America and EU start plan to reduce Russian energy imports to Europe with more US LNG
The United States agreed a deal on Friday with the European Union to provide the bloc with an additional 15 billion...
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Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland look to reduce dependence on Russian sources of energy
Efforts to reduce dependency upon Russian sources of energy within countries in Central and Eastern Europe have taken on a new...
War in Ukraine deals harsh blow to CEE currencies
While the Hungarian forint was hardest hit, all the currencies of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region are suffering adverse...
No EU sanctions against Russian hydrocarbons, for now
The European Commission said it planned to cut its reliance on fossil fuels from Russia by 2030, reducing dependence on Russian...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
There are no winners in war, but it does matter who loses: history turns on it – CET
The war in Ukraine is a further nail in the coffin of the Pax Americana. Donald Trump began the dismantling of...
Central Europe wakes up to full-scale attack on Ukraine
Global news organisations are reporting that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday, 24...
What Macron’s EU presidency means for Central and Eastern Europe – CET analysis
French President Emmanuel Macron's tenure as EU President is already looking historic for Europe, only two months in. Macron promised that...
EU court clears way for funding cuts over rule of law breaches
The European Union’s top court ruled that it can reduce funds to member states over rule of law concerns, rejecting a...
France, EU vow ‘paradigm shift’ on China policy
French Trade Minister Franck Riester said the EU will resolutely back Lithuania in its escalating trade war with China, on Sunday,...
Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022
Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and the...
Czech PM Fiala to support smaller farms
Czechia’s new government will allocate more EU subsidies to smaller-scale family farms, and fewer to the country’s traditionally dominant large landowners,...
CET special report on ‘Hungry and Ambitious’ Baltic startups
This week The Central European Times investigates the startup scenes of the three innovative but diminutive Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and...
Europe mulls policy responses, as soaring gas prices expose energy vulnerabilities
French President Emmanuel Macron underlined that energy policy is now a major priority for Europe when he met the leaders of...
‘Harvard Boys’ promise new Bulgarian era
“I am convinced that Bulgaria will be a totally different place four years from now,” Kiril Petkov pledged on Monday, when...
Slovakia has CEE’s smallest wealth gap
Slovakia has by far the lowest wealth inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with a Gini score of 50.3, the...
Germany’s traffic-light coalition means new road ahead for CEE carmakers
As Germany opens a new chapter with an unprecedented three-party coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Central European...
ICT key to bridging East-West wage gap
The Eastern European countries with large digital economies such as Estonia, Czechia and Hungary are best placed to stimulate growth by increasing...
When it comes to billionaires, Czechs are Central Europe’s overachievers
Henry Ford once said: "I am ready to account for any day in my life, but don't ask me how I made...
Estonia a digital haven for Brexit refugees
Since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016, hundreds of UK-linked entrepreneurs have taken up e-residency in Estonia. From the...