As CEE energy costs soar, IMF says customers should pick up the bill
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that European governments let consumers bear the brunt of rocketing domestic energy bills, in...
Bulgaria
Bulgaria appoints interim PM, calls October election
Bulgarian voters are set to go to the polls for the fourth time in two years after President Rumen Radev called...
As Russia turns off the taps, Hungary negotiates deal to get gas transits wholly via southern TurkStream pipeline
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Monday that he is in negotiations with Russia’s Gazprom regarding a long-term gas supply deal...
Bulgaria coalition on brink after just six months
Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is trying to save his administration by persuading seven MPs to support his coalition in the...
Polish ‘train levitation’ firm among six CEE startups to secure EU innovation funding
The European Innovation Council (EIC) will award grants or equity investments of up to EUR 17.5mn to six “high potential” startups...
Croatia set to join the Euro
Croatia has been given the go-ahead to adopt the euro from the start of next year, when it will become twentieth...
Croatia plans for worst case energy scenario
Croatia is currently boosting its own gas security in preparation for next winter, Energy Minister Davor Filipovic announced. By 1 November,...
Hungary leverages over EU oil sanctions
The EU on Monday failed to make headway on finalising a sixth package of sanctions against Russia in response to its...
EU may compensate CEE countries for hit from Russian oil embargo
The European Commission (EC) could channel funds to countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to help reduce their dependence on...
NATO ups air presence in CEE airspace
NATO has around 30 surveillance and fighter jets in airspace outside of Ukraine and Belarus at any moment according the defence...
TUI pulls CEE flights due to dip in demand
Tour operator TUI Belgium has cancelled scheduled summer flights to Bulgaria and North Macedonia citing falling interest in destinations in Central...
Romania to host CEE firms at defence expo
Companies from at least nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries will present their products and services at the upcoming military,...
Press Freedom Index singles out Moldova, Bulgaria as promising media landscapes
Estonia has the healthiest media environment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) according to the Reporters Sans Frontiers/Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
Poland, Bulgaria seek alternative gas supplies, after Russia pulls plug
EU Commission President von der Leyen proclaimed “the era of Russian fossil fuel in Europe is coming to an end" on...
Croatia’s aviation industry most resilient in EU
The commercial flight numbers of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are closing in on their pre-pandemic levels faster than...
Russian energy boycott could hit CEE hard
New sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas currently being discussed by EU leaders would impact several Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...
Growth in CEE to slow to 3.5% – World Bank
The war in Ukraine is set to inflict twice the amount of economic damage that the COVID-19 pandemic did, the World...
NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s ongoing...
Using chemical weapons would have “far-reaching consequences”, warns NATO chief
Russian forces using chemical weapons in Ukraine would not only be a violation of international law, but have “far-reaching consequences”, warned...
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland look to reduce dependence on Russian sources of energy
Efforts to reduce dependency upon Russian sources of energy within countries in Central and Eastern Europe have taken on a new...