European Union

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

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

5 months ago

Ukraine, Moldova open EU accession talks

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

6 months ago

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

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

6 months ago

Orban slams EU on cusp of elections, Hungarian presidency

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently described the current European Commission (EC) as “the worst one” ever, framed the June…

7 months ago

CEE countries send letter to Georgia over ‘foreign agents law’ concerns

Countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) made up five of the seven signatories states of a letter expressing concern…

7 months ago

Poland to spend EUR 2.35bn on eastern border fortification programme

Poland will invest PLN 10bn (EUR 2.35bn) in securing its eastern border against the rising threat of Russia and Belarus,…

7 months ago

Hungary China’s new friend in the EU – CET analysis

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Hungary underscores the geopolitical importance of the growing bilateral friendship. China's new investments…

7 months ago

International press assess Xi’s European visit

As Chinese President Xi completed his trip to Europe, he held a conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, with…

7 months ago

Xi’s visit sparks future Huawei, 4iG collabs

China's Huawei and Hungary's 4iG signed a letter of intent to establish a common cloud service platform for Hungarian companies…

7 months ago

Poland set to receive huge windfall as EU initiates dropping of Article 7 procedure

The EU will close its Article 7 procedure over democratic backsliding against Poland that was initiated in 2017 against the…

8 months ago

PiS places first in Polish local elections as KO fails to deliver knockout blow

Nationalist opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), toppled last year after eight years in power by Polish Prime Minister Donald…

8 months ago

EU green lights Bosnian accession talks

The EU approved the opening of accession negotiations of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), a candidate since 2022, on Thursday, 21…

9 months ago

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…

10 months ago

European rail network to connect to Lviv

Ukraine is planned to be added to the Trans-European TEN-T transport corridor, enabling access to the rest of Europe for…

10 months ago

Solidarity plans to block Ukraine border stations

Polish farmers from  Solidarity announced Friday that the trade union is planning a blockade of the country’s border crossings with Ukraine…

11 months ago

Romania has overtaken Greece, Hungary – Economy minister underlines EU benefits

Romania has economically surpassed Greece, Hungary and is closing in on Poland, Romanian Economy Minister Stefan Radu Oprea underlined in…

11 months ago

Orban EU presidency already dividing opinion – Hungary PM wants to ‘take over’ EU, MEPs sceptical of his ability to lead bloc

Hungary will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024, putting Hungarian…

11 months ago

Senior EU politician launches bid to remove Hungary’s voting rights

The European Parliament (EP) chief rule of law negotiator Petri Sarvamaa, MEP, published on Tuesday a petition letter calling to…

11 months ago

Belgian rope trick – EU presidency plan for Europe: ‘Protect, Strengthen, Prepare’

As Belgium assumed the EU presidency on 1 January, with a rallying cry of "Protect, Strengthen, Prepare", Belgian Prime Minister…

12 months ago

Tusk in wings as Morawiecki exits stage right

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of no confidence on Monday 11 December, effectively marking the end of…

1 year ago