Poland
Poland’s central bank split over allegiance to Glapinski in face of government pressure to remove him
Rate setters divide along political lines over a vote on a resolution in support of the governor.
Ukraine becomes world's 4th largest arms importer, European imports soar
European arms imports were up by 94% in 2019-23, as Ukraine's allies send military aid while also arming themselves, says new SIPRI report.
COMMENT: How deep is the crisis in Poland’s Law and Justice party?
With important local elections coming up in April and to the European Parliament in June, the party faces one of its most serious crises.
Closing gender gap in workforce could double global growth rate says World Bank
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia have a lower gender gap than the global average but only Latvian women have equal legal standing with men.
Farmers’ rally clashes with police in front of Polish parliament
Farmers want the EU to bin the Green Deal and end the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products, which, they claim, has depressed prices on the Polish market.
Poland’s government sets out programme to fix rule of law
The European Commission has said that EU payouts will be unblocked once Poland restores the rule of law, which was compromised by the PiS government.
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Energy-related CO2 emissions increased last year, but slower than in 2022, says IEA
In 2023, global CO2 emissions from energy rose at a slower pace compared with the previous year.
EU wants fossil fuel companies to help pay to fight climate change
The European Union plans to urge the fossil fuel industry to aid in combating climate change in less affluent countries under a United Nations objective, a preliminary document reveals.
Poland’s parliament delays work on changes to abortion law until after local elections in April
Poland’s four-party coalition government is split on how far the changes should go.
Poland to push EU to ban food imports from Russia and Belarus
Prime Minister Donald Tusk is going to ask the Polish parliament this week for a resolution calling on the ban of farm product imports from Russia and Belarus.
Hungarian government paid for regional online advertisement push in support of political allies
Hungary’s advertisement campaign featured the headline “Hungary protects the EU from illegal migration”.
Zelenskiy says situation at Poland border has gone 'too far'
Ukraine says Poland is not doing enough to contain the protests that hurt its economy during wartime.
Polish manufacturers anticipate recovery as PMI’s growth well beats consensus in February
Poland's Purchasing Managers' Index rose 0.8 points to 47.9 in February, the economic intelligence company S&P Global said on March 1.
Polish GDP grows 1.7% y/y in Q4
Investment held up well, growing 8.7% y/y, adding 1.5pp compared to the preceding quarter.
Liberty Steel's financial crisis is just the latest blow for CEE's steel industry
The woes of Liberty Steel's mills also reflect the struggle of former Communist Central and Eastern Europe’s once mighty steel sector to remain competitive.
British man arrested after illegally trying to cross Russian border to meet online fiancée
A lovestruck Brit was arrested on February 23 after attempting to illegally cross the border from Poland into Russia, where he wanted to meet a girl he had met online.
Despite differences over Ukraine, V4 leaders stress the platform is not dead
Split over Ukraine has led analysts and journalists to describe the group as the V2+V2 rather than the V4, and to speculate whether it had a function anymore.
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Macron says sending Nato ground troops to Ukraine should not be ruled out
French president says Russia now presents a greater danger and nothing should be excluded.
Commercial real estate investment dropped by 55% in Central Europe in 2023, says Cushman & Wakefield
The highest proportion of the capital went into the office sector, although its share dropped from 41% in 2022 to 32% in 2023 because of the increasing trend towards remote work.
Romania’s president pitches to be CEE's candidate for Nato top seat
The alliance's CEE countries had hoped to be strong contenders to helm the alliance this time around, but the Netherlands' Mark Rutte appears to have it in the bag already.