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 for...
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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 Central...
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 next...
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 and...
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 aluminium...
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 is...
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 that...
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 it...
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 longer...