China tightens the screws on Lithuania by strong-arming multinationals

3 years ago

China is leveraging its influence over multinational companies operating there, instructing them not to do business with Lithuania, or else.…

Defining gas, nuclear as sustainable ‘lowers the bar’ – EU experts, investors

3 years ago

Electric vehicles (EVs) and gas will reportedly be similarly classified as sustainable investments in Europe from 2026 under the new…

EU anti-coercion measure would offer push-back against economic intimidation

3 years ago

On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a so-called "anti-coercion measure". It would give the European Union the ability to push…

Germany’s traffic-light coalition means new road ahead for CEE carmakers

3 years ago

As Germany opens a new chapter with an unprecedented three-party coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Central…

EU finance ministers unite to lower VAT on climate-friendly goods and services

3 years ago

Lower value added tax (VAT) rates may be on the horizon for goods and services linked to mitigating climate change,…

Member state research forum recommends over EUR 4bn for shared research facilities

3 years ago

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures' (ESFRI), designed to integrate Europe on scientific research collaboration, recommends massive investment into…

Czech president stalls naming of foreign minister

3 years ago

Czechia's Pirate Party candidate for foreign minister Jan Lipavsky met President Milos Zeman, who reportedly opposes his appointment, on Tuesday…

EU cries foul over US tax credit proposal for EVs

3 years ago

The European Union is not happy with proposed US tax credits towards the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), which it…

CEE ups R&D spending over last decade

3 years ago

Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade,…

Slovakia latest EU member state to make official Taiwan visit

3 years ago

An official visit of a Slovakia delegation to Taiwan is drawing the ire of China. Senior officials from Bratislava, who…