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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

US Energy Sec Emphasizes Nuclear Power in Poland

On a visit to Poland this week, the US secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, launched the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy…

4 years ago

Germans vote, Central Europe shivers

The citizens of EU’s richest and most populous country go to the polls on September 26, and no foreign election…

4 years ago

Europeans Perceive New Cold War But Don’t Feel Involved

While most Europeans believe a new 'Cold War' between the United States and China and Russia has begun, they do…

4 years ago

Romanians receive rough justice at UK borders

The high number of EU citizens from Romania stopped and questioned before entering the UK during the first half of…

4 years ago

Nord Stream 2 cements Russian dominance of European energy market

The contentious Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline will commence gas transits from Russia to Europe next month, according to…

4 years ago

Youth Migration Costs Western Balkans billions

Western Balkan countries lose around 5.5 billion euros each year through the emigration of young citizens, a new report by the Westminster…

4 years ago

Poland Issued Massive Daily Fine for Lignite Mine

The European Union's Court of Justice is forcing Poland to pay a huge daily fine - EUR 500,000 - for…

4 years ago

US would speed up Western Balkans EU integration process

The US administration of president Joe Biden is hoping the integration of the Western Balkan countries in the the EU…

4 years ago

Slovenia gets first wedge of Covid recovery cash from EU

Slovenia received its first €231 million fund payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the European Commission (EC)…

4 years ago

Taiwan Eager for Trade with EU

Taiwan has signaled its readiness to do business with Europe: the government in Taipei is eager to begin trade talks…

4 years ago

Brussels Demands Coal Phase-out Date from Bulgaria

How will Bulgaria phase out its coal-fired power plants, and what's the exact deadline for doing that? Those are the…

4 years ago

Taiwanese Delegation Schedules CEE Visit

Developing trade and economic opportunities is the objective of an official delegation from Taiwan set to visit several countries in…

4 years ago

CEE Fertile Ground for “Space Tech”

Start-ups in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) are just beginning to dip their toes into the "space tech" business, a…

4 years ago

Most Poles Would Remain in the EU

According to a recent poll conducted by a TV news channel in Poland, 81% of those surveyed believe the country…

4 years ago

Czech Wages Soar

Real wages in the Czech Republic soared by 8.2% year on year in the 2nd quarter, the highest rate on…

4 years ago

Bulgaria Tightens COVID Restrictions

As the next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits Bulgaria, the government has had to impose tighter restrictions. On Tuesday,…

4 years ago

Merkel’s “Farewell Tour” Underlines Balkans’ Importance

The Balkan countries are important for Germany - that's seemingly the reason why German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who's set to…

4 years ago

Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe

In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans…

4 years ago

Retailer Lidl Passes Tesco, now #1 in Slovakia

In Slovakia, Tesco is now in the rear mirror for German supermarket chain Lidl, whose profits for 2020 (over EUR…

4 years ago