The East-West Divide on Gas Network Support Deepens
The future of natural gas and how it is funded by the EU are deepening the divide between eastern and western...
European Vacation Back On For Many
It's been over a year since the EU's ban on non-essential travel, but as of 18 June US travelers and those...
Industry Critical of EU Renewable Energy Directive Revision
A leaked draft version of the European Commission’s renewable energy directive has received loud criticism from the renewables industry and NGOs....
Europe’s Highwire Act: Bridge Minimal Wage Conditions Under a Single Regulation
Minimum wages are a make-or-break issue against in-work poverty and an important element of a single labor market. But instead of...
Uproar in Hungary Over Anti-LGBT Law
On Tuesday, Hungary's parliament passed a so-called pedophile law, which critics say is actually directed at the LGBT community and also...
Ministers Agree on Eurovignette Road Charging Regulation Amendments
In the final days of the Portuguese EU presidency, transport ministers agreed with members of the European Parliament revisions to Eurovignette,...
EU, US Remove USD 11.5b in Tariffs
On Tuesday at the EU Summit, EU leaders and US president Joe Biden struck a conciliatory tone and made efforts toward...
EU Raises EUR 20 Billion in Recovery Bonds
As its first attempt to test financial markets, the European Commission on Tuesday announced it had raised EUR 20 billion in...
Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows
Few would call Europe a continent of extremes - yet wage differences are sometimes severe: in South-Eastern-Europe, in countries outside of...
NATO: China an Emerging Threat
China poses security challenges to NATO, which will engage the country to address them, according to an official statement from the...
Climate Change: Drastic GDP Losses for Hungary, CEE
Global warming will not only wreak havoc on the global economy but could also result in dire economic consequences for Hungary...
Slovenia: Digital Agenda Top Priority
Poised to take the presidency of the European Council on 1 July, Slovenia will prioritize regulation of the digital agenda in...
Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story
Shortly following the monumental changes to their governmental systems and economies, countries in Central & Eastern Europe did see their wages...
World Bank Upgrades Outlook for Romania’s GDP Growth
Romania's economy will grow by 6% this year, fully reversing the 3.9% contraction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, according...
US Sanctions on Bulgarian Nationals/Associated Companies
The United States has imposed sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them, over their alleged corrupt activities. The...
Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
A key element of the "Green Deal," on 10 June EU environmental ministers meeting for the last occasion of Portugal's EU...
EC Backs Czechia Against Polish Mine
Poland says that closing down its open-pit brown coal mine in Turow would be an "energy disaster." Even so, the European...
“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism
Europe looks to return to normal as the first major international sport event, the UEFA 2020 football championship, is about to...
Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions
Hungary's OTP Bank has acquired a 100% stake in Slovenia's Nova KBM after signing a purchase agreement with former shareholders of...
Will Hungary’s Automotive Industry Adjust to Future Challenges?
As in most countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy heavily depends on car production....