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Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed…

1 year ago

Poland unlocks over EUR 100bn in EU funds

As of next week Poland can begin to access the around EUR 60bn of previously suspended COVID:19 pandemic and green funding…

1 year ago

Radio Free Europe banned in Russia

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday, 20 February, named Radio Free Europe (RFE) as an “undesirable” organisation, effectively banning the…

1 year ago

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

1 year ago

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…

1 year ago

Romania ordered to repay Blue Air’s state aid

Blue Air's restructuring plan has failed to restore its long-term viability and the Romanian state must return the EUR 33.84mn…

1 year ago

Polish FM floats new reparations solution

Poland will drop the USD 1.3tn (EUR 12.08) reparation demand made by the right-wing nationalist PiS government, which Polish Prime…

1 year ago

North Macedonia sets May election date

EU candidate country North Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on 8 May, the House speaker Jovan Mitreski announced on…

1 year ago

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade,…

1 year ago

Hungary rocked by presidential resignation

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on live TV on Saturday evening, in connection with her controversial pardon issued last year…

1 year ago

4iG inks deal for cable linking Egypt, Albania

Hungarian-government-linked telco 4iG and Telecom Egypt will jointly construct an express subsea cable between Albania and Egypt. Telecom Egypt is…

1 year ago

CEE trade with Germany slumped in 2023

Germany’s business with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell last year as the value of goods traded with the region’s…

1 year ago

European rail network to connect to Lviv

Ukraine is planned to be added to the Trans-European TEN-T transport corridor, enabling access to the rest of Europe for…

1 year ago

Rheinmetall expands Hungary ammo maker

The expansion plan of the new ammunition plant of Rheinmetall in Varpalota, west Hungary, has been underway since January, the…

1 year ago

Rheinmetall expands CEE presence with majority purchase of Automecanica Medias

German defence industry group Rheinmetall has acquired a 72.5% stake in Automecanica Medias from Romania, estimating that it will have…

1 year ago

Solidarity plans to block Ukraine border stations

Polish farmers from  Solidarity announced Friday that the trade union is planning a blockade of the country’s border crossings with Ukraine…

1 year ago

Czechia, Taiwan ink nanotechnology MOU

Business groups from Czechia and Taiwan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on semiconductor cooperation in Taipei on Thursday, 1…

1 year ago

Orban drops Ukraine aid package veto

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to a EUR 50bn, 4-year package for Ukraine on Thursday, 1 February, after vowing…

1 year ago

Romania has overtaken Greece, Hungary – Economy minister underlines EU benefits

Romania has economically surpassed Greece, Hungary and is closing in on Poland, Romanian Economy Minister Stefan Radu Oprea underlined in…

1 year ago

Hungary becomes only hold-out on Swedish NATO accession

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked his MPs to proceed with Sweden's ratification as NATO member “at the first…

1 year ago