The European Union wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. Poland is currently threatening to stall legislation that would make the target...
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Another week of diplomacy over Ukraine sees US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visit Kyiv, but peace is ultimately a...
In 2014, Romania’s then prime minister, Victor Ponta, was forced to hand back his doctorate after it emerged that much of his thesis had been plagiarised. The country’s...
As Russia says it has ‘run out of patience’ with NATO, Ukraine is hit by a ‘massive’ cyberattack. Ukraine was hit by a “massive”...
Slovakia’s immediate priority must be raising a low vaccination rate, while in the medium to long term, an ageing population will be the country’s biggest...
For the first time in more than a decade, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party face a genuine challenge from a united opposition. Hungary’s...
Deals to sell assets to Saudi Aramco and MOL clear the way for PKN Orlen to formally takeover Lotos Group. State-owned PKN Orlen, Poland’s largest oil refiner and petrol...
Economic growth in Eastern Europe in the near term is projected to be particularly weak, as the region braces for a new surge in Covid-19 cases. Following a strong...
The Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has been given a boost by its role in putting down protests in Kazakhstan. A state of emergency and curfew...
Czechia will quit coal by 2033, and wants to boost its nuclear energy capacity. Environmental groups say the plan is not bold enough and risks missing the...
A new census has revealed the full scale of Bulgaria’s population decline. Bulgaria has known for some time that it has one of the most rapidly shrinking...
When a plane carrying CSTO forces arrived in Kazakhstan late on January 5, it was the first time that the alliance had deployed forces to intervene in a conflict in a...
It’s been a long time since there was so much goodwill towards Moldova from its international partners. Just over a year has passed since former World Bank economist...