Kos floats speedy EU accession for Albania, Montenegro
The Munich Security Conference ended on a cautiously positive note for EU candidate countries Albania and Montenegro on Sunday, 16 February....
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German firms keen to relocate to CEE in 2025 – KPMG report finds
German companies are considering ramping up investments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with 55% expecting the region’s economic significance to...
Wave of anti-gov’t protests sweeps CEE
The year in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has begun with large-scale protests across the region, including in Serbia, Slovakia, Greece...
OTP wins big at CEE bank of the year awards
Hungarian banking group OTP’s subsidiaries in Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovenia were ranked as the best banks in their respective countries...
Poland leads CEE on media subscriptions – Reuters institute report
Digital news consumption in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is transforming, driven by evolving audience habits, technology adoption, and growing mistrust...
FDI paints rosier picture for Poland, Romania – OECD report
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are still navigating post-pandemic economic challenges amid newer geopolitical tensions, according to the Economic Outlook...
CEE secures EUR 1.4bn in AI funding in 2023-24
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a rising force in artificial intelligence (AI) and startups in the region raised EUR 1.4bn...
EU assesses candidates’ progress in ten country reports
The European Commission (EC) analyses the accession prospects of all ten prospective members of the EU in a new set of...
Albania opens first EU-accession chapters
Albania’s bid to join the EU gained momentum at the latest intergovernmental conference that marked the opening of formal EU accession...
CEE rescue teams rally to flood-hit Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is receiving crucial assistance from across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as well as the EU, as...
Albania tops region for sustainable energy mix
The share of renewable sources in gross final energy consumption at the EU level reached 23% in 2022, up 1.1 percentage...
Hungary MOU with Huawei angers US
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing between Hungary's 4iG and China’s Huawei, both controversial companies close to their respective governments, has...
Michel to pledge new EU accessions by 2030
European Council President Charles Michel will announce that the EU should be ready to accept new members by 2030, when he...
Montenegro election returns pro-EU leader who pledges to join bloc within five years
Montenegrin President Jakov Milatovic will remain the world's second-youngest state leader, it was confirmed at the Balkan country's parliamentary elections on...
Montenegrin leader ousted after 32 years
Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic lost the presidential election run-off on Sunday, 2 April, ending his 32-year rule that began in February...