Kallas set to be CEE’s first EU foreign policy chief

5 months ago

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was nominated on Friday, 28 June as the EU’s foreign policy chief (High Representative of…

CEE increasingly key to EU manufacturing – report

5 months ago

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly vital to the EU’s manufacturing landscape, the German Marshall Fund of the…

Serbia set to ok lithium exploitation

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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

5 months 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

6 months ago

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