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Blinken meets Lavrov after NATO talks in Riga

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the importance of strengthening Transatlantic unity at…

3 years ago

EU’s Eastern neighbours urge faster integration

The heads of governments of the three Eastern Partnership countries at the front of the queue for EU membership are…

3 years ago

State nuclear firm to build Slovakia’s biggest solar facility

The Slovak government announced plans to the build the country’s largest solar park on Monday. State nuclear company JESS will construct…

3 years ago

Czechia’s Petr Fiala officially becomes PM

Czechia’s President Milos Zeman officially appointed Petr Fiala as prime minister to lead a broad coalition of right-wing and centrist…

3 years ago

Slovenia takes surprise U-turn in nominating European Public Prosecutors’ Office delegates

In a surprise move on Thursday, Slovenia's government, which holds the EU presidency, ended months of delays in appointing the…

3 years ago

Ex army officer to lead Romania, as MPs put differences aside to face crises

Romanian MPs overwhelmingly approved a grand coalition that includes historically bitter rivals the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social…

3 years ago

Taiwan could supply Europe with chips, eyes central Europe

Taiwan could help alleviate Europe’s semiconductor shortage by setting up manufacturing operations in central Europe. With a reputation as a…

3 years ago

From ‘Germanisation’ to ‘Repolanisation’ and beyond – an analysis of 21st-Century media in Central and Eastern Europe

So dominant was German capital in the Czech media in 2003 that the European Federation of Journalists considered it no…

3 years ago

Hungary’s third-richest man plans to run for government in 2022

Hungarian porn baron Gyorgy Gattyan has announced plans to found a party and field candidates in all of Hungary's constituencies…

3 years ago

Polish, Hungarian currencies take a beating

Poland's currency, the zloty (PLN), saw a 12-year low against the euro, while the Hungarian forint (HUF) also plunged to…

3 years ago