CET Editor

Austria’s Kurz steps back, FM Schallenberg to become Chancellor

Alexander Schallenberg is expected to be sworn in “within days” as Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Sebastian Kurz over the weekend.  It would be an…

4 years ago

Global microchip shortage hits Czech auto sector

Due to the global shortage of microchips the Czech Republic's biggest exporter, auto manufacturer Skoda, has announced a significant production…

4 years ago

Polish court ruling challenges primacy of EU law

Poland's highest court ruled Thursday that some parts of the EU treaties are incompatible with the country’s own Constitution. Prime…

4 years ago

Putin promises record amounts of gas to Europe

On Wednesday, Russia's president Vladimir Putin offered to deliver record amounts of natural gas to Europe to address rising prices…

4 years ago

EU not ready to embrace Western Balkans, but offers money

EU leaders reaffirmed their commitment for six Western Balkan countries to join the Union, but held off opening full negotiations…

4 years ago

Global corporate minimum tax backed by Croatia

Zagreb has come out in support of the G20 political agreement based on a proposal to tax multinational companies. It…

4 years ago

Bulgarian, North Macedonia leaders to meet at EU-Western Balkans summit

With hopes of Bulgaria lifting its veto on North Macedonia's potential bid to join the European Union, today Bulgaria's president,…

4 years ago

Romanian Government Fails No-confidence Vote

With the country seeing a massive surge of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to deal with a tenuous international credit…

4 years ago

High Energy Prices Likely in Europe this Winter

Vice President of the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Authority, Pál Ságvári, expects high gas and energy prices to stay…

4 years ago

Pandora Papers Train Spotlight on Czech PM

Czech prime minister Andrej Babis is one of the most prominent active politicians featured in the so-called Pandora Papers, a…

4 years ago

EU and US join forces on microchips, AI

At the first meeting of the newly founded EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) the EU and the US governments have…

4 years ago

Wife of ex-PM edges into lead in race to face Orban

MEP Klara Dobrev emerged as the frontrunner in Hungary's first ever primary election to select a united-opposition candidate to stand…

4 years ago

Chinese EV Companies Driving Carefully into EU Markets

Electric car sales more than doubled in 2020 in the European Union, and are up by 130% for the first…

4 years ago

Lithuania-Poland Gas Link to Diversify Baltic Sources

If licensing doesn't hold things up, the construction of an interconnector designed to help countries around the Baltic Sea diversify…

4 years ago

Ukraine protests Hungary’s Gazprom deal

Hungary has signed a long-term agreement with Russia's Gazprom, which will supply 4.5 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas…

4 years ago

EC Approves Estonia’s 1bn Recovery Plan

Estonia’s one-billion-euro recovery plan was approved by the European Commission on Sunday, the country’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus announced. The funds will…

4 years ago

Central Europe Ponders its Preference: Scholz or Laschet?

Uncertainty could loom over Europe for some time following this past weekend's German elections, which did not produce a clear…

4 years ago

Budapest Retains Lowest Household Energy Prices in EU

The average price of energy for households in Budapest is 10.63 eurocents / kWh, which ranks the Hungarian capital first…

4 years ago

McKinsey Study Highlights Benefits of More Women in CEE Workforce

Getting more women involved in the workforce in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) could reap huge benefits - billions of…

4 years ago

Coal Mine Dispute Between Czechia and Poland Morphs into Diplomatic Huff

A dispute between Czechia and Poland over the shut-down of a brown coal mine has turned into diplomatic spat. Media…

4 years ago