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FDI paints rosier picture for Poland, Romania – OECD report

Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are still navigating post-pandemic economic challenges amid newer geopolitical tensions, according to the Economic…

2 weeks ago

Hungary’s energy strategy has left it vulnerable to electricity price speculators – report

Hungary’s electricity market has become a focal point for speculative trading, driven by a combination of renewable energy imbalances and…

1 month ago

CEE mulls ramifications of Trump’s victory on trade, defence, environment

As Donald Trump officially declared his victory in the US election, he received congratulations from numerous Central and Eastern Europe…

1 month ago

EU okays Polish EUR 1.2bn state-aided energy-storage project

The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Poland's USD 1.2bn scheme for projects to increase electricity storage capabilities to foster the…

2 months ago

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…

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…

3 months ago

Polish companies, consortiums sign up to operate bottle recycling system

The new Polish deposit container-deposit system will launch in the autumn and be operated by eight enterprises, not six as…

4 months ago

As Serbia mulls lithium mine, Bulgaria, Slovenia explore sodium-ion as alternative

As tens of thousands of Serbians rally in opposition to the contentious lithium mining project planned by company Rio Tinto…

4 months ago

Belgrade protests planned lithium mine in Jadar

Serbian police forcibly removed demonstrators from railway stations protesting the lithium mining project planned by company Rio Tinto, in the…

4 months ago

Serbia lithium mine numbers ‘pitiful’ – analyst

Serbia would receive an annual EUR 31mn from mining rent at current prices, making the planned lithium mine project “not…

5 months ago