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,...
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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...
Lithuania invites NATO troops for good
NATO has sent troops to Lithuania, which the country's head of state says should be permanently stationed in the Baltic country....
Slovenia minimum wage nears parity with US
With a EUR 1,074 minimum wage, Slovenia was the only country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) where a gross monthly...
CEE countries progress towards OECD
Romania’s GDP should grow 4.5% both this year and next, after a 6.3% expansion last year, according to a report released...
Biden reassures CEE over Russia, Ukraine
US President Joe Biden discussed the threat of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine with numerous NATO member countries in Central...
Member state research forum recommends over EUR 4bn for shared research facilities
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures' (ESFRI), designed to integrate Europe on scientific research collaboration, recommends massive investment into nearly...
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 Democratic...
Romania may pioneer construction of US ‘small nuclear reactors’
Romania could become the first country to deploy a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), according to an agreement between the country’s...
Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new government...
Latvia reimposes lockdown as COVID rips through Baltics and Balkans
Latvia has announced a month-long COVID lockdown after a surge in infections and hospitalisations, becoming the first EU country to reintroduce...
CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’
Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in recent...
Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum
President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is in...
Romanian Government Fails No-confidence Vote
With the country seeing a massive surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to deal with a tenuous international credit rating,...
Romanians receive rough justice at UK borders
The high number of EU citizens from Romania stopped and questioned before entering the UK during the first half of 2021...
Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe
In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans –...
Romanian Government in Crisis over Development Program
Romania’s government coalition is in major crisis after the dismissal of the country's justice minister, Stelian Ion, by prime minister Florin Citu....
Romania Aims to Boost Vaccination With Campaign
Amid the growing COVID-19 Delta variant threat in Europe, the Romanian government wants to boost its vaccination campaign. Currently, Romania, along...
Romania’s Economy Grows 13% in 2nd Quarter
Romania’s economy continued its robust post-pandemic recovery in the second quarter after already returning to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter....
Central Europeans Share Mixed Feelings Towards the Euro
Two countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), Bulgaria and Croatia, are on track to introduce the European common currency. In...