has sent troops to Lithuania, which the country's head of state says should be permanently stationed in the Baltic…

3 years ago

EU plans to boost semiconductors to the tune of EUR 43bn

The European Commission (EC) unveiled legislation designed to double Europe’s share of the semiconductor industry yesterday. The so-called Chips Act…

3 years ago

EC finds way to make good on Poland’s Turow mine penalty

The European Commission (EC) will withhold approximately EUR 15 million in EU funding from Poland for its refusal to pay…

3 years ago

Discount flyers want fairer fuel deal

A group of four European budget airlines have allied to lobby against them shouldering the bulk of the cost of…

3 years ago

Czechia withdraws Turow mine complaint

The Czech Republic and Poland made good today on promises made in yesterday’s settlement of the Turow mine dispute. Polish…

3 years ago

Poland, Czechia ink deal on Turow mine

Czechia and Poland signed an agreement regarding the environmentally damaging lignite mine in Turow, western Poland, on Thursday. Under the…

3 years ago

Ryanair revives routes out of Zagreb

Europe’s largest airline Ryanair has announced plans to restore all of the flights from the Croatian capital of Zagreb that…

3 years ago

Green groups urge energy reform as gas crisis upends coal phase-out

Soaring natural gas prices last year disrupted the long-term trend of renewable energies and gas replacing coal in Europe, according…

3 years ago