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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 2024. The Austrian financial service provider’s analysis sees varied economic trajectories and fluctuating trade balances across CEE, as Slovenia reported a trade deficit of EUR 0.64bn in

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 commissioned by the Economic Freedom Foundation.  The proportion of Poles who back joining the eurozone in Poland “in the coming years” decreased year-on-year, from 34.9% in 2023 to 30.

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 could in turn lead to its departure from the EU, on Friday, 9 August. Schengen member Hungary’s unilateral easing last month of visa requirements for citizens of Russia

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 restrict or even suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine in response to its recent decision to halt crude oil transits of Russian supplier Lukoil, Hungarian state news channel M1 reported on

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 for them will not end soon, Hospodarske Noviny writes.  The Central European country has enthusiastically leaned into the construction of domestic solar power plants, and the lion’s share of

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