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Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed…

9 months ago

Poland unlocks over EUR 100bn in EU funds

As of next week Poland can begin to access the around EUR 60bn of previously suspended COVID:19 pandemic and green funding…

9 months ago

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

9 months ago

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…

9 months ago

Romania ordered to repay Blue Air’s state aid

Blue Air's restructuring plan has failed to restore its long-term viability and the Romanian state must return the EUR 33.84mn…

9 months ago

Polish FM floats new reparations solution

Poland will drop the USD 1.3tn (EUR 12.08) reparation demand made by the right-wing nationalist PiS government, which Polish Prime…

9 months ago

North Macedonia sets May election date

EU candidate country North Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on 8 May, the House speaker Jovan Mitreski announced on…

9 months ago

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade,…

9 months ago

Hungary rocked by presidential resignation

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on live TV on Saturday evening, in connection with her controversial pardon issued last year…

9 months ago

4iG inks deal for cable linking Egypt, Albania

Hungarian-government-linked telco 4iG and Telecom Egypt will jointly construct an express subsea cable between Albania and Egypt. Telecom Egypt is…

9 months ago