Tusk calls for EU defence spending hikes
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has urged European countries to increase defence expenditures in alignment with the official 2% of GDP...
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Poland begins EU presidency with Orban snub
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he will prioritise security, defence and support for Ukraine while strengthening sanctions on Russia, at...
Slovenia tightens border as EU pledges migration revamp
Slovenia has announced an increase in border controls with Croatia and Hungary, citing national security and escalating concerns over irregular migration, particularly linked to developments...
EU assesses candidates’ progress in ten country reports
The European Commission (EC) analyses the accession prospects of all ten prospective members of the EU in a new set of...
EU, South Korea expand security, defence links
The EU and the Republic of Korea formalised a comprehensive Security and Defence Partnership in Seoul, on Monday, 4 November, days...
To the victor go the spoils – the big winners and losers of Trump’s second presidency – CET op-ed
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, no stranger to political brinkmanship, went all in on Donald Trump's election victory: a win that...
Romania to host Ukrainian pilot training
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has approved the transit of Finnish equipment and supplies to Ukraine as well as the relevant training...
Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel
An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade, as...
Slovak u-turn: Fico gov’t set to allow Ukraine arms sales
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared to renege on his election promise to not send “another bullet” to Ukraine on Tuesday, as...
Fico calls Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his stance that Russia's war with Ukraine is insoluble, stoking fears that he could...
Taiwan FM tours Baltics to deepen ties, despite opposition from China
Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu visited Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia from November 6-12, deepening bilateral ties in the Baltics and putting...
Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO
Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference on...
Duda lays out priorities ahead of NATO summit
Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined five key areas for action for NATO on Tuesday, after international consultations in The Hague, The...
EUR 1bn earmarked for Ukraine as EU raises ‘peace facility’ funding limit
The Council of the European Union will send another EUR 1bn in support for ammunition and missiles for Ukraine as it...
Czechs right to opt out of Ukraine farm ban – analysts
Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula is right when he says Czech farmers are overplaying the role of Ukrainian wheat on their current...
Romania holds out on Ukraine import ban, urges neighbours to wait for EU solution
Romanian Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea expressed solidarity with farmers from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia – who all unilaterally stopped...
Slovakia sends 13 fighter planes to Ukraine
Slovakia has donated 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian forces, Slovak state news agency TASR reported on the morning of...
Bulgaria election ends in stalemate, but gains for pro-Russian party
Bulgaria's conservatives and liberals were practically neck and neck with votes still being counted after the country's fifth election in two...
Polish PM backs alliance with Romania, Ukraine
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki laid out his hopes to build a new economic community in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) with...
CEE leaders say EU may need to reintroduce farm tariffs on Ukraine
Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia expressed concern in a letter to the European Commission (EC) on Friday over an "unprecedented"...