Germany to help Czechia renew army, and landlocked CEE countries to access gas
Germany will help Czechia to modernise its army by replacing military equipment it sent to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said...
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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)...
CEE firms face clamour for solar panels, heat pumps
The combination of a rise in demand for renewable energy sources and supply-chain issues is causing problems for manufacturers in Czechia...
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...
Russian energy boycott could hit CEE hard
New sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas currently being discussed by EU leaders would impact several Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)...
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...
EU deducts unpaid fines from payment to Poland
The Polish Finance Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the European Commission (EC) has paid Poland EUR 30 million less in EU...
Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend
Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia, Hungary,...
Czechs contribute EUR 27 million towards armament shipments to Ukraine
Czechia’s Ministry of Defence says 100,000 Czechs have coughed up over EUR 27 million through a crowdfunding campaign which began last...
Zelensky addresses Biden directly, asking him to be “leader of peace”
A theatre sheltering 1,200 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday night. An estimated 400,000 residents in...
Conflict at a “crossroads”, could end in April, says adviser to Ukraine’s President
The BBC reported that Russian troops were holding 400 doctors and patients captive in a hospital in the coastal city of...
War in Ukraine deals harsh blow to CEE currencies
While the Hungarian forint was hardest hit, all the currencies of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region are suffering adverse...
US Vice President’s trip to Poland, Romania overshadowed by fighter jet “debacle”
The Guardian reports that on Wednesday morning US time Vice President Kamala Harris was travelling to Poland, where she’ll meet Poland’s...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
Central Europe wakes up to full-scale attack on Ukraine
Global news organisations are reporting that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday, 24...
Ukraine’s CEE allies denounce Russian incursions
United Nations Security Council members condemned Russia's order to deploy troops to Donetsk and Luhansk after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared...
CEE countries bolster defences, await diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis
As the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine continues, for countries within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) it has spurred a flurry...
What Macron’s EU presidency means for Central and Eastern Europe – CET analysis
French President Emmanuel Macron's tenure as EU President is already looking historic for Europe, only two months in. Macron promised that...
US to lead NATO war games in Latvia
The Latvian Defence Ministry has revealed that 400 US troops, 100 units of military vehicles and 22 US Apache helicopters will...