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 Minister...
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 election...
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 Tusk’s...
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 increase...
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 first...
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, and...
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 its...
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 on...
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Europe remains heavily reliant on energy imports even after recent crises, as dependence on Russia has been replaced by that on...
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 March...
CEE countries push for Russian grain ban
Czechia and Poland are campaigning to stop the importing of Russian and Belarusian grain into Europe, and the former country will...
Romania to host Ukrainian pilot training
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has approved the transit of Finnish equipment and supplies to Ukraine as well as the relevant training...
Romania earmarks EUR 400mn for SMEs
A total of EUR 400mn will be available to Romanian short- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 1 April, as the Start-Up...
Czechia mulls nuclear reactors, coal phase-out
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s incumbent administration will decide to build at least two new nuclear power units in Czechia, Industry...
Thousands protest Fico’s media law in Slovakia
Thousands protested at Freedom Square, Bratislava, over Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plan to overhaul the country’s state media, on Friday,...
EU loosens CAP scheme to placate farmers
The EU announced further concessions for the bloc’s agricultural workers, especially for smaller farms, to quell agricultural workers’ protests, on Friday, 15...
Bosnian accession on EU agenda next week
The EU will recommend that member states open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), a candidate for membership since 2022, European Commission...
Romania, Poland lead EU for female STEM grads
The highest shares of women tertiary education graduates in the scientific STEM subjects were recorded in Romania (42.5%) and Poland (41.5%),...
Mystery EV firm to build EUR 8bn plant in Czechia
Czechia will host a EUR 7.9bn electric vehicle (EV) battery in Karvina, east Czechia, funded by a foreign investor, the Czech...
EU unveils first ever pan-European defence plan
A new, ground-breaking European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) has been announced by the European Commission (EC). The EC said EDIS “sets a...