Poland sets date for era-defining election

1 year ago

Polish President Andrzej Duda this week set October 15 as the date for a general election that both sides are…

Poland, Czechia host most Ukrainians in CEE

1 year ago

Poland and Czechia are the leading countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for offering temporary protection status to Ukrainian refugees, according…

Romania hikes inflation forecast

1 year ago

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) revised upward, to 7.5% its inflation prognosis for the end of this year on…

CEE foreign policy experts warn US, EU on Serbia

1 year ago

Foreign affairs parliamentary committee chairs from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries including Czechia, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are…

Flood-hit CEE countries ask EU, NATO for aid

1 year ago

Slovenia and Austria were the worst hit countries by the severe floods that swept over Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

Baltic states unplug from Russian grid

1 year ago

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia agreed on Thursday 3 August to decouple from Russia's BRELL power grid by February 2025, in…

Multi-billion deal sees Emirati operator acquire telco assets in four CEE countries

2 years ago

Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (e&) will buy a 50% plus one share in PPF Group’s telecommunications assets in Bulgaria (mobile…

Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO

2 years ago

Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference…

Forint falls regionally, as CEE central bankers mull rate cuts

2 years ago

Unlike its regional peers, the forint weakened massively this week, as the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) continued to unwind the…

New roads means more infrastructure for Romania

2 years ago

Romania has signed a RON 562.61mn (EUR 106.64mn) construction contract for a road connecting the Autostrada Transilvania (A3) and the…

Orban, Fiala trade blows over future of EU, V4

2 years ago

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismissed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's claim over the weekend that Czechia has "changed sides"…

Danube bridge transforms Romania’s road network

2 years ago

The opening of the Braila road suspension bridge puts Romania into the category of countries with leading road infrastructure, Romanian…

Hungary tops EU inflation list for June

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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’

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years 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

2 years ago

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