NATO leaders agreed on July 11 to invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance, extending its reach in the Balkans in defiance of Russia...
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IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing 120 million euros in subordinated bonds issued by Banca Transilvania (BT), Romania’s second-largest bank by assets...
“Nord Stream 2 is a mistake and will not best serve European interests. It is against our strategic interests, our security, and also our rules [energy laws],”...
Bosnia and Herzegovina has launched a National Summary Data Page (NSDP) to implement the recommendations of the enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS). The...
Some 11,000 Polish złotys or 2540 euros is the average gross salary of an IT specialist in Poland, according to a recent survey by No Fluff Jobs, which looked at over...
Transparency International Condemns Montenegrin Parliament’s Dismissal of Anti-Corruption Campaigner
Transparency International (TI) has condemned the Montenegrin parliament’s decision to dismiss Vanja Ćalović Marković, the executive director of MANS, TI’s Montenegrin...
Mick Jagger delighted Polish fans in Warsaw on July 7 when he told a crowd in Warsaw that: “I am too old to be a judge but not too old to sing.” Jagger, on stage with...
Director Radu Jude has taken the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival for best film with his story of a Romanian director who refuses to compromise with...
Lithuania’s national bank, the Bank of Lithuania, has introduced a procedure which will allow companies to remotely apply for FinTech licences. This regulatory...
A new report published by the OECD on July 5 – to coincide with Lithuania officially becoming the organisation’s newest member – says that Lithuania’s...
The European Parliament has expressed serious concern over the further deterioration of democratic standards in Moldova, after courts in the country invalidated the...
The World Bank has announced that it will provide advisory services to support the preparation and implementation of plans for river basin and flood management in...