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Von der Leyen vows to double WB economies in decade

The EU will finance Western Balkans (WB) integration reforms to the tune of EUR 6bn, European Commission President Ursula von…

1 year ago

Japanese firm launches CEE’s first sodium-sulfur battery storage system

The groundbreaking 500 kW NAS battery-based energy storage system (ESS) has been successfully put into operation at windows, doors and…

1 year ago

ECB steadies borrowing costs after year of hikes

The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged this week for the first time in over a year. Thursday…

1 year ago

Slovak PM cancels military aid to Ukraine

Incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not waste time to state his positions on the war in Ukraine when…

1 year ago

Revolut passes 10mn CEE customers

Revolut, the digital bank, has achieved a milestone by exceeding 10mn retail customers in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

2 years ago

ESG measures passed despite right-wing opposition

Despite being a climate and sustainability champion, the EU has been struggling to cement these values recently, and witnessed a…

2 years ago

Orban meets Putin, ‘friend’ Xi, at One Belt and Road Forum in China

Chinese President Xi Jinping backed elevating relations with Hungary and after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, called him a…

2 years ago

Polish election result shakes up CEE

Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it…

2 years ago

Austria, Romania in dispute over multibillion-dollar Black Sea gas field

A gas project off Romania's coast in the Black Sea has become the centre of a dispute between the country…

2 years ago

Donald Tusk declares victory in Polish elections

In a pivotal national election, Poland's opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared victory, signaling the end of the Law and…

2 years ago

Orban only EU leader due at Belt and Road Forum

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the only EU premier present at China’s third Belt and Road Forum in…

2 years ago

Hungary gets top bank removed from blacklist

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called a decision by Ukraine to remove OTP from the International Sponsors of War list…

2 years ago

IMF advises Romania to fight tax evasion

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared that he was happy after holding discussions with International Monetary Fund experts after their…

2 years ago

FMs back fast-tracked EU accession

The foreign ministers of Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia have published a joint article calling for "several concrete steps to be…

2 years ago

Polish authorities ok country’s first nuclear plant

US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric and US engineering firm Bechtel officially announced a collaborative agreement for the design and…

2 years ago

Slovenia ups defence spending

Slovenia will increase its defence budget to reach 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, a significant increase…

2 years ago

Russia on voters’ minds as Slovakia goes to polls

Left-wing nationalist populist party Slovak Social Democracy (SMER-SD) is predicted to secure the most votes at the general election on…

2 years ago

Budapest-Belgrade railway project hits buffers

The future of a multi-billion dollar Budapest-Belgrade rail construction has been thrown into doubt after Hungary redirected its equipment and…

2 years ago

Romania may sue Austria over Schengen

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Monday 18 September issued a warning to Austria, stating that if Austria does not…

2 years ago

CEE countries go rogue as EU’s ban of agricultural produce from Ukraine expires

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary have come under criticism from the international community including the EU, Ukraine and Germany for extending…

2 years ago