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North Macedonia president loses big in first election round

No candidate received a majority of votes in the first round of the Presidential elections in North Macedonia on 24…

1 year ago

Czech FM visits Budapest, as Hungary prepares for EU presidency

Hungary will focus on key issues for central Europe during its upcoming EU presidency, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto claimed…

1 year ago

Westinghouse increasingly central to CEE’s shift from Russian nuclear industry

US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with 17 Bulgarian suppliers to support the construction…

1 year ago

AI will transform Adriatic economies – Microsoft

By 2030 Artificial Intelligence could be contributing as much as 11.5%, or USD 700bn (EUR 6.55bn), to the GDP of…

1 year ago

CEE countries register EU’s highest, lowest inflation

Lithuania had the lowest annual inflation rate of 0.4% in the EU in March 2024, EU official statistics office Eurostat…

1 year ago

Lithuanians to vote on joint foreign citizenships next month

Lithuania will hold a constitutional referendum on whether its citizens can hold dual and multiple citizenships on 12 May 2024,…

1 year ago

Ruling HDZ wins, but fails to secure majority, in Croatian election

The ruling conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won the most seats but failed to secure a simple majority in the…

1 year ago

Retail platform sees gap in CEE market

Shippingmanagement and payment system Ikas has announced that it will initiate operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),…

1 year ago

Chinese leader visits Hungary, Serbia in May

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Budapest, Hungary and Belgrade, Serbia, at the beginning of May. After a trip to France from…

1 year ago

NATO bolsters Eastern flank as German troops arrive in Lithuania

The first German troops of a brigade to be fully deployed as the German Army 45th Brigade Lithuania within 4…

1 year ago

All roads lead to Romania, as PM vows motorway to Moldova will open this year

A 147.8km stretch of the A7 motorway between Bucharest and Moldova and north Romania will open this year, Romanian Prime…

1 year ago

Fico ally Pellegrini wins presidential vote

Peter Pellegrini of Slovakia’s nationalist-left ruling coalition beat pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok by 53.1% to 46.9% in the presidential…

1 year ago

PiS places first in Polish local elections as KO fails to deliver knockout blow

Nationalist opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), toppled last year after eight years in power by Polish Prime Minister Donald…

1 year ago

Romania moves to combat loss of southern arable land – Environment Minister

Romanian Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests Mircea Fechet warned of the need for action as rising temperatures continue to…

1 year ago

CEE members mark accession anniversaries as NATO vows to back Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to progress with planning a greater role in coordinating aid to Ukraine on the…

1 year ago

Bulgaria, Romania part-join Schengen zone

Romania and Bulgaria partly entered the Schengen free movement zone at midnight Sunday, 31 March, meaning air travel and freight,…

1 year ago

Hungary airline hit by Airbus A320 recalls

Hungary's Wizz Air will be forced to ground 20% of its fleet for several months due to the recall of…

1 year ago

Serbian turbine deal prompts protectionist EU legislation

The awarding of a turbine tender to China’s Envision Energy by EU applicant Serbia looks to have set the bloc…

1 year ago

Romania least reliant on gas imports in EU – analysis

Europe remains heavily reliant on energy imports even after recent crises, as dependence on Russia has been replaced by that…

1 year ago

EU green lights Bosnian accession talks

The EU approved the opening of accession negotiations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), a candidate since 2022, on Thursday, 21…

1 year ago