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Poland leads CEE’s rearmament charge, as Trump cools on NATO

Poland is set to purchase an additional 180 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks for approximately USD 6.2bn (EUR 5.7bn),…

3 weeks ago

Moldova, North Macedonia join harmonised European payments system SEPA

​Moldova and North Macedonia have been approved to join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), marking a significant step in…

3 weeks ago

Romania probes pro-Russian presidential candidate as six arrested for coup plot

Romanian authorities are investigating far-right, pro-Russian politician Calin Georgescu over allegations of working against the constitutional order, spreading misinformation and…

4 weeks ago

Austria coalition ends five months of limbo

Austria’s centre-right People’s Party (OVP), centre-left Social Democrats (SPO) and centrist, liberal NEOs have now finalised a coalition pact after…

4 weeks ago

Dodik ban from public office sparks protests in BiH

Republika Srpska (RS) president Milorad Dodik is once again at the centre of political turmoil in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)…

4 weeks ago

Ukraine, Slovakia ranked most bureaucratic countries

Except for wartorn Ukraine, Slovakia has the most red tape in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to the latest…

4 weeks ago

Trump’s verbal attack on Zelenskyy prompts security rethink in CEE

The dramatic breakdown of relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance…

4 weeks ago

Trump’s self-defeating trade war with Europe – opinion

US President Donald Trump underscored this week that he intends to impose 25% tariffs on EU imports, reinforcing his claim…

1 month ago

Zelenskyy gathers support from CEE leaders

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on European leaders to step up their efforts towards peace in Ukraine during a string…

1 month ago

Ukraine will never join EU – Orban

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban described 2025 as a “breakthrough year” when he set out his government’s agenda for the…

1 month ago