Nuclear firms vie for CEE’s last virgin market
A look at the inventory of world’s nuclear power plants reveals a surprisingly large gap in central Europe: Poland. The country...
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CEE region outperforms expectations in e-culture index
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries are over-achievers regarding ‘digital quality of life’, according to the latest Digital Quality of Life...
Poland u-turns on COP26 pledge to phase out coal
Polish Climate and Environment minister Anna Moskwa appeared to reverse Poland's commitment to cutting coal power by 2030 on Thursday, just...
Romania may pioneer construction of US ‘small nuclear reactors’
Romania could become the first country to deploy a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), according to an agreement between the country’s...
E-cig traders to receive damages for lost earnings
Hungarian entrepreneurs who were left out of pocket due to the nationalisation of tobacconists finally look set to receive compensation for...
Rail Baltica: no disruptions for Latvia, Lithuania – but Estonia changes timetable
It has been hailed in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as their most ambitious shared project for a...
How to get the robots “out of the cages” – developing robotization in CEE
A professor at Hungary’s Matthias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), these days Zoltán Cséfalvay studies robotization. Of his current teaching and research there,...
Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running
The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International Tax...
Hungary closes in on Budapest airport takeover
After years of circling Hungary's main airport, Prime Minister Viktor Orban finally declared the state’s intention to purchase Budapest Liszt Ferenc...
Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new government...
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 formal...
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, effective...
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 Covid-19...
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 a...
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 introduce...
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 the...
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 vows...
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 Schim...
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 winner....
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 is...