Czech Republic

Estonia most generous to Ukraine per head, Poland second biggest donor in absolute terms

Estonia is providing the most aid to Ukraine by far in relation to its economic output, according to a new…

2 years ago

EU deducts unpaid fines from payment to Poland

The Polish Finance Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the European Commission (EC) has paid Poland EUR 30 million less in…

2 years ago

Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend

Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia,…

2 years ago

Czechs contribute EUR 27 million towards armament shipments to Ukraine

Czechia’s Ministry of Defence says 100,000 Czechs have coughed up over EUR 27 million through a crowdfunding campaign which began…

2 years ago

Zelensky addresses Biden directly, asking him to be “leader of peace”

A theatre sheltering 1,200 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday night. An estimated 400,000 residents…

2 years ago

Conflict at a “crossroads”, could end in April, says adviser to Ukraine’s President

The BBC reported that Russian troops were holding 400 doctors and patients captive in a hospital in the coastal city…

2 years ago

War in Ukraine deals harsh blow to CEE currencies

While the Hungarian forint was hardest hit, all the currencies of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region are suffering…

2 years ago

US Vice President’s trip to Poland, Romania overshadowed by fighter jet “debacle”

The Guardian reports that on Wednesday morning US time Vice President Kamala Harris was travelling to Poland, where she’ll meet…

2 years ago

Putin strikes at opportune moment

Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European…

2 years ago

Central Europe wakes up to full-scale attack on Ukraine

Global news organisations are reporting that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday,…

2 years ago