Economy

Serbian MPs vote against lithium mining ban, as Rio Tinto project edges closer

Serbian MPs voted down the enactment of a ban on lithium and boron exploration on Thursday, 10 October. An opposition-tabled…

1 month ago

CEE’s evolving e-commerce landscape

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is catching up with Western Europe for e-commerce, but unique regional challenges and opportunities are…

1 month ago

EU pushes Romania to modify energy price caps

The EU has called on Romania to amend its energy price-capping scheme, urging the government to allow gas and electricity…

2 months ago

Czech ‘crisis manager’ Sikela to helm EU’s answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Czechia's former industry minister and crisis manager Jozef Sikela has been appointed to lead the EU’s EUR 300bn Global Gateway…

2 months ago

Intel postpones EUR 4bn Polish factory plan

US firm Intel has decided to delay its semiconductor plant project near Wroclaw, west Poland, until 2026 due to the…

2 months ago

CEE think tank envisages ‘pivotal role’ for region

The incoming EU administration should ensure that countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) lever more influence in the bloc,…

2 months ago

Korean firm to build EUR 16bn Czech nuclear plant

South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia's largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe…

2 months ago

Slovakia hikes VAT to among EU’s highest

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday, September 18, reversed decades of opposition to tax hikes as his government amended…

2 months ago

Rheinmetall to build EUR 180mn factory in Lithuania

Germany’s Rheinmetall will spend more than EUR 180mn on an ammunition manufacturing facility in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Economy and Innovation…

2 months ago

Estonia joins CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) officially welcomed Estonia as its 24th member state on Friday, 30 August. CERN…

3 months ago