Rumen Radev

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on 15 August

CEE leaders split over Trump-Putin summit in Alaska without Zelenskyy

5 min read Alaska summit, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Donetsk, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Visegrad Four, Sergei Lavrov, Peter Szijjarto, Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, Hungary, Slovakia, Jana Cernochova, Jan Lipavsky, Donald Tusk, EU, NATO, Alar Karis, Edgars Rinkevics, Kaja Kallas, Andrej Plenkovic, Rumen Radev

While Hungary and Slovakia welcomed the diplomatic efforts, fellow Visegrad Four members Poland and Czechia joined the Baltic states in rejecting any settlement that bypasses Ukrainian sovereignty.

Ministers from Southeast Europe and Ukraine on a joint photo at the Dubrovnik Forum 2025

Balkan ministers back Ukraine’s NATO bid at Dubrovnik summit

2 min read Dubrovnik Forum, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Russia, NATO, Gordan Grlic Radman, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Mark Rutte, Poland, Lithuania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Aleksandar Vucic, Rumen Radev, Radoslaw Sikorski, Andrii Sybiha

Serbia and Bulgaria did not sign the Dubrovnik declaration. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has maintained a policy of strategic ambiguity regarding NATO, while Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has voiced concerns about deepening military support for Ukraine.

Bulgaria’s euro debate intensifies as pro-EU opposition pushes January adoption date

Bulgaria’s euro debate intensifies as pro-EU opposition pushes January adoption date

2 min read ECB, PP, GERB, eurozone, Rumen Radev, UniCredit, European Commission, Bulgaria, Economy

Bulgaria’s pro-European opposition has tabled a declaration committing the country to join the Eurozone on 1 January 2026, challenging the government to reaffirm its commitment to its deadline, amid suggestions of a referendum on the issue. The We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) coalition, called for Parliament to restate