TUI pulls CEE flights due to dip in demand
Tour operator TUI Belgium has cancelled scheduled summer flights to Bulgaria and North Macedonia citing falling interest in destinations in Central...
Von der Leyen makes surprise visit to Budapest
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid an unexpected visit to Budapest on Monday evening to discuss the EU’s proposed...
Balkan business leaders urge simpler border controls
Serbian and Croatian business organisations are calling for less friction in the flow of goods across their common border, in the...
EU offers CEE countries extended deadline for Russian oil embargo
The EU has revised its proposal to ban Russia oil imports by the end of 2022, in order to give Hungary...
Romania to host CEE firms at defence expo
Companies from at least nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries will present their products and services at the upcoming military,...
Germany to help Czechia renew army, and landlocked CEE countries to access gas
Germany will help Czechia to modernise its army by replacing military equipment it sent to Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said...
NATO chief vows to up Baltic sea presence during Swedish application process
NATO will increase its number of forces in the Baltic sea if Sweden applies to join the defence alliance, NATO Secretary-General...
Poland takes anti-war drive to Hungary
The Polish government’s Stop Russia Now advertising campaign arrived in Hungary on Wednesday, increasing speculation that the alliance between the two...
CEE countries react to EU plan to completely phase out Russian oil
There were mixed messages from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on Wednesday, when the European Commission (EC) announced plans for a...
Press Freedom Index singles out Moldova, Bulgaria as promising media landscapes
Estonia has the healthiest media environment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) according to the Reporters Sans Frontiers/Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
CEE firms face clamour for solar panels, heat pumps
The combination of a rise in demand for renewable energy sources and supply-chain issues is causing problems for manufacturers in Czechia...
EU may excuse Hungary, Slovakia from oil ban
The European Commission (EC) may allow Hungary and Slovakia to opt out of the Russian oil embargo currently being drawn up,...
Polish aviation survives ‘near miss’ as air traffic controllers mobilise over pay cut
A strike that would have seen traffic cut by two-thirds at Poland’s two biggest airports has been averted after air traffic...
Poland opens new GIPL pipeline, bringing Baltic states into EU gas transit network
Poland began operating a new pipeline that transits gas from Lithuania on Sunday, 1 May. The launch was particularly timely, as...
Europe’s road from Ostpolitik to a possible total Russian energy ban – CET analysis
Mutually beneficial business relations were meant to cement cooperation and peace in Europe after WWII. This post-world war global order is...
EU initiates rule of law process against Hungary
The European Commission (EC) has activated against Hungary a “rule of law mechanism” that links alleged corruption to provision of EU...
Poland, Bulgaria seek alternative gas supplies, after Russia pulls plug
EU Commission President von der Leyen proclaimed “the era of Russian fossil fuel in Europe is coming to an end" on...
EU offers loans to Lithuanian firms caught in crosshairs of Taiwan-China dispute
The EU will extend EUR 130mn to Lithuanian companies affected by the trade restrictions China has imposed on the Baltic country,...
Energy expert ousts Jansa in Slovenia vote
Political newcomer Robert Golob promised to restore “normality” to Slovenian politics after his environmentalist Freedom Movement won 34.6% of the vote in...
Pro-war Latvians risk losing status under new law
People supporting war crimes can have their citizenship removed in Latvia as of today, after a large majority of the country’s...