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Multi-billion deal sees Emirati operator acquire telco assets in four CEE countries

Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (e&) will buy a 50% plus one share in PPF Group’s telecommunications assets in Bulgaria (mobile…

1 year ago

Sanctions cannot bring Russia to its knees – MOL CEO

Only 6% of Ukrainian diesel imports come from Hungary, the head of Hungarian energy giant MOL said at a conference…

1 year ago

Forint falls regionally, as CEE central bankers mull rate cuts

Unlike its regional peers, the forint weakened massively this week, as the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) continued to unwind the…

1 year ago

New roads means more infrastructure for Romania

Romania has signed a RON 562.61mn (EUR 106.64mn) construction contract for a road connecting the Autostrada Transilvania (A3) and the…

1 year ago

Orban, Fiala trade blows over future of EU, V4

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala dismissed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's claim over the weekend that Czechia has "changed sides"…

1 year ago

Danube bridge transforms Romania’s road network

The opening of the Braila road suspension bridge puts Romania into the category of countries with leading road infrastructure, Romanian…

1 year ago

Hungary tops EU inflation list for June

The top 11 inflation rates in the EU were in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries in June 2023, according…

1 year ago

Bulgarian fintech unicorn Payhawk opens Vilnius office

Payment management platform Payhawk - Bulgaria's only unicorn - has opened a new office in Vilnius, Lithuania, it announced on…

1 year ago

Europe needs multiple gas supply sources – analysis

Increased attention has been drawn to the eastern Mediterranean region by energy companies and European governments in recent weeks, Financial…

1 year ago

US, Germany, cautious at NATO summit, as Lithuania backs Ukraine membership path

The leaders of Ukraine and Lithuania were left frustrated at the alliance’s summit in Vilnius on July 11-12, despite NATO…

1 year ago

Romania’s top banker – ‘close tax loopholes’

National Bank of Romania (BNR) chief economist Valentin Lazea warned that the country’s ballooning deficit could make it "the next…

1 year ago

CEE countries vote though green battery rules

EU members agreed to tighten sustainability regulations for batteries, with an almost unanimous vote at the Council of the EU,…

2 years ago

NATO chief announces 8.3% hike in defence spending, ahead of major Vilnius summit

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda held a joint press conference on Monday, 10 July, the…

2 years ago

EU needs EUR 700bn/year to meet climate goals

Europe will require annual investments of more than EUR 700bn (USD 762.44bn) to meet its energy transition goals to combat…

2 years ago

Nuclear, natural gas volumes fell in EU in 2022

Natural gas prices skyrocketed in the second half of 2021 and 2022, as sanctions on imports from Russia, disturbances in natural gas…

2 years ago

Duda lays out priorities ahead of NATO summit

Polish President Andrzej Duda outlined five key areas for action for NATO on Tuesday, after international consultations in The Hague,…

2 years ago

CEE needs to prioritise climate plans – report

Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries may hinder the EU's ability to meet its climate goals, according to campaigners who…

2 years ago

Romania polls lowest consumer prices in EU, followed by Bulgaria, Poland

Romania last year recorded the EU’s lowest level of prices for consumer goods and services in households, 42% below the…

2 years ago

China begins largest-ever hydropower project in CEE

The ceremonial groundbreaking event took place on Friday in the Republika Srpska (RS) entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) for…

2 years ago

CEE leaders react to Russian revolt

An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off…

2 years ago