Migration and Enlargement Top Slovenia’s Council Presidency Agenda
Today, 1 July, Portugal is handing over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union to Slovenia, which will...
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Will the Czech Republic be “Fit for 55”?
The October elections in the Czech Republic could change the Czech government's approach towards the EU’s climate objectives, which is currently...
How Clean is Your City’s Air? A Searchable Map
The European Environmental Agency makes annual comparative reports on air quality in all of the main European cities. The good part...
Poland: Phasing Out Coal and Moving Away from Russian Gas
Meeting the EU’s 2030 climate targets poses a huge challenge for Central European countries, especially for coal-dependent Poland. But it is...
Europe’s Highwire Act: Bridge Minimal Wage Conditions Under a Single Regulation
Minimum wages are a make-or-break issue against in-work poverty and an important element of a single labor market. But instead of...
Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows
Few would call Europe a continent of extremes - yet wage differences are sometimes severe: in South-Eastern-Europe, in countries outside of...
Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story
Shortly following the monumental changes to their governmental systems and economies, countries in Central & Eastern Europe did see their wages...
“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism
Europe looks to return to normal as the first major international sport event, the UEFA 2020 football championship, is about to...
Will Hungary’s Automotive Industry Adjust to Future Challenges?
As in most countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), the competitiveness of the Hungarian economy heavily depends on car production....
Slovakia’s Automotive Industry: Blessing or Curse?
Slovakia has been a great beneficiary of automotive industry expansion in recent decades. However, its high exposure to the global car...
Czech Auto Sector: Targeting Lithium
One of the biggest car manufacturers of the world, the Czech Republic has a lot to lose if it does not...
EU Battery Regulation: Finding the Missing Element
The EU has big plans to scale up battery production in Europe to make the major switch from fossil fuels to...
Covid Passes & Prospects for Summer
Usually, at this time of the year in Europe, everyone is already planning where they will spend their summer holiday. However,...
The Ryanair Incident: An Overt Challenge to the EU
The EU was unusually unified and prompt in condemning Belarus for “hijacking” the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plane. The European Council...
Drone Driven Agro-Machine Learning Helps Farmers
A Ukrainian start-up, Horos.ai promises to help farmers maximize yield, and minimize herbicide and water use with drone technology-driven machine learning....
Emplocity: Automated Candidate Sourcing from Poland
Young entrepreneurs from Poland have developed applications based on artificial intelligence and machine learning to come up with what they believe...
Ambitious Hungarian Biotech Firm Fights Cancer With AI
“Turbine,” a biotech company simulating cell behavior with artificial intelligence, is combining two disciplines for which the country is renowned: biology...
“Wise” Emerges Out of Need and a Region’s Resourcefulness
Central and Eastern Europeans were forced to live under a communist regime for four decades, which hindered their development and broke...
Hungarian Start-ups: Tech-heavy and Optimistic
More than 60% of Hungarian start-ups are using some sort of “deep tech,” according to the Hungarian Start-up Report conducted by...
Where Will Europe Stand Amidst the US-China Clash of Titans?
The battle between Washington and Beijing over the rollout of 5G networks in Europe just scratches the surface of a broader...