Austrian far-right FPO party wins election

1 year ago

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) has won a landmark victory, claiming the largest share of votes and ending 20 years…

Babis wins Senate seats, but Fiala retains control

1 year ago

Czech opposition party ANO, led by former prime minister Andrej Babis, scored a significant victory in Saturday’s elections for the…

MOL inks gas exploration deal in Azerbaijan

1 year ago

Hungary's MOL Group, along with its joint venture partners, has signed commercial agreements to advance the development of significant gas…

Poland set for key budget role, as EU names commissioner-designates

1 year ago

After months of negotiations with EU member states, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the lineup for…

Intel postpones EUR 4bn Polish factory plan

1 year ago

US firm Intel has decided to delay its semiconductor plant project near Wroclaw, west Poland, until 2026 due to the…

CEE think tank envisages ‘pivotal role’ for region

1 year ago

The incoming EU administration should ensure that countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) lever more influence in the bloc,…

Korean firm to build EUR 16bn Czech nuclear plant

1 year ago

South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia's largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe…

Slovakia hikes VAT to among EU’s highest

1 year ago

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday, September 18, reversed decades of opposition to tax hikes as his government amended…

Lufthansa mulls AirBaltic purchase – report

1 year ago

Deutsche Lufthansa AG is looking into acquiring a stake in AirBaltic before the Latvian state-owned airline launches an initial public…

Orlen inks deal to secure LNG supplies to Poland, Baltics

1 year ago

Poland’s strategic energy giant PKN Orlen has signed a five-year exclusive deal with Lithuanian energy terminal operator KN Energies to…

Poland leads CEE wave of UK legacy firm buyouts

1 year ago

Polish online platform eSky’s GBP 30mn (EUR 35.5mn) purchase of Thomas Cook from China’s Fosun Tourism Group signals a broader…

CEE braces for further flooding, as Storm Boris wreaks havoc

1 year ago

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a state of disaster and confirmed that 1,600 people have been evacuated in Klodzko,…

Saudi Arabia launches new business chamber to focus on CEE

1 year ago

Saudi Arabia has launched a new business council to deepen its economic ties with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and…

BiH completes largest ever infrastructure project

1 year ago

Financed with a EUR 5mn EU grant and a EUR 100mn loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the nearly…

Rheinmetall to build EUR 180mn factory in Lithuania

1 year ago

Germany’s Rheinmetall will spend more than EUR 180mn on an ammunition manufacturing facility in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Economy and Innovation…

Von der Leyen pledges more EU on Balkans visit

1 year ago

European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen announced further EU flood recovery funding and reiterated the EU’s commitment to addressing…

Estonia joins CERN

1 year ago

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) officially welcomed Estonia as its 24th member state on Friday, 30 August. CERN…

Moldovan industrial sector to get EU cash

1 year ago

A total of 59 companies have been awarded non-reimbursable funding totalling some MDL 25mn (EUR 1.3mn) as part of a…

Poland unveils massive transport, energy, defence plans under 2025 budget

1 year ago

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to tackle inflation, drive record economic growth, and bolster key investments in energy and…

AirBaltic to call IPO by year-end

1 year ago

Latvian national airline airBaltic is set to embark on its first-ever initial public offering (IPO) before the end of 2024.…