Trump's verbal attack on Zelenskyy prompts security rethink in CEE

6 min read Austria, Baltic countries, Czech Republic, DACH & Slovenia, Defence, Eastern Europe, Estonia, EU, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Politics, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, V4 & Romania, Fico, Macron, Orban, Petr Pavel, Starmer, Trump, Tusk

The dramatic breakdown of relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance on Friday, 28 February, is prompting Central and Eastern European (CEE) nations to urgently reassess regional defence strategies. The meeting, streamed from the Oval Office, was ostensibly held to formalise

Zelenskyy gathers support from CEE leaders

4 min read Czech Republic, Defence, Energy, EU, Poland, Politics, Slovenia, Ukraine, Duda, European Union, Golob, NATO, Petr Pavel, Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on European leaders to step up their efforts towards peace in Ukraine during a string of high-level phone calls on Friday, 21 February, including several with premiers of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries. Zelenskyy stressed that Europe must act more decisively, in a televised

Czech ministers consider euro adoption

3 min read Czech Republic, Economy, EU, V4 & Romania, ANO, European Union, Eurostat, eurozone, Maastricht, Marian Jurecka, Martin Dvorak, Mayors and Independents, ODS, Petr Fiala, Petr Pavel, The NERV, TOP 09, Zbynek Stanjura

A new report on the pros and cons of euro adoption from the Czech National Economic Council (NERV) warns that joining the eurozone would see Czechia lose control over interest rates and monetary policies, limiting its ability to address domestic economic issues. On the positive side, the report highlighted that