V4 & Romania

Fico ally Pellegrini wins presidential vote

Peter Pellegrini of Slovakia’s nationalist-left ruling coalition beat pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok by 53.1% to 46.9% in the presidential…

9 months ago

PiS places first in Polish local elections as KO fails to deliver knockout blow

Nationalist opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), toppled last year after eight years in power by Polish Prime Minister Donald…

9 months ago

Romania moves to combat loss of southern arable land – Environment Minister

Romanian Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests Mircea Fechet warned of the need for action as rising temperatures continue to…

9 months ago

CEE members mark accession anniversaries as NATO vows to back Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed to progress with planning a greater role in coordinating aid to Ukraine on the…

9 months ago

Czechia sinks EU cash into domestic green energy

Czech citizens who are interested in using solar power at their own home or company can rest easy, the subsidies…

9 months ago

Bulgaria, Romania part-join Schengen zone

Romania and Bulgaria partly entered the Schengen free movement zone at midnight Sunday, 31 March, meaning air travel and freight,…

9 months ago

Hungary airline hit by Airbus A320 recalls

Hungary's Wizz Air will be forced to ground 20% of its fleet for several months due to the recall of…

9 months ago

Romania least reliant on gas imports in EU – analysis

Europe remains heavily reliant on energy imports even after recent crises, as dependence on Russia has been replaced by that…

9 months ago

CEE countries push for Russian grain ban

Czechia and Poland are campaigning to stop the importing of Russian and Belarusian grain into Europe, and the former country…

9 months ago

Romania to host Ukrainian pilot training

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has approved the transit of Finnish equipment and supplies to Ukraine as well as the relevant…

9 months ago