US thwarted plot to kill Rheinmetall boss – report

4 months ago

US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate Armin Papperger, the chief executive of German…

As Lithuanian PM Simonyte exits, analyst assesses last four years

4 months ago

Lithuania's outgoing government led by Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte faced multiple crises over its four years in power, some of…

Chinese troops drill near Belarus-Poland border

4 months ago

Poland has called for border protection discussions within NATO as China and Belarus carry out their first ever joint military…

Estonian innovation gets higher status in new report

5 months ago

Estonia has climbed into a higher innovation category according to new data from the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS). Estonia became a Strong…

Polish solar firm secures state bank BGK loan

5 months ago

Polish photovoltaic company RPower has signed with Polish State Development Bank (BGK) a loan agreement worth PLN 231mn (EUR 54.17…

Orban makes surprise visits to Ukraine, Russia, China on ‘mission for peace’

5 months ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of mission creep by the international community after he opened his first week…

Fico makes first speech since attack

5 months ago

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday 5 July gave his first public appearance since being seriously injured in an…

Ukraine, Moldova open EU accession talks

5 months ago

The EU formally opened accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine on 25 June. The agreement of the EU's 27 members…

Romania tops inflation list, Latvia rate flattens

5 months ago

Romania reported the highest inflation rate in May, of 5.8%, driven by significant increases in housing and utilities prices, according…

CEE right-wing launches new political family ‘Patriots for Europe’

5 months ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Austria's Freedom Party FPO leader Herbert Kickl and ANO party leader and former Czech prime…

Kallas set to be CEE’s first EU foreign policy chief

5 months ago

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was nominated on Friday, 28 June as the EU’s foreign policy chief (High Representative of…

CEE increasingly key to EU manufacturing – report

5 months ago

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly vital to the EU’s manufacturing landscape, the German Marshall Fund of the…

Serbia set to ok lithium exploitation

5 months ago

Serbia has said it is looking to give global mining group Rio Tinto the go ahead to create Europe’s largest…

Romania makes card payment compulsory option

5 months ago

Romanian companies are now obliged to offer customers the possibility to pay for purchased goods and services with credit and…

Hungary’s EU Presidency: steering Europe’s agenda through stormy times

5 months ago

Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Monday, 1 July with the…

CEE startups secure USD 11.8bn in Q1 despite global decline

5 months ago

Despite an overall downturn, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) start-up scene showed resilience in the first quarter of 2024,…

Hungary opts out of Ukraine but promises not to block support, as NATO chief visits Budapest

5 months ago

Hungary will not be obliged to participate in military actions outside its territory or send money or troops to Ukraine,…

EU to slap large tariffs on Chinese BEVs

5 months ago

The European Commission (EC) published a draft package on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) imported from China, including tariffs of between…

Budapest mayor wins 2nd term by 41 votes

5 months ago

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony retained his post at last Sunday’s election, the Hungarian National Election Committee (NVB) confirmed on Friday…

Local elections held in parallel with EU ballot in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania

5 months ago

One-third of the EU-27 member states held local or national elections in tandem with the European Parliament ballot on June…