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Poland sets date for era-defining election

Polish President Andrzej Duda this week set October 15 as the date for a general election that both sides are…

1 year ago

Poland, Czechia host most Ukrainians in CEE

Poland and Czechia are the leading countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for offering temporary protection status to Ukrainian refugees, according…

1 year ago

Romania hikes inflation forecast

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised upward, to 7.5% its inflation prognosis for the end of this year on…

1 year ago

CEE foreign policy experts warn US, EU on Serbia

Foreign affairs parliamentary committee chairs from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries including Czechia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are…

1 year ago

Flood-hit CEE countries ask EU, NATO for aid

Slovenia and Austria were the worst hit countries by the severe floods that swept over Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

1 year ago

Baltic states unplug from Russian grid

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on Thursday 3 August to decouple from Russia's BRELL power grid by February 2025, in…

1 year ago

Multi-billion deal sees Emirati operator acquire telco assets in four CEE countries

Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (e&) will buy a 50% plus one share in PPF Group’s telecommunications assets in Bulgaria (mobile…

1 year ago

Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO

Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference…

1 year ago

Forint falls regionally, as CEE central bankers mull rate cuts

Unlike its regional peers, the forint weakened massively this week, as the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) continued to unwind the…

1 year ago

New roads means more infrastructure for Romania

Romania has signed a RON 562.61mn (EUR 106.64mn) construction contract for a road connecting the Autostrada Transilvania (A3) and the…

1 year ago