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Romania stands to borrow €16.6bn under the EU’s SAFE defence programme — but analysts, generals and the country’s own state arms maker are warning that most of the money will flow abroad. Romania is the second-largest recipient of EU defence loans under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe)
Following the U.S. Secretary of State’s partial regional tour, at least as many questions remain as the trip itself answered
The media worldwide has picked up on the sharp exchange between Elon Musk and the Polish Foreign Minister regarding the war in Ukraine.
Romania’s Ministry of Defence has requested a record budget for 2026, seeking 57 billion lei in direct allocations.
In Poland, many fear the country could be caught between two fires if the United States were to take concrete steps toward acquiring Greenland.
The Baltic states have increasingly been discussing ways to strengthen the protection of their borders by using natural terrain obstacles.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has announced plans for a wide-ranging modernisation of the armed forces.
Bulgaria — for the first time in more than 100 years — has launched a newly built, domestically produced warship.
The minister highlighted by resigning he aimed to prevent further distractions from national security concerns.
Public attitudes toward the war in Ukraine vary highly and have shifted significantly across the CEE region.
Romanian and NATO leaders held talks focusing on strengthening Romania’s security amid ongoing regional tensions.
Romanian PM Ilie Bolojan warned that peace is no longer guaranteed, stressing that ensuring security is a shared responsibility of society.
Von der Leyen's visits to frontline NATO states aims to deliver a message of solidarity while boosting Europe’s defence capacity, promoting joint procurement and galvanising industrial support through the EU’s SAFE mechanism.
Global Peace Index (GPI) founder Steve Killelea spoke to the Central European Times on the day of the release of the GPI's 18th annual report. Despite the steep rise in militarisation in CEE, investment-led ambitions are currently limited by fragmentation, Killelea tells CET.
Hungary and Slovakia have emerged as the most vocal opponents of two of the EU’s most consequential reform proposals: plans to phase out Russian energy imports and to overhaul the bloc’s long-term budget to prioritise defence, climate and digital transition. EU mulls ban of new Russian energy contracts