Hungarian gov’t-friendly firm buys Sberbank share in Croatia’s Fortenova
Russia's Sberbank has sold its 43% stake in Fortenova to Hungarian-US investment fund Indotek Group, Croatian daily Jutarnji List reported. The...
Balkan countries
Russian firms flock to Serbia post-invasion
Nearly 300 Russian companies and nationals have been registered in Serbia since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February,...
Vučić rides out Russia controversy to retain power in Serbian elections
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić declared victory in the country’s general elections on Sunday night, as pollsters estimated that he would secure...
NATO Summit to decide on troop deployments in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia
NATO representatives meeting on Thursday will consider boosting the strength of the defence alliance’s eastern flank even further given Russia’s ongoing...
Using chemical weapons would have “far-reaching consequences”, warns NATO chief
Russian forces using chemical weapons in Ukraine would not only be a violation of international law, but have “far-reaching consequences”, warned...
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland look to reduce dependence on Russian sources of energy
Efforts to reduce dependency upon Russian sources of energy within countries in Central and Eastern Europe have taken on a new...
Czechs contribute EUR 27 million towards armament shipments to Ukraine
Czechia’s Ministry of Defence says 100,000 Czechs have coughed up over EUR 27 million through a crowdfunding campaign which began last...
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...
Ukraine’s CEE allies denounce Russian incursions
United Nations Security Council members condemned Russia's order to deploy troops to Donetsk and Luhansk after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared...
Serbia heads for early elections
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has dissolved Parliament and called for a national ballot to be held on 3 April, just 18...
MEPs release report backing penalties for corrupt oligarchs
From next week a new tool may empower the EU to suspend funds to member states over rule of law breaches....
More women join science and engineering ranks
There were almost 6.6 million female scientists and engineers in the EU in 2020, which represented a year-on-year rise of 254,500,...
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...
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...
Ryanair revives routes out of Zagreb
Europe’s largest airline Ryanair has announced plans to restore all of the flights from the Croatian capital of Zagreb that it...
EU beats 2020 sustainable energy target, with Latvia, Austria, Croatia CEE’s greenest
As the EU surpassed its target of 20% sustainable energy usage in 2020, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) high achiever...
Bulgaria, North Macedonia PMs hail ‘real results’
Bulgaria and North Macedonia premiers Kiril Petkov and Dimitar Kovacevski discussed establishing regular flights between their two respective capitals Skopje and...
Voters in Serbia back judicial system reform
Serbia moved a small step closer to EU membership on Sunday when 60.5% of its voters cast their ballot in favour...
Croatia tops aviation upturn list – Eurostat
European commercial aviation enjoyed an upturn last month, as the number of flights in the EU climbed 130% year-on-year. While the...
‘Open Balkans’ initiative moves forward with signing of six agreements
The so-called 'Open Balkans' initiative to ease movement, travel and trade restrictions between Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia has taken a...