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CEE leaders weigh in on security, expansion, energy at Antalya forum

Attendees from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) nations including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Moldova and others discussed policy…

1 month ago

CEE leads EU raw materials drive as EU selects strategic mining projects

The European Commission (EC) has chosen 47 strategic projects across the EU to reduce critical raw material dependency, with Czechia,…

1 month ago

Vucic names academic as PM candidate, as demonstrators take protest to Strasbourg

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic nominated political newcomer Duro Macut, a 62-year-old endocrinologist and university professor, to serve as the country’s…

1 month ago

Serbia, Hungary deepen defence, energy ties

When Croatia, Albania and Kosovo recently formed a new military alliance, Serbia and Hungary followed suit, reshaping the security situation…

1 month ago

CEE markets plunge on Trump tariffs shock

Stock markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell sharply after US President Donald Trump announced retaliatory tariffs on global…

1 month ago

Krakow layoffs reflect broader shift to AI, automation in CEE

The city of Krakow, south Poland, saw nearly 1,900 group layoffs in the first quarter of 2025, almost equalling the…

1 month ago

Trump’s time bomb just exploded – oped

Trying to figure out the rationale behind Trump’s “trade revolution”?  Don’t bother, there isn’t one. It is rooted in delusion,…

1 month ago

Liberation Day: the end of ‘America First’ – oped

Liberation Day is here. Trump has announced his tariffs targeting the US’s biggest trading partners, delivering one of the biggest…

1 month ago

CEE auto, steel at sharp end of Trump tariffs

US President Donald Trump’s new raft of global tariffs threatens to hammer the export-driven economies of Central and Eastern Europe…

1 month ago

US soldiers die during Lithuania training exercise

A total of three US soldiers were found dead while a fourth remains missing after their armoured recovery vehicle became…

2 months ago

Trump-Putin detente could revive Nord Stream 2

The US and Russia are discussing the potential reopening of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, raising significant concerns across…

2 months ago

Dodik dodges arrest warrant, surfaces in Moscow

Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik announced that he had arrived in Moscow on Monday 31 March, after Bosnia and…

2 months ago

CEE startups outpace Western Europe rivals

Startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are growing faster than in Western Europe and the CEE startup ecosystem is…

2 months ago

Gender pay gaps remain in CEE, despite EU efforts

Romania and Poland have gender pay disparities among the lowest in the EU, according to Eurostat data published this month.…

2 months ago

‘We always choose the best and fastest method for acquiring ammunition’ – Estonia defends policy

Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur pushed back on Tuesday against criticism of the country’s joint ammunition procurement strategy, defending multilateral…

2 months ago

Croatia eyes Russia’s share in Serbian oil firm NIS

Croatian Economy Minister Ante Susnjar said state-owned oil pipeline operator Jadranski Naftovod (Janaf) could acquire Russia’s stake in Serbian oil…

2 months ago

EU probes Hungarian subsidies to BYD under new foreign subsidies rules

The European Commission (EC) has launched an inquiry into state support provided by Hungary to Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer…

2 months ago

Poland’s GDP to grow by 3.7%, CEE by 2.6%

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set for stronger economic growth in 2025, with GDP expected to expand by 2.6%,…

2 months ago

Poland, Czechia back ‘coalition of the willing’, Hungary, Slovakia align with Trump

As political landscapes shift across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), governments are recalibrating their approaches to Ukraine, European security, and…

2 months ago

Historic demo in Belgrade rocks Vucic gov’t

Crowds flooded the streets of the Serbian capital of Belgrade on Saturday, 15 March, in the largest demonstration of the…

2 months ago