Balkan countries

Bulgaria appoints interim PM, calls October election

Bulgarian voters are set to go to the polls for the fourth time in two years after President Rumen Radev…

2 years ago

As Russia turns off the taps, Hungary negotiates deal to get gas transits wholly via southern TurkStream pipeline

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Monday that he is in negotiations with Russia’s Gazprom regarding a long-term gas supply…

2 years ago

Croatia to adopt euro next year, as Balkan country clears final hurdles

The EU formally approved on Tuesday Croatia joining the Eurozone on New Year's Day 2023, and proclaimed the development as…

2 years ago

Croatia to get less Covid recovery funding after economic rebound in 2021

The European Commission (EC) will cut Croatia’s maximum share of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) stimulus programme by…

2 years ago

Bulgaria coalition on brink after just six months

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is trying to save his administration by persuading seven MPs to support his coalition in…

3 years ago

Austria tries to get Serbia back on EU track

Austria’s foreign and European affairs minister said he expects the countries in the Western Balkans (WB) to join the EU,…

3 years ago

Polish ‘train levitation’ firm among six CEE startups to secure EU innovation funding

The European Innovation Council (EIC) will award grants or equity investments of up to EUR 17.5mn to six “high potential”…

3 years ago

Croatia set to join the Euro

Croatia has been given the go-ahead to adopt the euro from the start of next year, when it will become…

3 years ago

Croatia agrees to expand oil capacity to CEE

Croatia is ready to enlarge the capacity of the Adria oil pipeline as part of a long-term energy cooperation agreement…

3 years ago

While Slovakia cuts Russian gas, Serbia agrees ‘extremely favourable’ deal with Putin

As Europe attempts a highly complicated manoeuvre to phase out Russian energy, two countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

3 years ago