CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Green minister pulls plug on long-standing Vienna motorway plan
After 20 years of fierce debate, the plan to construct a EUR 2 billion stretch of ring-road on Vienna’s north-eastern outskirts...
Blinken meets Lavrov after NATO talks in Riga
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the importance of strengthening Transatlantic unity at the...
Zaev to step aside as North Macedonia PM
Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev officially stood down as leader of the country's ruling party SDSM on Saturday, in...
Belarus drops volume of oil transit to Poland citing ‘unscheduled repairs’
Belarus will limit the pumping of oil to Poland through its section of the Druzhba pipeline for three days from Thursday,...
Czechia, Hungary hiked to highest COVID risk
The US national public health agency yesterday began advising American tourists against visiting Hungary or Czechia, two of the world’s leading...
Poland u-turns on COP26 pledge to phase out coal
Polish Climate and Environment minister Anna Moskwa appeared to reverse Poland's commitment to cutting coal power by 2030 on Thursday, just...
Russia leverages gas in attempt to weaken Moldova’s ties with EU – Financial Times
Russian state-owned Gazprom has offered Moldova a new and improved gas-supply contract on condition that it drops its tariff-free trade deal...
Poland faces daily fine of EUR 1 million per day until it dissolves controversial chamber
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday ordered Poland to pay EUR 1 million on a daily basis for not...
Hungary closes in on Budapest airport takeover
After years of circling Hungary's main airport, Prime Minister Viktor Orban finally declared the state’s intention to purchase Budapest Liszt Ferenc...
Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list
House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that puts...
Revolut plans to offer loans, credit cards and Hungarian-language services
Digital bank Revolut is in talks with the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) about entering the central European country’s market, deputy CEO...
President Zeman in hospital, Czechia in limbo
Czech politics is currently in a state of paralysis after President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on election weekend. The head of...
Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum
President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is in...
Exhibition director Tamas Revesz takes CET on a digital tour of World Press Photo 2021
Tamas Revesz has organised the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition in Hungary - the homeland of Robert Capa and Joseph Pulitzer...
South Korean leader to ink deal in Budapest
The government is currently discussing investments with 14 South Korean companies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his opposite...
World Press Photo 2021 opens in Budapest
How do you organise a major global exhibition in the Covid-era? Exhibitions manager and curator at World Press Photo, Sanne Schim...
Polish, Hungarian lorry drivers unimpressed by UK’s offer of short-term work visas
Hauliers associations in Poland and Hungary say their members are not interested in the UK government’s offer of three-month work visas...
Western Balkan citizens enjoy benefits of roaming fees removal
This summer six Western Balkan countries abolished mobile phone roaming charges, in what is seen as a positive step towards the...
Airbus opens ‘brave new frontier’ of single-pilot planes
The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus is seeking EU approval for using one-pilot technology on its A350 jets, opening up a...