Bosnia, Kosovo, move closer to EU, amid scepticism over lengthy accession process

3 years ago

Bosnia and Herzegovina became an official candidate for EU membership in Brussels on Thursday, as the European Council approved the…

New Latvian coalition focuses on economy, security

3 years ago

The centre-right New Unity party, led by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, finalised a coalition deal with the new centrist…

Eight CEE countries push for ‘significantly lower’ EU gas price cap

3 years ago

A total of eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have co-signed a paper with four other EU member states…

EU clears path for EUR 18bn loan to Ukraine

3 years ago

Next year the EU will provide Ukraine with EUR 18bn, circumventing Hungary's veto, the Council of the European Union announced…

EU green lights Croatia to join Schengen, snubs Bulgaria, Romania

3 years ago

Croatia will become the Schengen zone’s newest member on 1 January, the Council of the EU announced on Thursday, 8 December. Croatia…

PMs discuss new Slovenia-Hungary gas link

3 years ago

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have discussed building a pipeline to transit Algerian gas…

Wizz vs Ryanair: which budget airline rules CEE?

3 years ago

Wizz Air will serve 31% more passengers than Ryanair in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Caucuses this winter, according…

Croatia plans partial Sunday shopping ban

3 years ago

Croatia has decided to introduce compulsory shop closures on Sundays, Croatian Employment and Family Minister Marin Piletic told reporters after…

Orlen moves into Hungary, MOL into Poland, in CEE gas market reshuffle

3 years ago

Orlen Unipetrol, owned by Poland's leading energy company PKN Orlen, will take over 143 petrol stations in Hungary and 39 in…

EU moves to freeze Hungary funds, but real picture more nuanced

3 years ago

The European Commission (EC) opened the possibility for EU national leaders to punish Hungary in an upcoming vote on funding suspensions,…

VC financing of Lithuanian fintech quadruples – FT special report

3 years ago

Venture capital (VC) financiers invested EUR 71mn in Lithuanian fintechs in 2021, up from EUR 18mn in 2020, according to The…

Slovenia ruling coalition defeats right-wing in referendum poll

3 years ago

Slovenia's government saw off a major opposition challenge on Sunday, 27 November, as voters approved three laws in a referendum…

Last chance for Hungary on EU funding

3 years ago

Hungary could lose billions of euros from its Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding entitlement after the European Commission (EC)…

Robotisation spreads in auto-heavy CEE

3 years ago

Robotisation has risen sharply in CEE, according to a new report entitled “How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour…

Serbia backtracks on deal with Kosovo

3 years ago

The EU brokered a last-ditch agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on Wednesday, 23 November, only for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic…

EC warns Slovakia to review 2023 budget or risk losing Covid-recovery funding

3 years ago

The European Commission (EC) told Slovakia on Tuesday to include spending limits in its state budget or risk endangering the…

Hungary, Ryanair clash over ‘excess profits’

3 years ago

Ryanair’s ongoing dispute with the Hungarian government escalated last week, as the company's CEO dismissed Hungary’s revisions to its aviation…

V4 meeting pulled as Polish, Czech speakers object to Hungary’s proximity to Russia

3 years ago

The meeting of the parliamentary speakers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries scheduled for this Friday (25 November) has been…

Poland grants Ukraine access to disaster site, after two citizens killed by missile

3 years ago

The death of two men at the hands of a missile on farmland in the Polish village of Przewodow sparked…

Slovenia elects first female president

3 years ago

Liberal attorney and author Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, will become Slovenia's next president after defeating her right-wing rival Andze Logar in…