Pro-NATO PM wins Latvian election, as ethnic-Russian voters shun pro-Kremlin parties
Latvia’s ruling centre-right party Jauna Vienotiba (New Unity) was the clear winner in the country’s general elections at the weekend with...
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‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET
Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the Hungarian...
Baltic countries to fully ban entry for Russian citizens, while EU plans major restrictions
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are finalising coordinated agreements on restricting entry for the Russian citizens with Schengen visas, the three Baltic...
Estonia becomes latest CEE country to be targeted by Russian hackers Killnet
Estonia has repelled its most severe hacking attack in 15 years, the government announced on Thursday. The hack of the previous day...
Corruption not seen as major issue by majority of firms in Poland, Czechia, Austria- Ipsos poll
Corruption is considered a very serious problem by 59% of business leaders in Romania, the highest percentage in the EU, according...
As CEE energy costs soar, IMF says customers should pick up the bill
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended that European governments let consumers bear the brunt of rocketing domestic energy bills, in...
Estonia top CEE country on EU’s digital progress tracker
Estonia is top in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and seventh in the EU as a whole in the new European...
Polish ‘train levitation’ firm among six CEE startups to secure EU innovation funding
The European Innovation Council (EIC) will award grants or equity investments of up to EUR 17.5mn to six “high potential” startups...
Press Freedom Index singles out Moldova, Bulgaria as promising media landscapes
Estonia has the healthiest media environment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) according to the Reporters Sans Frontiers/Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
Poland opens new GIPL pipeline, bringing Baltic states into EU gas transit network
Poland began operating a new pipeline that transits gas from Lithuania on Sunday, 1 May. The launch was particularly timely, as...
Croatia’s aviation industry most resilient in EU
The commercial flight numbers of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are closing in on their pre-pandemic levels faster than...
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 data...
NATO plans to bolster defences in east, says Sec-Gen Stoltenberg
NATO leaders will formulate plans to bolster its eastern flank across Central and Eastern Europe at a summit in Madrid in...
Hundreds of Russian envoys expelled from EU
Over two hundred Russian diplomats have been sent home from countries in Europe this week, in response to scenes of atrocities...
Deutsche Bank CEO opposes Germany decoupling from Russian energy
Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewin said on Monday that a significant recession in Germany would be "almost inevitable” if imports of...
No EU sanctions against Russian hydrocarbons, for now
The European Commission said it planned to cut its reliance on fossil fuels from Russia by 2030, reducing dependence on Russian...
Baltics plus Poland invoke NATO’s Article 4
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all invoked the NATO alliance's Article 4, which...
Russia waits on Ukraine, NATO vigilant
Russian forces did not invade Ukraine today, confounding earlier US intelligence statements this was likely to happen on Wednesday. The Kremlin...
CEE countries take different roads on COVID
As some countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) relax Coronavirus restrictions, others remain cautious, with Czechia in the first camp,...
Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022
Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and the...