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Slovenia: Digital Agenda Top Priority

Reading Time: < 1 minute Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity will be two key issues for Slovenia when it becomes European…

5 years ago

Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Visegrád countries have been members of the European Union for 17 years now, but the…

5 years ago

World Bank Upgrades Outlook for Romania’s GDP Growth

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 2,5 per cent positive correction in growth forecast since January by the World Bank…

5 years ago

US Sanctions on Bulgarian Nationals/Associated Companies

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them, over their alleged corrupt activities.…

5 years ago

Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU ministers have approved a strategy for adaptation to climate change that focuses on nature-based…

5 years ago

EC Backs Czechia Against Polish Mine

Poland says that closing down its open-pit brown coal mine in Turow would be an "energy disaster." Even so, the…

5 years ago

“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism

Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship kicks off on Friday, in 11 cities. Will it bring…

5 years ago

Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions

Reading Time: < 1 minute With its latest acquisition in Slovenia Hungary’s OTP Bank will become market leader in the…

5 years ago

Will Hungary’s Automotive Industry Adjust to Future Challenges?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Hungary is a regional leader in the production of car engines, but also makes tires, batteries,…

5 years ago

Member States Approve Coal Phase-out Funding

EU member states have approved a EUR 17.5 billion fund which aims to help some countries wean themselves from polluting…

5 years ago

Hungary: European Parliament Green Policies Too Much

Several European "green" initiatives have provoked resentment in Hungarian government circles. The outrage is mainly due to the European Parliament…

5 years ago

G7 Sign Off on Historic Global Tax Deal

Reading Time: 2 minutes G7 ministers in London have agreed to rules and a 15% rate to make multinationals pay…

5 years ago

Slovakia’s Automotive Industry: Blessing or Curse?

Reading Time: 6 minutes In recent decades, being part of the global auto sector has been a smash success for…

5 years ago

Romania Bids Farewell to Coal

This week, Romania announced that it was ditching coal, thus joining the majority of EU member states that have made…

5 years ago

EU Proposes Common Digital Identity Wallet

Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission believes introducing a digital identity wallet in the EU would result in…

5 years ago

Czech Auto Sector: Targeting Lithium

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of the world’s leading car producers, the Czech Republic, has a lot at stake in…

5 years ago

Bill Gates & the EU Pledge $1 Billion for Green Technologies

Reading Time: < 1 minute @bill gates' @Breakthrough Energy Ventures joins the @European Commission to push decarbonisation of sectors like…

5 years ago

EU Tax Transparency Rules Agreed

Reading Time: < 1 minute New EU Tax Transparency rules will force huge multinationals in the EU to declare their…

5 years ago

AI & Blockchain: European Investment Bank warns of EUR 10bn funding gap

Reading Time: < 1 minute EIB warns Europe will be left behind in AI and blockchain technologies if it doesn't…

5 years ago

EU Battery Regulation: Finding the Missing Element

The EU has big plans to scale up battery production in Europe to make the major switch from fossil fuels…

5 years ago