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East-West-divide defines EU summit agenda

The East-West divide will be conspicuous on the agenda when EU heads of state and government gather at the bloc's…

3 years ago

There is little alternative to Russian gas for Eastern Europe – Hungary signs 10+5-year deal

Russian state-owned Gazprom and Hungarian energy group MVM signed a ten-year gas-supply agreement at the end of August. Under the deal,…

3 years ago

Rising bills bring extra bite to Baltic winter

For the citizens of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the signs are ominous. As the Baltic countries look ahead to rising…

3 years ago

Tech and financial service industries are starting to merge. Are we already in the digital currency era?

While Fintech and Big Tech firms make incursions into the financial services sector, data is becoming the real commodity in…

3 years ago

Global minimum tax plan makes progress

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Biden administration have brokered a compromise on the plan to…

3 years ago

Babis under fire in Czech election week

Corruption allegations against prime minister Andrej Babis are dominating the headlines in Czechia as its citizens prepare to go to…

3 years ago

Summit shows West Balkans remain in EU limbo

Leaders of EU member states and six countries in the Western Balkans - known as the WB6 - will renew…

3 years ago

World Press Photo 2021 opens in Budapest

How do you organise a major global exhibition in the Covid-era? Exhibitions manager and curator at World Press Photo, Sanne…

3 years ago

Central Europe Ponders its Preference: Scholz or Laschet?

Uncertainty could loom over Europe for some time following this past weekend's German elections, which did not produce a clear…

3 years ago

Germans vote, Central Europe shivers

The citizens of EU’s richest and most populous country go to the polls on September 26, and no foreign election…

3 years ago