Dan Nolan

‘Poland’s 7/11’ plans IPO, regional expansion

Zabka is planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 17 October, as Poland’s leading convenience…

3 months ago

Czech ‘crisis manager’ Sikela to helm EU’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Czechia's former industry minister and crisis manager Jozef Sikela has been appointed to lead the EU’s EUR 300bn Global Gateway…

3 months ago

Babis wins Senate seats, but Fiala retains control

Czech opposition party ANO, led by former prime minister Andrej Babis, scored a significant victory in Saturday’s elections for the…

3 months ago

Poland leads CEE wave of UK legacy firm buyouts

Polish online platform eSky’s GBP 30mn (EUR 35.5mn) purchase of Thomas Cook from China’s Fosun Tourism Group signals a broader…

4 months ago

BiH completes largest ever infrastructure project

Financed with a EUR 5mn EU grant and a EUR 100mn loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the nearly…

4 months ago

As Serbia mulls lithium mine, Bulgaria, Slovenia explore sodium-ion as alternative

As tens of thousands of Serbians rally in opposition to the contentious lithium mining project planned by company Rio Tinto…

4 months ago

Belgrade protests planned lithium mine in Jadar

Serbian police forcibly removed demonstrators from railway stations protesting the lithium mining project planned by company Rio Tinto, in the…

5 months ago

Erste sees moderate economic growth in CEE

Adoption of zero-emission vehicles gaining traction in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to Erste Group's macroeconomic report for August…

5 months ago

Polish eurozone enthusiasm falls – poll finds

Support for introducing the euro in Poland has decreased in the last year, pollster SW Research found, in a survey…

5 months ago

Polish PM warns off calls for Hungary ban from Schengen visa-free travel area

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk advised caution to European politicians calling for Hungary’s expulsion from the Schengen area, as it…

5 months ago

Hungary, Slovakia threaten electricity cutoff in tit-for-tat dispute with Ukraine

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) could be closing in on an energy standoff as Hungary and Slovakia have threatened to…

5 months ago

Czechia sinks EU cash into domestic green energy

Czech citizens who are interested in using solar power at their own home or company can rest easy, the subsidies…

9 months ago

Qatar to open embassy in Czech capital

Czechia and Qatar signed bilateral agreements on Wednesday, as the Gulf state announced that it will open its first embassy…

2 years ago

Scholz says ‘centre of Europe is moving eastwards’ on Prague visit

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasised the urgency of accession for aspiring EU members in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) when…

2 years ago

Polish photovoltaic company Toren acquired by Swiss firm MET

Polish greenfield solar power project Toren Spolka Akcyjna agreed a 100% share purchase agreement with the Swiss-based energy company MET…

2 years ago

Poland deal with South Korea represents new era of European defence

Poland will sign executive agreements with The Republic of Korea on Friday to equip the Polish Army with its first…

2 years ago

Europe’s drought worst in 500 years – EC report

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova were among the European countries most affected by low rainfall rates in the three months…

2 years ago

Greenhouse gases remain below pre-COVID levels in Q1 2022

EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were up year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, at 1.029 billion tonnes, but were…

2 years ago

Estonia becomes latest CEE country to be targeted by Russian hackers Killnet

Estonia has repelled its most severe hacking attack in 15 years, the government announced on Thursday. The hack of the previous…

2 years ago

Ex Czech PM in crosshairs of French money laundering probe

The French prosecutor's office has opened a money laundering investigation into Andrej Babis’s purchase of luxury property in France through…

2 years ago