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...
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Plan to disburse over EUR 35bn recovery cash to Poland stings MEPs into action
MEPs are planning to protest the transfer of a EUR 35.4bn EU stimulus package to Poland, arguing that the country has...
Croatia set to join the Euro
Croatia has been given the go-ahead to adopt the euro from the start of next year, when it will become twentieth...
Croatia plans for worst case energy scenario
Croatia is currently boosting its own gas security in preparation for next winter, Energy Minister Davor Filipovic announced. By 1 November,...
Poland set to unlock EUR 36bn in COVID recovery funds frozen over dispute – report
The European Commission (EC) is about to release the EUR 36bn Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) funds to Poland that were...
NATO ups air presence in CEE airspace
NATO has around 30 surveillance and fighter jets in airspace outside of Ukraine and Belarus at any moment according the defence...
Romania to host CEE firms at defence expo
Companies from at least nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries will present their products and services at the upcoming military,...
Poland takes anti-war drive to Hungary
The Polish government’s Stop Russia Now advertising campaign arrived in Hungary on Wednesday, increasing speculation that the alliance between the two...
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)...
EU may excuse Hungary, Slovakia from oil ban
The European Commission (EC) may allow Hungary and Slovakia to opt out of the Russian oil embargo currently being drawn up,...
Polish aviation survives ‘near miss’ as air traffic controllers mobilise over pay cut
A strike that would have seen traffic cut by two-thirds at Poland’s two biggest airports has been averted after air traffic...
EU initiates rule of law process against Hungary
The European Commission (EC) has activated against Hungary a “rule of law mechanism” that links alleged corruption to provision of EU...
Poland, Bulgaria seek alternative gas supplies, after Russia pulls plug
EU Commission President von der Leyen proclaimed “the era of Russian fossil fuel in Europe is coming to an end" on...
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...
EU states see green goals, Russian energy cuts as win-win
A coalition of 11 European Union states led by Denmark wants to accelerate the continent’s green transformation, in order to end...
Growth in CEE to slow to 3.5% – World Bank
The war in Ukraine is set to inflict twice the amount of economic damage that the COVID-19 pandemic did, the World...
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...
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...
Warsaw gets serious about eliminating Russian energy imports
Poland adopted draft legislation on Wednesday to prohibit coal imports from Russia. In its efforts to move away from all Russian...