Poland, Baltic states meet NATO’s 2% target

NATO's annual report for 2022 reveals that only 7 countries of the 30-country defence alliance met the military spending target…

Serbia gets its biggest ever EU grant for Belgrade-Nis rail revamp

Serbia is set to receive a EUR 600mn handout from the EU towards its around EUR 2.2bn reconstruction of the 230km…

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…

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Bulgaria faces fifth election in two years, as pro-Kremlin Socialists fail to form gov’t

Bulgaria is preparing for a new general election in the spring, following the failure of the country's Socialist Party to…

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…

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Bulgaria, Greece could revive 1990s pipeline project – this time without Russia

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the oil pipeline project between Alexandroupolis, east Greece, and Burgas, east Bulgaria, will be signed…

Bosnia, Kosovo, move closer to EU, amid scepticism over lengthy accession process

Bosnia and Herzegovina became an official candidate for EU membership in Brussels on Thursday, as the European Council approved the…

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Eight CEE countries push for ‘significantly lower’ EU gas price cap

A total of eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have co-signed a paper with four other EU member states…

EU green lights Croatia to join Schengen, snubs Bulgaria, Romania

Croatia will become the Schengen zone’s newest member on 1 January, the Council of the EU announced on Thursday, 8 December. Croatia…

Wizz vs Ryanair: which budget airline rules CEE?

Wizz Air will serve 31% more passengers than Ryanair in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Caucuses this winter, according…