Estonia tops TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index in CEE, Hungary bottom

3 years ago

So often the exemplar in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Estonia has been named the region’s most transparent country in…

Pavel calls for unity after landslide in Czech presidential elections

3 years ago

Retired General Petr Pavel, a former senior NATO commander, won the Czech presidency in a record-breaking victory over former prime…

Credit rating agencies Fitch, S&P, demote Hungary

3 years ago

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Hungary's credit rating by one step to the lowest investment grade of BBB- on Friday,…

EC approves huge stimulus package for West Balkan renewable energy, competitiveness, digital

3 years ago

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday endorsed a package of 24 guarantee programmes worth EUR 2.4bn to support investments in…

CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

3 years ago

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

US moves into CEE arms market – CET analysis

3 years ago

Geopolitics is leaving its mark on the arms race in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Countries are drifting further away…

Bulgaria faces fifth election in two years, as pro-Kremlin Socialists fail to form gov’t

3 years ago

Bulgaria is preparing for a new general election in the spring, following the failure of the country's Socialist Party to…

CEE plans thousands of miles of high-speed rail

3 years ago

Railway infrastructure managers from Czechia, Poland and the Baltics signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in connection with building almost…

Estonia top for digital banking usage in 2022, while Romania lags – Eurostat report

3 years ago

More people in Estonia use online banking services than anywhere else in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to a…

Bulgaria, Greece could revive 1990s pipeline project – this time without Russia

3 years ago

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the oil pipeline project between Alexandroupolis, east Greece, and Burgas, east Bulgaria, will be signed…