CET Editor

Fiala gets thumbs-up, vows to back EU

The liberal-conservative cabinet of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala was approved by a majority of MPs in a confidence vote…

3 years ago

Croatia tops aviation upturn list – Eurostat

European commercial aviation enjoyed an upturn last month, as the number of flights in the EU climbed 130% year-on-year. While…

3 years ago

Sell-offs pave way for new Polish energy giant

Polish oil and gas firm PKN Orlen will sell refinery assets to Saudi Aramco and swap petrol stations with Hungarian…

3 years ago

Poland balks at cost of EU’s green target

The “Fit for 55” plan to further slash CO2 emissions may cost Poland around EUR 190 billion, according to analysts…

3 years ago

Taiwan to loan Lithuania USD 1bn

Taiwan will extend a USD 1 billion credit line to Lithuania as a gesture of solidarity with the Baltic country,…

3 years ago

Hungary to go to the polls early April

Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance…

3 years ago

Rule of law in Western Balkans not improving despite EUR 700m in EU funds

EUR 700 million spent on developing the rule of law in the Western Balkans has failed to deliver tangible results,…

3 years ago

Czechia commits to 2033 coal phase-out

Czechia will stop burning coal by 2033, five years earlier than previously planned, the country's incoming governing coalition revealed in…

3 years ago

EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant

The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South…

3 years ago

Polish envoy to Prague to lose post over comments on controversial lignite mine

Poland is recalling its new ambassador to Czechia after he said the countries’ tensions are due to “a lack of…

3 years ago

Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania

Taiwan will set up a USD 200 million investment fund for Lithuania to offset economic pressure from China, it announced…

3 years ago

EU to help Moldova pay bills with EUR 150m aid

Aspirant EU-member Moldova could receive EUR 150 million from the bloc after the European Commission approved funding on Tuesday. The…

3 years ago

EU’s top diplomat warns Russia over Ukraine

EU High Representative Josep Borrell said the European Union will act decisively if Russia commits further acts of aggression against…

3 years ago

EU mulls controversial move to deem nuclear, gas as ‘green investments’

The European Commission (EC) is considering classifying investments in nuclear and natural gas as sustainable under its new “green taxonomy”…

3 years ago

Wizz Air makes massive reduction of routes

Central and Eastern Europe's premier budget air carrier appears to have initiated a significant pull-back in terms of where it…

3 years ago

‘Open Balkans’ initiative moves forward with signing of six agreements

The so-called 'Open Balkans' initiative to ease movement, travel and trade restrictions between Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia has taken…

3 years ago

Polish gov’t targets US-owned TV network

Polish MPs have voted through a bill restricting non-EU ownership of media outlets that would force US conglomerate Discovery to…

3 years ago

Montenegro ponders how to pay off massive infrastructure debt to China

Construction of the Mateševo-Smokovac section of Montenegro's 41-kilometre long Bar-Boljare highway is set to be finished in January 2022. Now,…

3 years ago

China drags German firm into Lithuania row – report

China is allegedly pressuring Continental AG to stop using components made at the German car parts manufacturer's subsidiary in Lithuania…

3 years ago

EU to phase out carbon energy funding by 2030

The EU is rewriting its energy infrastructure investment rules to fully align them with its Green Deal programme. The three…

3 years ago