New York – September 28, 2026 -- American investors identified NATO's Eastern Flank as one of the decade's major infrastructure investment opportunities, on condition that projects carry clearly allocated risk and rely on local partners capable of long-term construction and maintenance. The assessment emerged from a roundtable held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, hosted by Romanian infrastructure firm Concelex and Atlantic Council Romania, and addressed by Romania's President Nicușor Dan.

Budapest, Hungary – September 28, 2026 -- Hoymiles launched its HoyUltra 2000M full-scenario commercial and industrial (C&I) battery energy storage system (BESS) at the opening stop of its European C&I Energy Storage Roadshow, held in Budapest on September 24-25, 2026.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan – September 26, 2026 -- Timur Turlov has been elected President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), winning a second-round runoff vote at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, becoming the first Kazakh national to lead the organization.

Los Angeles – September 25, 2026 -- MeetKai is rolling out a sovereign AI stack built on NVIDIA accelerated computing across six countries -- Brazil, Ukraine, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh -- home to more than 700 million people, following a public-tender win in Brazil and plans for the first national-scale AI factory in Ukraine.

Stockholm – September 25, 2026 -- Skanska has divested the second phase of its H2Offices complex in Budapest, Hungary, for EUR 98 million, roughly SEK 1.1 billion, to the ERSTE Open-Ended Real Estate Investment Fund.

Skanska records EUR 98 million Budapest office sale in Q3 2026

The buyer is represented by ERSTE Alapkezelő Zrt., and Skanska Commercial Development Europe will book the transaction in the third quarter of 2026. Property transfer is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.

Štip, North Macedonia – September 23, 2026 -- The 131.25 MW first phase of the Štip Wind Farm has reached financial close, making it North Macedonia's largest wind energy project to date and a milestone for Envision Energy's expansion in Southeastern Europe.

Samarkand, Uzbekistan – September 23, 2026 -- Timur Turlov, a candidate for FIDE President, has proposed that Ukraine nominate its own candidate for FIDE Vice President should his ticket win the September 26 election in Samarkand.

Debrecen -- CATL began trial production on September 22, 2026 at its newly built battery cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary, after clearing all preconditions tied to its IPPC environmental permit.

Trial run targets first two production lines at Debrecen facility

The trial phase covers the first two production lines of the cell manufacturing plant, following the occupancy permit obtained in August 2026. CATL will use the period to set up, optimize and validate production equipment and manufacturing processes ahead of full series production.

Trebinje – – September 22, 2026 -- The newly completed Trebinje Hospital in Bosnia and Herzegovina represents a $75.4 million (€65 million / ≈128 million BAM) investment by the Government of Republika Srpska, marking the largest healthcare infrastructure project in eastern Herzegovina's recent history.

Budapest – September 22, 2026 -- South Korean biopharmaceutical company PharmaResearch officially launched its REJURAN portfolio of polynucleotide (PN)-based skin boosters in Hungary, marking its latest expansion move in Europe's aesthetic medicine market.