Analysis

Europe needs multiple gas supply sources – analysis

Increased attention has been drawn to the eastern Mediterranean region by energy companies and European governments in recent weeks, Financial…

1 year ago

EU plan to source local raw materials will boost mining, battery industries in CEE – CET analysis

The EU’s mooted 'critical raw materials (CRM) law' would strengthen the EU’s autonomy by reducing its reliance on third countries…

2 years ago

Batteries are powering CEE’s e-mobility transition – CET analysis

As the EU accelerates its shift to electric vehicles by outlawing internal combustion engines by 2035, the auto industries in…

2 years ago

EU member states split over strictness of visa policy for Russians – CET analysis

After months of deliberation, Estonia banned Russian citizens with tourist visas from entering its territory on Thursday, effective as of…

2 years ago

Hungary’s ‘race to the bottom’ currency policy comes under fire – CET analysis

Hungary's currency, the forint, has in recent weeks plumbed all-time lows against the euro. Although currencies are dropping across Central…

2 years ago

Metals illustrate difficulty of decoupling from Russian economy – CET analysis

The US can do without Russian oil, but has been reluctant to give up on its metals. Sanctions against Russian…

2 years ago

Europe’s road from Ostpolitik to a possible total Russian energy ban – CET analysis

Mutually beneficial business relations were meant to cement cooperation and peace in Europe after WWII. This post-world war global order…

3 years ago

What Macron’s EU presidency means for Central and Eastern Europe – CET analysis

French President Emmanuel Macron's tenure as EU President is already looking historic for Europe, only two months in. Macron promised…

3 years ago

Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis

Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen…

3 years ago

From ‘Germanisation’ to ‘Repolanisation’ and beyond – an analysis of 21st-Century media in Central and Eastern Europe

So dominant was German capital in the Czech media in 2003 that the European Federation of Journalists considered it no…

3 years ago