Turkey is facilitating renewed Russia-Ukraine peace talks, potentially stabilizing the region and impacting the venture capital and tech startup ecosystem.
Italian PM Meloni rebuffs hostile Russian media attacks, affirming Italy’s sovereignty and signaling political resilience impacting the country's innovation and investment climate.
Tencent and Kaspi.kz management acquire a major stake in Kazakhstan's fintech leader, bolstering the regional startup and innovation ecosystem.
The EU warns Serbia may lose €1.5 billion in reform funding due to democratic backsliding, raising concerns for the country’s tech startup funding and innovation environment.
Rumen Radev's Progressive Bulgaria coalition leads parliamentary elections with over 40%, amid calls for anti-corruption reforms and political stability impacting the tech startup ecosystem.
Hungary's parliamentary elections saw Tisa party win a majority amid fraud claims involving a namesake candidate, raising concerns for the country's tech startup ecosystem and VC landscape.
Dilshod Ahmedov, former chairman of Uzbekistan’s O‘zmetkombinat, is internationally wanted for alleged embezzlement, highlighting governance risks in the country's industrial sector.
Slovakia will block the EU’s 20th sanctions package on Russia until Russian oil flows resume via Ukraine’s Druzhba pipeline, affecting regional energy security and EU funding decisions.
Germany’s Bundeswehr Military Technology Museum has restricted access to visitors from Uzbekistan and other Central Asian countries due to new security laws.