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83% of CEE suppliers affected by late payments, Atradius survey reveals

AMSTERDAM, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Central and Eastern European companies continue to balance cash and credit, with 54% of B2B sales paid at the point of sale and 46% made on credit. Yet the credit side is under strain. Late payments now affect 83% of suppliers with nearly one…

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The new frontier: Record €42.5bn pours into Central and Eastern Europe

The M&A markets in Poland, Austria, Romania and Lithuania were the most attractive for foreign capital in Central and Eastern Europe in 2025. The region attracted a record inflow despite the war in Ukraine, the slowing German economy and trade tensions.

Euronews

From boom to slowdown: Central and Eastern Europe faces strain

Economists at the Warsaw School of Economics examined the fate of the 11 Central and Eastern European countries that joined the European Union after 2004. The analysis shows that each of these countries made exemplary use of accession, but that prospects for the next decade are much less optimistic.

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Data centres: too many blank spots in Central and Eastern Europe

EU Tech Loop makes the case for European investment in AI gigafactories to be built on the bloc's eastern flank.

Euronews

Wizz Air halts Abu Dhabi operations as instability threatens profits

Wizz Air's decision to end operations out of its hub in Abu Dhabi comes as it aims to focus on its core markets in Central and Eastern Europe.

Euronews

Tech firms in Central and Eastern Europe seek to catch up with the West

The combined market capitalisation of the 100 largest tech companies in Central and Eastern Europe amounts to nearly $117 billion, according to the "Digital Champions CEE 2025" report, prepared by the Digital Poland Foundation.

Euronews

Poland, divided between Trump and the EU

Nawrocki’s narrow victory (50.89%) over Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and candidate of the government coalition, illustrates and reinforces the political polarisation of Poland and the rise of the populist “Trumpist” right in Central and Eastern Europe. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, there has been much speculation…

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duPont Registry Group Announces Privé Sofia: Groundbreaking Collector Car Hub in the Heart of Eastern Europe

June 11, 2025 – Miami, FL – duPont Registry Group (DRG), the trailblazer in the luxury and exotic automotive ecosystem, is proud to unveil duPont Registry Privé Sofia, a pioneering automotive lifestyle destination set to open in 2027 in Business Park Sofia, the biggest innovation hub in Central and Eastern…

Motor1

Germany's Sorbian ethnic minority prepares for Easter with traditional eggs

Modern-day Sorbs are descended from Slavic tribes in Central and Eastern Europe who settled in Germany some 1,500 years ago.

Euronews

Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Max in Europe Beginning May 21

Max Will be available first in the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe

TV Tech

Warner Sets Rollout Date for Max in Europe

The platform will first debut in The Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe, where it will subsume the legacy HBO Max and feature season 2 of 'House of the Dragon' and wall-to-wall coverage of this summer's Paris Olympic Games

Broadcasting & Cable

Poundland owner Pepco to ‘refocus’ on Central and Eastern Europe after back-to-back profit warnings

Pepco will work to get its Central and Eastern European arm back on track, after a September heatwave hit sales

Evening Standard

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia – particularly Poland. Warsaw is determined to learn from Poland's own history and help Ukraine win the war.

France 24

9 NATO members urge support for Ukraine after annexation

The heads of nine central and eastern European NATO members issued a joint statement backing a path to membership for Ukraine in the U.S.-led security alliance

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Commentary: Putin’s war in Ukraine is making shameful history for Russia once again

Tuesday marked an uncomfortable anniversary for Russian President Vladimir Putin. On that day in 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union entered into a partnership that paved the way for war just one week later. Defending Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s decision to formally collaborate with Adolf Hitler to secretly carve…

Birmingham Post

Bakery Baker & Baker opens Polish office as it continues expansion across Central and Eastern Europe

Warsaw office up and running after Covid delays

Benzinga

Here's Why Apple Beat Its Chinese Peers Amid China's Slowdown, Covid Resurgence

China, the biggest smartphone market, will likely shrink by 38 million units in 2022, down 11.5% from 2021 and accounting for about 80% of the global reduction in shipment volume thanks to the economic slowdown as global markets drop by 3.5%, the IDC reports. IDC previously saw the global market growing…

The Independent UK

By invading Ukraine, Putin loses allies in eastern Europe

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shocked the former Soviet satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe, drawing strong condemnation even from the region’s most pro-Kremlin politicians

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France 24

Inflation, exiting fossil fuels & navigating politics: The challenges facing the EBRD

For more than 30 years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been investing in countries in Central and Eastern Europe. It's since expanded into the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa and has plans to move into Sub-Saharan Africa too. The EBRD's President Odile Renaud-Basso discussed…

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