EU unveils first ever pan-European defence plan

2 years ago

A new, ground-breaking European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) has been announced by the European Commission (EC).  The EC said EDIS…

Czech firm Europe’s fastest growing

2 years ago

Czech photovoltaic distributor Raylyst Solar is the most rapidly growing company in Europe, according to the latest rankings by UK…

Romania rated BBB- by Fitch

2 years ago

The rating for Romania's long-term foreign currency debts is BBB- with a stable outlook, Fitch announced. According to the rating…

CEE’s nuclear dreams – CET analysis

2 years ago

The indispensability of nuclear energy was one of few areas of consensus at the recent summit of the strained Visegrad…

Hungary oks Swedish NATO bid after PM visit

2 years ago

Hungarian MPs approved a proposal on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO with 188 in favour and 6 dissenting votes, on…

V4 leaders agree on energy, immigration, but Russia remains elephant in room

2 years ago

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries met in Prague, Czechia, for the first time in eight months,…

Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

2 years ago

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

Poland unlocks over EUR 100bn in EU funds

2 years ago

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

Radio Free Europe banned in Russia

2 years ago

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday, 20 February, named Radio Free Europe (RFE) as an “undesirable” organisation, effectively banning the…

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

2 years ago

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

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

2 years ago

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

Romania ordered to repay Blue Air’s state aid

2 years ago

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

Polish FM floats new reparations solution

2 years ago

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

North Macedonia sets May election date

2 years ago

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

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

2 years ago

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

Hungary rocked by presidential resignation

2 years ago

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

4iG inks deal for cable linking Egypt, Albania

2 years ago

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

CEE trade with Germany slumped in 2023

2 years ago

Germany’s business with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell last year as the value of goods traded with the region’s…

European rail network to connect to Lviv

2 years ago

Ukraine is planned to be added to the Trans-European TEN-T transport corridor, enabling access to the rest of Europe for…

Rheinmetall expands Hungary ammo maker

2 years ago

The expansion plan of the new ammunition plant of Rheinmetall in Varpalota, west Hungary, has been underway since January, the…