[CEE] Central & Eastern Europe

CEE | Central & Eastern Europe on Großwald.org curates analysis of defence and security developments across the region. From NATO’s forward posture and Ukraine war dynamics to modernization of national forces in Poland, the Baltics, and beyond, this section tracks how Central and Eastern Europe is hardening against Russian pressure and investing in long-term deterrence.

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Romania's SRI Ties Carfil Fire in Brașov to a Russia-Coordinated Sabotage Network — Suspects Held in Germany and Poland post image

Romania's SRI Ties Carfil Fire in Brașov to a Russia-Coordinated Sabotage Network — Suspects Held in Germany and Poland

Rheinmetall and MSC Will Buy the Mangalia Yard Jointly — a Dual-Use Site for Romania's Four Naval Ships post image

Rheinmetall and MSC Will Buy the Mangalia Yard Jointly — a Dual-Use Site for Romania's Four Naval Ships

Rheinmetall Buys the Mangalia Shipyard for EUR 138 Million — 75 Per Cent of Valuation After Four Failed Sales; Damen's Appeal Is Heard on 4 November post image

Rheinmetall Buys the Mangalia Shipyard for EUR 138 Million — 75 Per Cent of Valuation After Four Failed Sales; Damen's Appeal Is Heard on 4 November

Bulgaria Moves to Buy Five More IRIS-T SLM Under SAFE — EUR 1.1 Billion, Contracted Through Germany's MoD post image

Bulgaria Moves to Buy Five More IRIS-T SLM Under SAFE — EUR 1.1 Billion, Contracted Through Germany's MoD

Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera post image

Latvia Takes Delivery of Its First ASCOD-Based Hunter Infantry Fighting Vehicle — 84 by 2029, Final Assembly at Valmiera

Poland Hands PLN 350 Million in Homeland Defence Act Grants to 86 Firms and Institutes to Hold Wartime Production and Repair Capacity post image

Poland Hands PLN 350 Million in Homeland Defence Act Grants to 86 Firms and Institutes to Hold Wartime Production and Repair Capacity

Russian Mi-8 Crosses the Polish Border North of Braniewo, 300 Metres Deep for 42 Seconds — Fighters Scrambled, Sikorski Names an Apology as the Price post image

Russian Mi-8 Crosses the Polish Border North of Braniewo, 300 Metres Deep for 42 Seconds — Fighters Scrambled, Sikorski Names an Apology as the Price

Latvia Drops the Swedish Archer for Excalibur Army's Morana 155 mm Howitzer — First Deliveries 2027, BAE Disputes the Timeline post image

Latvia Drops the Swedish Archer for Excalibur Army's Morana 155 mm Howitzer — First Deliveries 2027, BAE Disputes the Timeline

Germany Sends Four Eurofighters to Lielvārde for the Week of Latvia's 3 October Election — Riga Asked After Repeated Drone Violations post image

Germany Sends Four Eurofighters to Lielvārde for the Week of Latvia's 3 October Election — Riga Asked After Repeated Drone Violations

Croatia Signs for 18 K239 Chunmoo Launchers at EUR 435.2 Million, WB Electronics Command System Separately post image

Croatia Signs for 18 K239 Chunmoo Launchers at EUR 435.2 Million, WB Electronics Command System Separately

Estonia's Pevkur Resigns Over EUR 70 Million in European Peace Facility Advances to Datasel post image

Estonia's Pevkur Resigns Over EUR 70 Million in European Peace Facility Advances to Datasel

The Commission Pays Romania EUR 2.5 Billion in SAFE Pre-Financing, the Third Member State Paid post image

The Commission Pays Romania EUR 2.5 Billion in SAFE Pre-Financing, the Third Member State Paid