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Fico calls Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his stance that Russia's war with Ukraine is insoluble, stoking fears that he…

1 year ago

Czechia upped to stable rating, after delinking from Russian gas

US rating agency Moody's Investors Service has increased its outlook for Czechia from negative to stable, meaning a rating deterioration…

1 year ago

Pfizer sues Poland over vaccine deal

US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has initiated legal proceedings against the Polish government, asserting that it failed to fulfil payment obligations…

1 year ago

Bulgaria last in EU for recycling computers

Bulgaria placed bottom in the EU for recycling disused ICT devices, in a survey conducted in 2022 by EU official…

1 year ago

Hungary may receive billion euros from EU

The European Commission (EC) proposed a shortcut for Hungary to nearly EUR 1bn from its revised national recovery plan on…

1 year ago

Bosnian leader hopeful on EU step by year end

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) intends to fulfil the conditions set by the European Commission (EC) to open accession negotiations before…

1 year ago

‘No new taxes’ as Romania cracks down on evasion

Romania will not levy new taxes next year, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu pledged on Thursday 16 November, with parliamentary…

1 year ago

CEE inflation eases, but V4 still EU outliers

Hungary remained the EU's most inflationary economy with an annual rate of 9.6% in October, an EU statistics office Eurostat report released…

1 year ago

Shake up at strategic Hungary telco 4iG

Hungarian operator 4iG Group revealed a plan to streamline operations and bring in external investors to raise the overall value…

1 year ago

Poland faces ‘IT crisis’ from abroad

The number of ICT industry offers decreased by as much as 43% in the first half of 2023, according to…

1 year ago