Czech legislators plan power transfer, as Zeman unable to perform presidential duties

3 years ago

Czech President Milos Zeman - who was hospitalised on 10 October, the morning after the general election - remains incapable…

Russia cuts diplomatic relations with NATO

3 years ago

Russia has announced that it will suspend its NATO mission in Brussels after the western military alliance expelled eight employees…

There is little alternative to Russian gas for Eastern Europe – Hungary signs 10+5-year deal

3 years ago

Russian state-owned Gazprom and Hungarian energy group MVM signed a ten-year gas-supply agreement at the end of August. Under the deal,…

Czech government could sink millions into ‘Three Seas’ waterway project

3 years ago

After years of non-engagement, the outgoing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appears to have discovered a new-found enthusiasm for the…

V4 vie to attract VW battery plant

3 years ago

Volkswagen will decide on the location of a new battery cell plant in Central and Eastern Europe in the first…

Mayor Peter Marki-Zay wins primary vote to run against PM Orban in spring 2022

3 years ago

Peter Marki-Zay, the 49-year-old conservative mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, south Hungary, was announced as the winner of the Hungarian opposition primaries…

CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’

3 years ago

Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in…

Rising bills bring extra bite to Baltic winter

3 years ago

For the citizens of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the signs are ominous. As the Baltic countries look ahead to rising…

Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list

3 years ago

House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that…

Bulgarians not enthusiastic about Euro

3 years ago

Around 58% of Bulgarians oppose adoption of the Euro as their country's currency, according to a poll conducted by Trend…