The long road to energy security: Poland’s plan to break free from Russian gas
Warsaw, Poland – In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and increasingly tenuous relations between the EU and theContinue Reading
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“Ukrainians never helped us,” claims ex-Slovak leader
Bratislava, Slovakia – Former Prime Minister Robert Fico led a charge against Ukraine on Sunday, calling for Slovakia to stopContinue Reading
Timidly, Czechs move to unlock untapped potential of renewable energy
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite a high dependency on Russian gas imports and highly polluting coal burning, the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Several dead in Polish coal mine explosion
Warsaw, Poland – At least four people have died following two methane explosions in a coal mine located in southernContinue Reading
Hungary refuses to impose Russian oil and gas embargo
Budapest, Hungary – Despite growing pressure to introduce harsher sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, Hungary has dismissedContinue Reading
Poland bans coal imports from Russia as EU wavers
Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government has adopted a draft law that would ban coal imports from Russia in responseContinue Reading
Central European countries divided on Russian gas and oil embargo
Budapest, Hungary – Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary opposed plans to impose sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas sectorContinue Reading
Blame-game continues as Poles face sky-high gas prices
Gdansk, Poland – Poland has long been seeking to diversify gas supplies as its long-term contract with Russian state giantContinue Reading
Russian plane carrying nuclear fuel allowed in Slovakia despite flight ban
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia has allowed a Russian plane carrying nuclear fuel to land in the country despite an airspaceContinue Reading
Czech Republic braces for difficult coal exit by 2033
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic could be moving towards a more sustainable future. After years of hesitations, theContinue Reading
Polish ambassador to the Czech Republic recalled weeks after taking office
Prague, Czech Republic – Poland’s new ambassador to the Czech Republic is to be recalled after criticizing his own governmentContinue Reading
“They’re taking us for idiots”: In coal mine’s shadows, quarrelling Czechs and Poles fear for their futures
Turow, Poland – While the Czech and Polish governments negotiate a settlement to their dispute over the Turów mine, inhabitantsContinue Reading
Russian natural gas to Hungary to be rerouted, bypassing Ukraine
Budapest, Hungary – It was less than a month ago that I described the “considerable shift in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, for the better.”Continue Reading
Poland ordered to pay half a million euros a day over border dispute with Czechs
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has been ordered to pay a daily penalty of €500,000 to the European Commission over itsContinue Reading
Nord Stream 2: What’s at stake for Central and Eastern Europe?
Warsaw, Poland- The signing of the US-German deal in late July paving the way for the completion of the controversialContinue Reading
On this Day, in 1939: Leó Szilárd and Albert Einstein urged the US to develop the Bomb
On August 2, 1939, Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd and Albert Einstein sent a letter to U.S. President Franklin D. RooseveltContinue Reading
Czech Republic asks for daily fine of €5 million against Poland over coal mine dispute
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will ask the EU’s top court to impose a fine of €5 millionContinue Reading
EU orders Poland to halt coal mining after Czech complaint
Warsaw, Poland – The EU’s top court has ordered Poland to halt coal mining at the Turow mine, ruling inContinue Reading
Poland angered by President Biden’s Nord Stream II decision
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has reacted angrily to President Joe Biden’s decision to waive US sanctions on Nord Stream II,Continue Reading
Russia seen as “security threat” by majority of Czechs, poll suggests
Prague, Czech Republic – A majority of Czechs see Russia as a “security threat” to their country, a new surveyContinue Reading