CET Editor

Kallas ahead in polls as Estonians cast their ballots

Estonian voters go to the polls on Sunday 5 March, after a campaign that focussed on the country's cost of…

2 years ago

Poland oks Turow mine’s permit till 2044

Poland has extended the operational license of its highly-polluting Turow lignite mine by 22 years, the Czech Environment Ministry revealed…

2 years ago

EU’s highest inflation in Hungary, Baltics

Annual inflation in the EU was 10% in January, according to the latest report from EU statistics office Eurostat.  Of the…

2 years ago

EU imposes new sanctions on Russia

The EU on Saturday released its 10th package of sanctions against Russia targeting 87 individuals and 34 entities to mark…

2 years ago

Russia cuts oil supply to Poland

Russia has ceased the supply of oil to Poland through the Druzhba pipeline, CEO of Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen…

2 years ago

Serbia gets its biggest ever EU grant for Belgrade-Nis rail revamp

Serbia is set to receive a EUR 600mn handout from the EU towards its around EUR 2.2bn reconstruction of the 230km…

2 years ago

Orban slams EU for withholding funds for Hungary, Poland

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized the EU for imposing new sanctions instead of providing assistance and for depriving Hungary…

2 years ago

Pavel not hopeful on Ukraine victory this year

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the Western world to send more help when he opened the Munich Security Conference (MSC)…

2 years ago

EU goes legal with Poland over rule of law

The European Commission (EC) has referred Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for violating EU…

2 years ago

Moldova closes airspace, accuses Russia of coup plot

Moldova shut down its airspace for three hours on Tuesday, 14 February, one day after the country’s head of state…

2 years ago

Hungarian ‘megabank’ gets green light

A new Hungarian bank is set to emerge from the merger of MKB Bank and Takarekbank as overseen by Magyar…

2 years ago

Moldovan defence advisor set to become PM

Dorin Recean, a pro-Western defence expert and former interior minister, is expected to become Moldova's new prime minister after receiving Parliament's approval…

2 years ago

Joint letter says Russian assets should rebuild Ukraine

Leaders from the Baltic nations and Poland have called for the utilization of approximately EUR 300bn worth of assets from…

2 years ago

US okays massive arms deal with Poland

The Polish government received approval from the US State Department for a potential USD 10bn weapons deal aimed at modernising…

2 years ago

EU widens embargo on Russian diesel, oil

The European Union expanded its ban on Russian diesel fuel and refined oil products with immediate effect on Sunday 5…

2 years ago

Hungary bails out steelmaker Dunaferr

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with a working group aiming to save the indebted steel company Dunaferr on Wednesday,…

2 years ago

OTP snaps up Slovene bank, plans merger to create market leader

OTP Bank has been cleared by Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (AVK) to acquire Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), Slovenia's second…

2 years ago

Estonia tops TI’s Corruption Perceptions Index in CEE, Hungary bottom

So often the exemplar in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Estonia has been named the region’s most transparent country in…

2 years ago

Pavel calls for unity after landslide in Czech presidential elections

Retired General Petr Pavel, a former senior NATO commander, won the Czech presidency in a record-breaking victory over former prime…

2 years ago

Credit rating agencies Fitch, S&P, demote Hungary

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Hungary's credit rating by one step to the lowest investment grade of BBB- on Friday,…

2 years ago