Hungary tops EU inflation list for June

1 year ago

The top 11 inflation rates in the EU were in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries in June 2023, according…

Bulgarian fintech unicorn Payhawk opens Vilnius office

1 year ago

Payment management platform Payhawk - Bulgaria's only unicorn - has opened a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, it announced on…

Europe needs multiple gas supply sources – analysis

1 year ago

Increased attention has been drawn to the eastern Mediterranean region by energy companies and European governments in recent weeks, Financial…

US, Germany, cautious at NATO summit, as Lithuania backs Ukraine membership path

1 year ago

The leaders of Ukraine and Lithuania were left frustrated at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius on July 11-12, despite NATO…

Romania’s top banker – ‘close tax loopholes’

1 year ago

National Bank of Romania (BNR) chief economist Valentin Lazea warned that the country’s ballooning deficit could make it "the next…

CEE countries vote though green battery rules

1 year ago

EU members agreed to tighten sustainability regulations for batteries, with an almost unanimous vote at the Council of the EU,…

NATO chief announces 8.3% hike in defence spending, ahead of major Vilnius summit

1 year ago

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda held a joint press conference on Monday, 10 July, the…

EU needs EUR 700bn/year to meet climate goals

1 year ago

Europe will require annual investments of more than EUR 700bn (USD 762.44bn) to meet its energy transition goals to combat…

Nuclear, natural gas volumes fell in EU in 2022

1 year ago

Natural gas prices skyrocketed in the second half of 2021 and 2022, as sanctions on imports from Russia, disturbances in natural gas…

Duda lays out priorities ahead of NATO summit

1 year ago

Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined five key areas for action for NATO on Tuesday, after international consultations in The Hague,…

CEE needs to prioritise climate plans – report

1 year ago

Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries may hinder the EU's ability to meet its climate goals, according to campaigners who…

Romania polls lowest consumer prices in EU, followed by Bulgaria, Poland

1 year ago

Romania last year recorded the EU’s lowest level of prices for consumer goods and services in households, 42% below the…

China begins largest-ever hydropower project in CEE

1 year ago

The ceremonial groundbreaking event took place on Friday in the Republika Srpska (RS) entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for…

CEE leaders react to Russian revolt

1 year ago

An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off…

Big win for right-wing in Greek elections

1 year ago

Greek conservative leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis's gamble paid off on Sunday, as he won a landslide victory in the country's second…

Austria, Estonia, Croatia high on organic farmland rankings

1 year ago

Austria (26%) and Estonia (23%) had the EU’s highest proportions of organic land within their total utilised agricultural area (UAA)…

Poland announces massive new Intel plant in ‘Lower Silesian Silicon Valley’

1 year ago

US firm Intel plans to build a semiconductor production and testing plant at Miekinia, near Wroclaw, western Poland, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki…

Sberbank leaves Austria, completing EU exit

1 year ago

Russian bank Sberbank announced its complete withdrawal from the European banking market with the sale of its remaining shares in a EU…

Poland set to build first agrivoltaic farm

1 year ago

Poland's first agrivoltaic farm, with a target 1GW capacity could be constructed in northern Poland, Gazeta Wyborcza reported Sunday, 18 June.  German…

New Romania PM underlines support for NATO, vows to cut inflation to single digits

1 year ago

Incoming Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stressed the importance of the EU and NATO, on Thursday, 15 June, in his…