• Energy

Croatia eyes Russia’s share in Serbian oil firm NIS

Croatian Economy Minister Ante Susnjar said state-owned oil pipeline operator Jadranski Naftovod (Janaf) could acquire Russia’s stake in Serbian oil…

• Analysis

Poland, Czechia back ‘coalition of the willing’, Hungary, Slovakia align with Trump

As political landscapes shift across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), governments are recalibrating their approaches to Ukraine, European security, and…

Bulgaria shelves energy tax on Gazprom after pressure from Hungary

The Bulgarian Parliament, with cross-party support, swiftly abolished a special tariff on Russian transit gas this week, after Hungary threatened…

• Czech Republic

Gazprom failed to make January payment for Czech gas transit, minister confirms

Net4Gas, Czechia's natural gas transmission system operator, had not received its contracted monthly payment from Russian state-owned Gazprom by 4…

Forint recovers as Gazprom grants Hungary gas payment deferral

The forint rebounded against both the US dollar and euro late Monday, on news that Russian-state-run energy company Gazprom has…

Poland opens Baltic Pipe, as other pipelines wrecked in dramatic day for CEE energy

Polish officials symbolically commissioned the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline with Norway on Tuesday, a day that turned out to…

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…

Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland look to reduce dependence on Russian sources of energy

Efforts to reduce dependency upon Russian sources of energy within countries in Central and Eastern Europe have taken on a…

New Germany FM warns Russia that Ukraine aggression would threaten Nord Stream 2

Germany will not allow the commencement of the operation of the Nord Stream 2 (NSII) gas pipeline if Russia steps…

Gazprom gives Moldova two more days to pay off natgas debt

Natural gas shipments should continue to flowing to Moldova, as Gazprom has given Chisinau two more days to pay off…

• Bulgaria

Bulgaria gets reduced gas price from Gazprom before elections

Ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria, Russian gas giant Gazprom has gone against market trends, giving Bulgaria's state-run…

Europe, Russia play gas spike blame game

President Vladimir Putin brushed off accusations that Russian-state-owned Gazprom is responsible for soaring energy prices across Europe at an energy…

Putin promises record amounts of gas to Europe

On Wednesday, Russia's president Vladimir Putin offered to deliver record amounts of natural gas to Europe to address rising prices…

Lithuania-Poland Gas Link to Diversify Baltic Sources

If licensing doesn't hold things up, the construction of an interconnector designed to help countries around the Baltic Sea diversify…

Ukraine protests Hungary’s Gazprom deal

Hungary has signed a long-term agreement with Russia's Gazprom, which will supply 4.5 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas…