Balkan countries

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,…

3 years ago

Serbia, Hungary most vulnerable to Russian, Chinese influence – Globsec report

Serbia and Hungary are the Eastern European countries most exposed to Russia and China, a new study found. Czechia and Romania…

3 years ago

Western Balkans bounce back from 2020, but reforms needed to narrow gap with EU

Although the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, referred to as the WB6, are expected to…

3 years ago

Harvard graduate pledges new path for Bulgaria, as exit polls suggest new party won election

The newly-formed centrist “We Continue the Change” (PP) party won the elections in Bulgaria on Sunday, according to initial data.…

3 years ago

Bulgaria’s GERB party, Radev leading in polls before weekend elections

With elections taking place in Bulgaria this Sunday for a new parliament and president, the GERB party has a comfortable…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Bulgaria gets reduced gas price from Gazprom before elections

Ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria, Russian gas giant Gazprom has gone against market trends, giving Bulgaria's state-run…

3 years ago

Chinese, French firms to start building Belgrade’s first metro line

At a cost of roughly EUR 4 billion, a section of Belgrade's metro system should be operational by 2028, according…

3 years ago

Big coalition expected before Bulgaria’s third election in a year

Bulgarians will go to the polls for the third time in a year as a result of the country's severe…

3 years ago

Croatian premier u-turns on Eurozone

"The benefits of euro adoption would outweigh the disadvantages," Croatian President Zoran Milanovic announced after meeting George Vella, his opposite number in…

3 years ago