Dan Nolan

CEE ups R&D spending over last decade

Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade,…

3 years ago

Green minister pulls plug on long-standing Vienna motorway plan

After 20 years of fierce debate, the plan to construct a EUR 2 billion stretch of ring-road on Vienna’s north-eastern…

3 years ago

Blinken meets Lavrov after NATO talks in Riga

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the importance of strengthening Transatlantic unity at…

3 years ago

Zaev to step aside as North Macedonia PM

Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev officially stood down as leader of the country's ruling party SDSM on Saturday,…

3 years ago

Belarus drops volume of oil transit to Poland citing ‘unscheduled repairs’

Belarus will limit the pumping of oil to Poland through its section of the Druzhba pipeline for three days from…

3 years ago

Czechia, Hungary hiked to highest COVID risk

The US national public health agency yesterday began advising American tourists against visiting Hungary or Czechia, two of the world’s…

3 years ago

Poland u-turns on COP26 pledge to phase out coal

Polish Climate and Environment minister Anna Moskwa appeared to reverse Poland's commitment to cutting coal power by 2030 on Thursday,…

3 years ago

Russia leverages gas in attempt to weaken Moldova’s ties with EU – Financial Times

Russian state-owned Gazprom has offered Moldova a new and improved gas-supply contract on condition that it drops its tariff-free trade…

3 years ago

Poland faces daily fine of EUR 1 million per day until it dissolves controversial chamber

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday ordered Poland to pay EUR 1 million on a daily basis for…

3 years ago

Hungary closes in on Budapest airport takeover

After years of circling Hungary's main airport, Prime Minister Viktor Orban finally declared the state’s intention to purchase Budapest Liszt…

3 years ago

Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list

House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that…

3 years ago

Revolut plans to offer loans, credit cards and Hungarian-language services

Digital bank Revolut is in talks with the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) about entering the central European country’s market, deputy…

3 years ago

President Zeman in hospital, Czechia in limbo

Czech politics is currently in a state of paralysis after President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on election weekend. The head…

3 years ago

Ciolos steps in to fill Romania’s power vacuum

President Klaus Iohannis has invited Save Romania Union (USR) leader Dacian Ciolos to form a government in Romania, which is…

3 years ago

Exhibition director Tamas Revesz takes CET on a digital tour of World Press Photo 2021

Tamas Revesz has organised the World Press Photo (WPP) exhibition in Hungary - the homeland of Robert Capa and Joseph…

3 years ago

South Korean leader to ink deal in Budapest

The government is currently discussing investments with 14 South Korean companies, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said after meeting his…

3 years ago

World Press Photo 2021 opens in Budapest

How do you organise a major global exhibition in the Covid-era? Exhibitions manager and curator at World Press Photo, Sanne…

3 years ago

Polish, Hungarian lorry drivers unimpressed by UK’s offer of short-term work visas

Hauliers associations in Poland and Hungary say their members are not interested in the UK government’s offer of three-month work…

3 years ago

Western Balkan citizens enjoy benefits of roaming fees removal

This summer six Western Balkan countries abolished mobile phone roaming charges, in what is seen as a positive step towards…

3 years ago

Airbus opens ‘brave new frontier’ of single-pilot planes

The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus is seeking EU approval for using one-pilot technology on its A350 jets, opening up…

3 years ago