Poland EU’s best performing economy in Q1
Poland outstretched all of its EU peers for growth in the first quarter of 2023, the bloc's official statistics office Eurostat...
Czech Republic
Hungary’s Oriens fund buys another Czech retail chain
Hungarian investment holding Oriens is fast becoming a major player in Czech retail, Slovak business daily Hospodarske Noviny (HN) reports. Oriens...
EU youth unemployment lowest since 2009
Only 4.48 million EU citizens aged 15 to 29 found themselves unemployed last year, according to the latest data from the...
A new sector emerges in CEE, as companies anticipate compulsory ESG reports
Having committed to becoming the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the EU faces a major challenge and companies will have to...
Czech govt unveils austerity package
The Czech government announced "Czechia in Shape", a new tax package to reduce the state budget deficit on Thursday 11 May....
EU law will fast-track arms making in Europe, von der Leyen announces in Prague
The European Commission (EC) will propose a law to speed up weapons production in Europe, EC President Ursula von der Leyen...
Czechia, Hungary, Estonia top for employment in CEE – Eurostat report
Estonia had the highest employment rate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of 81.9% in 2022, according to the recently released...
Czechs right to opt out of Ukraine farm ban – analysts
Agriculture Minister Zdenek Nekula is right when he says Czech farmers are overplaying the role of Ukrainian wheat on their current...
Pavel wants Czechs to play key role in Western response to resurgent China
Czech President Petr Pavel called for a "joint and balanced" strategy between the US, Europe, and other democracies to address China’s...
Investment group PPF buys Czech telco Nej.cz in billion-dollar deal
Czechia’s largest investment group PPF has acquired internet and television content provider Nej.cz from billionaire Karel Prazak’s Kaprain group. PPF made...