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Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed…

2 years ago

Poland unlocks over EUR 100bn in EU funds

As of next week Poland can begin to access the around EUR 60bn of previously suspended COVID:19 pandemic and green funding…

2 years ago

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

2 years ago

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…

2 years ago

Romania ordered to repay Blue Air’s state aid

Blue Air's restructuring plan has failed to restore its long-term viability and the Romanian state must return the EUR 33.84mn…

2 years ago

Polish FM floats new reparations solution

Poland will drop the USD 1.3tn (EUR 12.08) reparation demand made by the right-wing nationalist PiS government, which Polish Prime…

2 years ago

North Macedonia sets May election date

EU candidate country North Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on 8 May, the House speaker Jovan Mitreski announced on…

2 years ago

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade,…

2 years ago

Hungary rocked by presidential resignation

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on live TV on Saturday evening, in connection with her controversial pardon issued last year…

2 years ago

4iG inks deal for cable linking Egypt, Albania

Hungarian-government-linked telco 4iG and Telecom Egypt will jointly construct an express subsea cable between Albania and Egypt. Telecom Egypt is…

2 years ago