Bulgaria Is Finishing the Withdrawal of the Lev. The Central Bank Has Already Collected 81% of the Cash
The process of withdrawing the Bulgarian lev from circulation is entering its final phase. Data published in early February indicate...
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Macroeconomics
Bulgaria Is Finishing the Withdrawal of the Lev. The Central Bank Has Already Collected 81% of the Cash
The process of withdrawing the Bulgarian lev from circulation is entering its final phase. Data published in early February indicate...
Bulgaria Closes the 2025 Budget: Record Revenue Growth, Deficit Almost on Target
Bulgaria has completed the 2025 execution of its consolidated fiscal programme (CFP) with a deficit of BGN 6,828.3 million (around...
Latest data on Poland’s economy. GDP reading differs from the initial estimate
Statistics Poland (GUS) has published detailed figures on economic growth in the third quarter of 2025. According to the updated...
DEFENCE
Belgorod Without Heating After Infrastructure Damage. Authorities Consider Evacuating Children and Seniors
In Russia’s Belgorod, hundreds of residential buildings have been left without heating following damage to energy facilities. According to information...
More Balloons from Belarus Enter Polish Airspace. Military: No Threat
During the night of 8–9 February 2026, military radar systems once again recorded objects “resembling balloons” entering Polish airspace, the...
Belarusian journalist suspected of espionage in Ukraine: what we know about the case
Ukrainian services—the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence (HUR)—reported in...
INFRASTRUCTURES
Sungrow to build its first factory in Europe. Investment in Wałbrzych expected to create about 400 jobs
Chinese renewable-energy technology giant Sungrow has announced that it will build its first production plant in Europe. The factory is...
Hungary Sues the European Commission Over the Ban on Importing Gas from Russia
The government in Budapest has filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union, seeking the annulment...
Romanian battery maker Prime Batteries included in a global ranking of the sector’s best companies
Romanian company Prime Batteries has been included for the first time in BloombergNEF’s global list as a Tier 1 supplier...
Energy
Romania prepares a one-year “special gas pricing regime” after April 1 — what the government is planning
The Romanian government has announced plans to introduce a special pricing regime for natural gas for households and district-heating producers...
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Romania is counting on very strong harvests in 2026. Good soil moisture boosts farmers’ expectations.
Romanian farmers assess that autumn rains – especially in September and October – laid solid foundations for this year's cereal...
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Czech Republic: Staff of public television and radio warn of a threat to media independence
Around 1,800 employees of Czech Television and Czech Radio have signed a statement warning about attempts to “take control” of...
Viktor Orbán blunt on Ukraine: “It would mean immediate war”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a radio interview that admitting Ukraine to the European Union would mean an...
A diplomatic storm after the Sejm Speaker’s dispute with the U.S. ambassador. The internet is divided
The dispute between the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, and the Tom Rose reverberated widely online. What began as...
