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,...
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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,...
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)...
Energy expert ousts Jansa in Slovenia vote
Political newcomer Robert Golob promised to restore “normality” to Slovenian politics after his environmentalist Freedom Movement won 34.6% of the vote in...
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...
Hundreds of Russian envoys expelled from EU
Over two hundred Russian diplomats have been sent home from countries in Europe this week, in response to scenes of atrocities...
Zelensky addresses Biden directly, asking him to be “leader of peace”
A theatre sheltering 1,200 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday night. An estimated 400,000 residents in...
Conflict at a “crossroads”, could end in April, says adviser to Ukraine’s President
The BBC reported that Russian troops were holding 400 doctors and patients captive in a hospital in the coastal city of...
No EU sanctions against Russian hydrocarbons, for now
The European Commission said it planned to cut its reliance on fossil fuels from Russia by 2030, reducing dependence on Russian...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
EU, NATO providing defensive weapons to Ukraine
As Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was heavily bombarded by Russian forces on Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell...
US to lead NATO war games in Latvia
The Latvian Defence Ministry has revealed that 400 US troops, 100 units of military vehicles and 22 US Apache helicopters will...
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,...
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...
Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis
Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen it...
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...
Poland top CEE country on university research grant list
Universities in Poland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia and Lithuania will all run projects under the EU’s new research and innovation programme which...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Slovenia takes surprise U-turn in nominating European Public Prosecutors’ Office delegates
In a surprise move on Thursday, Slovenia's government, which holds the EU presidency, ended months of delays in appointing the country's...
Europe’s travel industry recovering, but slow vaccine roll-out in east not helping
A report by a European travel industry group says Europe's travel industry is recovering this year, but the continent has a...