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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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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…

Czech EU Council presidency aims to clarify Brussels’ relations with Beijing

Czechia’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky says one of his country’s goals when it heads the EU Council is to clarify…

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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,…

NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia

NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s…

Using chemical weapons would have “far-reaching consequences”, warns NATO chief

Russian forces using chemical weapons in Ukraine would not only be a violation of international law, but have “far-reaching consequences”,…