EU bans Russian ships from Europe’s ports
The EU banned Russian seafaring vessels from entering European ports, as it approved its fifth tranche of sanctions against Russia on...
Orban won by a landslide, but Hungary’s economy is sliding too
The Hungarian Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a public statement aimed at international investors on Friday. After...
EU deducts unpaid fines from payment to Poland
The Polish Finance Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the European Commission (EC) has paid Poland EUR 30 million less in EU...
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,...
Nuclear plant expansion is on, Hungary PM says, as FM calls sector sanctions ‘a red line’
The EUR 12.5 bn expansion of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant at Paks remains viable, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told...
Hungary’s Tungsram needs gov’t bailout
The chairman-CEO of one of Hungary’s oldest and best known companies, historic light bulb maker Tungsram, appealed to the government for...
Deutsche Bank CEO opposes Germany decoupling from Russian energy
Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewin said on Monday that a significant recession in Germany would be "almost inevitable” if imports of...
Poland, Baltics to close off roads to Russia, Belarus, Ukraine deputy minister claims
Ukraine Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has asked Poland and the Baltic states to close their road links to Russia and Belarus....
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...
Orbán wins big in Hungarian election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secured his fourth consecutive term with a landslide victory in Hungary's national elections on Sunday. Orbán’s...
Russian troops regrouping, not withdrawing, says NATO chief
NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that intelligence showed Russian forces in Ukraine were not withdrawing, but appeared to be...
Warsaw gets serious about eliminating Russian energy imports
Poland adopted draft legislation on Wednesday to prohibit coal imports from Russia. In its efforts to move away from all Russian...
Ukraine, Russia find glimmer of hope in Istanbul negotiations, but hostilities on ground continue
Wednesday saw a flurry of statements from Moscow and Kyiv on the prospects for peace in Ukraine, following talks between the...
Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend
Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia, Hungary,...
Russian forces to scale back attacks in parts of Ukraine to build trust, facilitate negotiations
Russia said on Tuesday it would reduce its military operations around Kyiv, and in Chernihiv in the north of Ukraine to...
US will honour “sacred obligation” to NATO allies, says Biden
In a speech closing his visit to Poland, US President Joe Biden reassured NATO allies in Central and Eastern Europe that...
America and EU start plan to reduce Russian energy imports to Europe with more US LNG
The United States agreed a deal on Friday with the European Union to provide the bloc with an additional 15 billion...
NATO agrees to beef up eastern flank defences at emergency summit
At an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the defence alliance had “never been...
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...