Serbia set to ok lithium exploitation

1 year ago

Serbia has said it is looking to give global mining group Rio Tinto the go ahead to create Europe’s largest…

Romania makes card payment compulsory option

1 year ago

Romanian companies are now obliged to offer customers the possibility to pay for purchased goods and services with credit and…

Hungary’s EU Presidency: steering Europe’s agenda through stormy times

1 year ago

Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Monday, 1 July with the…

CEE startups secure USD 11.8bn in Q1 despite global decline

2 years ago

Despite an overall downturn, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) start-up scene showed resilience in the first quarter of 2024,…

Hungary opts out of Ukraine but promises not to block support, as NATO chief visits Budapest

2 years ago

Hungary will not be obliged to participate in military actions outside its territory or send money or troops to Ukraine,…

EU to slap large tariffs on Chinese BEVs

2 years ago

The European Commission (EC) published a draft package on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) imported from China, including tariffs of between…

Budapest mayor wins 2nd term by 41 votes

2 years ago

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony retained his post at last Sunday’s election, the Hungarian National Election Committee (NVB) confirmed on Friday…

Local elections held in parallel with EU ballot in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania

2 years ago

One-third of the EU-27 member states held local or national elections in tandem with the European Parliament ballot on June…

Hungary’s MVM buys stake in Caspian gas field in all-time record deal

2 years ago

Hungary’s state-owned MVM Group has signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to acquire a 5% stake in the Shah Deniz natural…

CEE centre holds, as far-right scores gains in EU vote

2 years ago

Pro-European centrist parties performed well in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at the European Parliament (EP) elections held from 6-9…

Slovakia sees EU election upset, as liberals beat Fico

2 years ago

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico faced an unexpected setback in the EU elections against the opposition liberals on Sunday, following…

Far-right up in polls ahead of EU vote

2 years ago

The EU elections, which will be held from on 6-9 June, involve nearly 400mn voters across 27 countries deciding on…

Blinken visits Czechia, Moldova to talk Ukraine, disinformation, upcoming NATO summit

2 years ago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travelled to Chisinau, Moldova and Prague, Czechia, from May 28-31, to discuss energy, defence…

Daewoo ups efforts on Czech nuclear project

2 years ago

Czech companies signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in connection with Korea’s Daewoo concerning the construction tender for a nuclear power…

Orban slams EU on cusp of elections, Hungarian presidency

2 years ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who recently described the current European Commission (EC) as “the worst one” ever, framed the June…

CEE countries send letter to Georgia over ‘foreign agents law’ concerns

2 years ago

Countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) made up five of the seven signatories states of a letter expressing concern…

Re-election of Lithuania’s President Nauseda signals continuity on Russia policies

2 years ago

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda secured re-election on Sunday 26 May, according to official results, in a vote heavily dominated by…

Romania mulls Danube HEP plant project with Serbia

2 years ago

Romania’s Energy Ministry confirmed that it may partner with Serbia to build a third hydroelectric power (HEP) plant on the Iron…

Romanian gov’t, chemical industry sign energy-transition letter of intent

2 years ago

Romanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan-Radu Oprea and Romanian Chemical Industry Association Romchimica signed a letter of intent…

Skoda expands Czech rail fleet presence with new order

2 years ago

Skoda Group is to deliver 23 low-floor EMU electric trains to Czechia in a EUR 133mn order that it said…