Poverty, Basic Rights on Agenda of Porto Summit
Welfare and unemployment are on the agenda in Porto, Portugal, where this weekend EU leaders are getting together for the first...
11 EU Countries Call to Cut Cross-border Fossil-fuel Project Subsidies
Eleven of the 27 member states want the EU to stop funding cross-border fossil-fuel energy projects. The related provisions are currently...
Approval of Massive EU-China Investment Deal Unlikely
EU sanctions being in place against China, and vice versa, have doused the approval prospects for a massive investment deal between...
The story of the EU and 5G: Lost in Frequencies
From conspiracy theories through trade wars and espionage, debate regarding the political and social effects of 5G next-generation mobile network technology...
EU Carbon Price Surpasses EUR 50 per Ton
On Tuesday, the benchmark EU Allowance (EUA) price for carbon hit EUR 50.05 /ton for the first time since it was...
Ukraine-China: Seeking Common Interest
Kyiv and Beijing both remain cautious towards full-scale cooperation despite a number of successful cooperative actions and the increasing trade seen...
Construction of Paks 2 May be Further Delayed
Russian news agency Ria Novosti has reported that Hungary will start repaying a loan to Russia of EUR 9 billion for...
5G in Poland: Warsaw Balances Between East and West
Poland’s relationship with China has undergone a significant shift in recent years. Yet the economic opportunities that were supposed to come...
Member States Submit Plans for EU Recovery Funds
The European Commission has now received 13 national plans for how EU countries plan on spending pandemic recovery funds from the...
Agreement to Create Aerial Silk Road Signed
Budapest Airport, the Chinese Henan Airport Group, and the Chinese-Hungarian business and logistics development company, CECZ/Utlink, have signed a cooperation agreement...
Greece: China’s New Gateway to Europe
It's said that when times are tough one knows who their friends are. For Greece, it was Chinese interests (and credit)...
Bulgaria: Early Elections on the Horizon
President Radev handed over a mandate to the second-largest political force in Parliament, There Is Such a People (TISP), to form...
Serbia and China: Walking a Delicate Line
Despite the significant increase in China’s contribution to the Serbian economy in the last decade, EU countries' investments in Serbia largely...
New Bridge Reduces Border Crossings in Croatia
Croatia's prime minister says a soon-to-be constructed bridge ensures his country's borders. Set for completion in October, the Pelješac Bridge, which...
Czech Republic: China’s Gateway to Europe?
While Czechia has shown signs of interest in growing trade and cooperation with China, at the same time Prague is the...
Veto Over Selling Aegon Stirs Diplomatic Tension
After an agreed takeover deal for Hungarian insurance company Aegon, a blocking of the transaction between Dutch Aegon and VIG in...
Romanian Ford Plant to Start EV Production in 2023
On 22 April, Ford Europe announced it would invest USD 300 million in Romania to build new light commercial vehicles in...
Hungary: Open to the East
Similar to its welcoming approach to Russia, Hungary's government is greeting Chinese economic and trade interests with open arms - despite...
China Investing in CEE: Quo Vadis?
A global trade war between the US and China may turn Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) into a battleground. The region,...
Bulgaria at a Crossroads: Will it Leave Borissov Behind?
The incumbent Bulgarian leader, Boyko Borissov, and his party, GERB, stumbled in the elections that took place on 4 April. For...