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 massive...
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 set...
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 against...
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 half...
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 their...
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 over...
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 be...
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 winner....
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 –...
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 euros...
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 in...
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 and...
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 is...
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 not...
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 2021...
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 the...
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 Foundation...
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 continuing...
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 can...
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) on...