Liam Nolan

Eastern Europe Reporter

3D printing on the construction site of a school in Lviv, western Ukraine

How a school is being 3D printed in Ukraine

French tech entrepreneur Jean-Christophe Bonis approached the mayor of Lviv with a novel idea last year - to 3D print a school in order to accommodate children displaced by the war. Printing on site started in mid-May.

Ukraine • 03 Jun 23

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets supporters at a rally in Ankara this week

Can Turkey's opposition candidate defeat Erdogan?

Turks will cast their votes in a second round presidential election on Sunday, a run-off between the secular, pro-Western candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu and authoritarian incumbent, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

World • 26 May 23

The World Bank forecasts economic growth in Poland to rebound in 2024

Irish firms grow presence in Poland and Czech Republic

An increasing number of Irish firms are working with Enterprise Ireland to develop their operations in Poland and the Czech Republic. Between Ireland and Poland alone, two-way trade is now worth €6 billion.

Europe • 17 May 23

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trailing in the polls ahead of Sunday's election

Turkey's elections: Erdogan battles to maintain power

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces the toughest challenge to his leadership in two decades as Turks vote on Sunday in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections.

World • 13 May 23

Russia's ambassador to Poland Sergei Andreyev (centre, wearing ribbon) arriving at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw

Russian bid to lay wreath in Warsaw disrupted

Ukrainian activists in Warsaw today set up an installation at the Soviet Military Cemetery to prevent Russia's ambassador to Poland from laying a wreath on Victory Day.

Europe • 09 May 23

Eduard Heger had led a minority conservative government since 2021

Departure of Slovakia PM leads to technocrat government

Slovakia's Prime Minister Eduard Heger resigned yesterday four months ahead of a parliamentary election in September.

Europe • 08 May 23

Polish-operated US Patriot surface-to-air missile systems scan the skies in Warsaw

A curious case of an alleged Russian missile in Poland

An alleged Russian-made missile was discovered in a forest in western Poland two weeks ago. Polish authorities are investigating the case, but the government is yet to make a statement about its findings.

Europe • 07 May 23

Tucker Carlson sent a video message to CPAC Hungary (file pic)

Tucker Carlson sends message to Hungarian CPAC event

Tucker Carlson, a former Fox News presenter, was one of a number of voices from the American right to speak at CPAC Hungary, a two-day gathering of conservative politicians and ideologues from across Europe and the US.

Europe • 05 May 23

Pope Francis during a one-day visit to Budapest in 2021

Pope in Hungary calls for recovery of 'European spirit'

Pope Francis during the first speech of his visit to Hungary has called for recovery of the European spirit and rejection of "adolescent belligerence" amid rising nationalism and war in Ukraine.

Europe • 28 Apr 23

Farmers inspect unsold grain stores on a farm in Sedziejowo, Poland

Why did Eastern EU states ban Ukrainian food imports?

The European Commission is continuing to negotiate with eastern EU member states to resolve a dispute over their move to ban Ukrainian food imports, but why did Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria introduced the measure?

Ukraine • 27 Apr 23