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...
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Macroeconomics
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...
SEB: Lithuania’s GDP will grow by 3.2% in 2026 – consumption to get a temporary boost from pension reform, while investment remains the main engine
According to the latest Nordic Outlook published by SEB on 27 January 2026, Lithuania’s economy is expected to accelerate in...
DEFENCE
Counterintelligence Operation at Poland’s Defence Ministry: Long-Serving Employee Suspected of Espionage
On Tuesday morning, 3 February 2026, Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego (SKW) detained a long-serving employee of Poland’s Ministry of National Defence...
Polish Soldier on Trial After Migrant Shot at the Belarus Border: Experts Point to Weapon Defect and Training Gaps
A Polish army officer is facing trial after a 22-year-old Syrian man was accidentally shot during a chase near the...
Launch of ORP Henryk Zygalski. Poland’s second “Delfin” strengthens maritime electronic reconnaissance
Yesterday the christening and launch ceremony of the future ORP Henryk Zygalski took place at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdańsk....
INFRASTRUCTURES
Steelworkers to Take to the Streets in Ostrava. The Industry Warns of Another Blow to Europe’s Steelworks
On 5 February, steelworkers from Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary are set to protest in Ostrava. Trade unions...
Orlen and Equinor discover a new gas field in the North Sea. “Sissel” could supply Poland
Orlen has announced the discovery of new natural gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in the North Sea. The...
Planned Infrastructure Investments in the Balkans (2026–2030): Transport, Energy and Digitalisation as the “Backbone” of EU Integration
The Balkans, particularly the six Western Balkan economies of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, are...
Energy
Dramatic Situation in Kyiv. Poland and Ukraine Expand a “Gas Corridor” for the Winter
Kyiv and Warsaw have agreed to gradually increase the capacity for importing gas from Poland to Ukraine starting in early...
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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 Politics in Turmoil as President Pavel Clashes with the Government Over a Ministerial Nomination
The standoff at the top of Czech politics has sharply escalated after President Petr Pavel published the content of text...
Macron welcomed Fico in Paris. Behind the scenes of the talks
Emmanuel Macron met Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, January 29, 2026. The...
Czech President Says He Was Blackmailed. He Released the Text Messages
Czech President Petr Pavel has entered into an open conflict with Foreign Minister Petr Macinka. On Tuesday, he held an...
