Ukraine

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…

4 weeks ago

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,…

2 months ago

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…

2 months ago

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…

3 months ago

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,…

3 months ago

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…

4 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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,…

1 year ago

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,…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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,…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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)…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago