Romania holds out on Ukraine import ban, urges neighbours to wait for EU solution

Romanian Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea expressed solidarity with farmers from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia – who all unilaterally…

Slovakia sends 13 fighter planes to Ukraine

Slovakia has donated 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian forces, Slovak state news agency TASR reported on the morning…

CEE leaders say EU may need to reintroduce farm tariffs on Ukraine

Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia expressed concern in a letter to the European Commission (EC) on Friday over an…

Hungary could decouple from Russian gas – report

Hungary could realistically replace Russian gas imports, according to local analysts, who say its dependence is reliant on the will…

Mixed prospects in region for pay-TV industry, new research finds

The number of pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8mn from its peak of 81mn in 2018,…

Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets

Poland will send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days, with more to follow later, according to an…

• Economy

Lithuania decade’s most improved country in region, leading prosperity report finds

Estonia is named the most prosperous country in Eastern Europe, and the 21st globally, in the newly-released 2023 Legatum Prosperity Index.…

CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

US moves into CEE arms market – CET analysis

Geopolitics is leaving its mark on the arms race in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Countries are drifting further away…

Estonia top for digital banking usage in 2022, while Romania lags – Eurostat report

More people in Estonia use online banking services than anywhere else in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to a…