Dan wins Romanian presidency, calming EU fears over ultranationalist Simion
Independent pro-EU candidate Nicusor Dan won Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, 18 May, defeating far-right challenger George Simion in a runoff...
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Regardless of election result, Simion’s appeal to ‘left behind’ has reshaped Romanian politics – CET analysis
First they laughed off George Simion as a fringe agitator. Now, with a commanding first-round lead behind him, the ultranationalist is...
Romania powers up its largest EV hub to support EU Green Deal transport targets
In a new step in the cleaner transport transition, OMV Petrom has inaugurated Romania's largest electric vehicle (EV) hub with 34...
Estonia climbs to second in global press freedom rankings, Czechia makes top ten
Estonia has surged to second place in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, its best-ever result and the highest ranking among...
Far-right Simion wins first round of Romania’s presidential rerun, to face Bucharest mayor in runoff vote
Far-right leader George Simion surged to a clear lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential election rerun, taking 40.9% of...
Poland tops employment rankings – OECD report
The EU’s employment rate reached a record high of 70.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the Organisation for...
Single market is not single, and it’s costing us all
The EU’s internal market is still falling short of its founding promise. Despite decades of integration, consumers across member states face...
CEE leaders weigh in on security, expansion, energy at Antalya forum
Attendees from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) nations including Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Moldova and others discussed policy priorities...
CEE leads EU raw materials drive as EU selects strategic mining projects
The European Commission (EC) has chosen 47 strategic projects across the EU to reduce critical raw material dependency, with Czechia, Estonia,...
CEE markets plunge on Trump tariffs shock
Stock markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell sharply after US President Donald Trump announced retaliatory tariffs on global imports...
Far-right candidate leads in polls ahead of Romania presidential election rerun
Romania will hold fresh presidential elections on 4 May, after its Constitutional Court annulled November's vote, citing Russian interference. However, the...
CEE auto, steel at sharp end of Trump tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s new raft of global tariffs threatens to hammer the export-driven economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),...
CEE startups outpace Western Europe rivals
Startups in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are growing faster than in Western Europe and the CEE startup ecosystem is now...
Gender pay gaps remain in CEE, despite EU efforts
Romania and Poland have gender pay disparities among the lowest in the EU, according to Eurostat data published this month. In...
Europe’s trilemma: rearmament, green transition, competitiveness
European leaders met in Brussels on 20 March to confront a mounting policy dilemma: how to balance rearmament, the green transition,...
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 internal...
Poland leads CEE’s rearmament charge, as Trump cools on NATO
Poland is set to purchase an additional 180 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks for approximately USD 6.2bn (EUR 5.7bn), South...
Romania probes pro-Russian presidential candidate as six arrested for coup plot
Romanian authorities are investigating far-right, pro-Russian politician Calin Georgescu over allegations of working against the constitutional order, spreading misinformation and supporting...
Trump’s verbal attack on Zelenskyy prompts security rethink in CEE
The dramatic breakdown of relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance on...
‘Poland: growth leader in Europe and the world’- FM proclaims on 2024 data
Poland’s economy emerged as a regional standout in 2024, recording a GDP growth of 2.9%, significantly outpacing its Central and Eastern...