Mixed prospects in region for pay-TV industry, new research finds
The number of pay TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8mn from its peak of 81mn in 2018, to...
Economy
Poland to supply Ukraine with fighter jets
Poland will send Ukraine four MiG-29 fighter jets in the coming days, with more to follow later, according to an announcement...
Inflation swallows up pay hikes in Romania
The average net salary in Romania was RON 4,254 (EUR 864) in January 2023, up 15% year-on-year, but down RON 144,...
Hungarian central bank chief repeats criticisms of Orban’s economic policy
Hungarian National Bank (MNB) Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy has once again harshly criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s economic policy, business website...
Romanian investments up in 2022 – PM
Net investments in the Romanian economy were 150.1 billion leu (EUR 3.06bn) in 2022, up 8.5% on the previous year, according...
VW delays CEE battery plant, as US sweeteners lure firms over the pond
German carmaker Volkwagen (VW) has put on hold its plans to open a battery plant in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) citing...
Lithuania decade’s most improved country in region, leading prosperity report finds
Estonia is named the most prosperous country in Eastern Europe, and the 21st globally, in the newly-released 2023 Legatum Prosperity Index. Legatum’s...
EU’s highest inflation in Hungary, Baltics
Annual inflation in the EU was 10% in January, according to the latest report from EU statistics office Eurostat. Of the 12...
Orban slams EU for withholding funds for Hungary, Poland
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban criticized the EU for imposing new sanctions instead of providing assistance and for depriving Hungary and...
Joint letter says Russian assets should rebuild Ukraine
Leaders from the Baltic nations and Poland have called for the utilization of approximately EUR 300bn worth of assets from the...