Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Czechia and Slovenia picked to host European supercomputing centres
Aim is to make Europe a top supercomputing power globally through €840mn project.
German Varengold Bank buys 20% stake in Bulgarian P2P lending platform Klear
Varengold, which launched in Bulgaria last year, says it wants to be part of "fundamental change on the market" as it scoops up Klear in its first Southeast European fintech acquisition.
Bulgaria buys first US gas as it breaks away from dependence on Russia
LNG deliveries from the US should cover around 10% of Bulgaria's consumption. Sofia also started construction of the Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector in May.
"Dirty diesel" cars still on the roads in Central, Southeast Europe
Across the EU just 10mn of the 43mn diesel cars and vans caught in the Dieselgate scandal have been recalled, and recall rates are lowest in the eastern EU members, finds Transport & Environment.
Southeast Europe’s banking sector gets new investor geography
Hungary’s OTP in, Greek banks out, and a new crop of privatisations coming up in Serbia and Slovenia.
Eastern Europe's sustainable fashion designers embrace old traditions and new technologies
Solo designers and small creative companies are producing sustainable fashion lines in Central and Eastern Europe, embracing new technologies to reduce the industry’s environmental footprint and insisting on good conditions for their workers.
Voters prepare to punish their ruling parties in European Parliament elections
Following domestic political scandals in several Central and Southeast European member states, many voters just want to give their ruling parties a kicking in this week's EU-wide vote.