Belgian rope trick – EU presidency plan for Europe: ‘Protect, Strengthen, Prepare’
As Belgium assumed the EU presidency on 1 January, with a rallying cry of "Protect, Strengthen, Prepare", Belgian Prime Minister Alexander...
A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis
With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs and...
EU plan to source local raw materials will boost mining, battery industries in CEE – CET analysis
The EU’s mooted 'critical raw materials (CRM) law' would strengthen the EU’s autonomy by reducing its reliance on third countries for...
US moves into CEE arms market – CET analysis
Geopolitics is leaving its mark on the arms race in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Countries are drifting further away from...
Batteries are powering CEE’s e-mobility transition – CET analysis
As the EU accelerates its shift to electric vehicles by outlawing internal combustion engines by 2035, the auto industries in Central...
Hungary’s ‘race to the bottom’ currency policy comes under fire – CET analysis
Hungary's currency, the forint, has in recent weeks plumbed all-time lows against the euro. Although currencies are dropping across Central and...
Hungary falls out with EU, US over its opposition to minimum global tax rate
The Hungarian government said on Monday that it will pass a parliamentary resolution condemning EU criticism of its refusal to participate...
Metals illustrate difficulty of decoupling from Russian economy – CET analysis
The US can do without Russian oil, but has been reluctant to give up on its metals. Sanctions against Russian aluminium...
Europe’s road from Ostpolitik to a possible total Russian energy ban – CET analysis
Mutually beneficial business relations were meant to cement cooperation and peace in Europe after WWII. This post-world war global order is...
War in Ukraine deals harsh blow to CEE currencies
While the Hungarian forint was hardest hit, all the currencies of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region are suffering adverse...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis
Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen it...
Europe mulls policy responses, as soaring gas prices expose energy vulnerabilities
French President Emmanuel Macron underlined that energy policy is now a major priority for Europe when he met the leaders of...
ICT key to bridging East-West wage gap
The Eastern European countries with large digital economies such as Estonia, Czechia and Hungary are best placed to stimulate growth by increasing...
From ‘Germanisation’ to ‘Repolanisation’ and beyond – an analysis of 21st-Century media in Central and Eastern Europe
So dominant was German capital in the Czech media in 2003 that the European Federation of Journalists considered it no longer...
When it comes to billionaires, Czechs are Central Europe’s overachievers
Henry Ford once said: "I am ready to account for any day in my life, but don't ask me how I made...
Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running
The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International Tax...
Tech and financial service industries are starting to merge. Are we already in the digital currency era?
While Fintech and Big Tech firms make incursions into the financial services sector, data is becoming the real commodity in a...
Serbia General Elections Likely Scheduled for Spring
In Serbia, early parliamentary elections will likely be held between 20 March 20 and 3 April of next year. Those dates...
Summer Travel Too Costly for Almost One-Third of EU Citizens
Thirty-five million citizens of the European Union just don't have the financial means to take a week-long trip within Europe, says...