Romania

Negotiations with farmers’ and truckers’ groups fail to end convoys and blockages protesting over a myriad of issues

Vienna’s reiterated demands dash hopes in Sofia and Bucharest of partial admission into the Schengen zone

The government has been unable to make much impression on persistently wide budget and current account deficits

Russia’s naval superiority in the region is in doubt as its fleet is being eliminated by Ukrainian missiles and drones

Non-euro CEE countries either can join but lack the political will, or have the will but fail the economic criteria

UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo have expanded their Romanian operations, acquiring smaller banks

Bulgaria, Greece and Romania's prime ministers pledged to develop their countries' road, rail and energy connections

Russia's setbacks in Ukraine have shifted the naval balance of power in favour of the West and Ukraine