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Taiwan could supply Europe with chips, eyes central Europe

Taiwan could help alleviate Europe’s semiconductor shortage by setting up manufacturing operations in central Europe. With a reputation as a…

2 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…

2 years ago

Western Balkans bounce back from 2020, but reforms needed to narrow gap with EU

Although the six Western Balkan countries aspiring to join the European Union, referred to as the WB6, are expected to…

2 years ago

When it comes to billionaires, Czechs are Central Europe’s overachievers

Henry Ford once said: "I am ready to account for any day in my life, but don't ask me how I…

2 years ago

Nuclear firms vie for CEE’s last virgin market

A look at the inventory of world’s nuclear power plants reveals a surprisingly large gap in central Europe: Poland. The…

2 years ago

Romania may pioneer construction of US ‘small nuclear reactors’

Romania could become the first country to deploy a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), according to an agreement between the…

2 years ago

Rail Baltica: no disruptions for Latvia, Lithuania – but Estonia changes timetable

It has been hailed in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as their most ambitious shared project for…

3 years ago

EU microchip financing plan lags behind on the global scene

Despite the European Union’s explicit plans to prepare a subsidy package for the microchip industry that matches with United States…

3 years ago

How to get the robots “out of the cages” – developing robotization in CEE

A professor at Hungary’s Matthias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), these days Zoltán Cséfalvay studies robotization. Of his current teaching and research…

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