Polish election result shakes up CEE
Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it was...
Slovakia
A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis
With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs and...
Russia on voters’ minds as Slovakia goes to polls
Left-wing nationalist populist party Slovak Social Democracy (SMER-SD) is predicted to secure the most votes at the general election on Saturday,...
Poland rapidly emerging as CEE powerhouse, top UK researcher reports
The emerging economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are closing in on their Western neighbours thanks to the emergence of...
Multi-billion deal sees Emirati operator acquire telco assets in four CEE countries
Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (e&) will buy a 50% plus one share in PPF Group’s telecommunications assets in Bulgaria (mobile operator...
Hungary tops EU inflation list for June
The top 11 inflation rates in the EU were in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries in June 2023, according to...
EU youth unemployment lowest since 2009
Only 4.48 million EU citizens aged 15 to 29 found themselves unemployed last year, according to the latest data from the...
Economist becomes Slovakia’s first Hungarian-minority PM
Former Slovak Central Bank (NBS) deputy governor Ludovit Odor was sworn in as the country’s interim prime minister this week. Odor's...
Czechia, Hungary, Estonia top for employment in CEE – Eurostat report
Estonia had the highest employment rate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of 81.9% in 2022, according to the recently released...
Czechs right to opt out of Ukraine farm ban – analysts
Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula is right when he says Czech farmers are overplaying the role of Ukrainian wheat on their current...
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 stopped...
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 of...
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 "unprecedented"...
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 of...
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, to...
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 announcement...
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. Legatum’s...
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 from...
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 from...
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 new...