Poland top CEE country on university research grant list
Universities in Poland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia and Lithuania will all run projects under the EU’s new research and innovation programme which...
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 that...
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 the...
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 energy...
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 at...
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, and...
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 fronted...
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, according...
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 its...
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 Korean...
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 empathy,...
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 Thursday....
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 EU...
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 Ukraine,...
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” regulations...
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 flies....
‘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 a...
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 sell...
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, how...
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 in...