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Pavel wants Czechs to play key role in Western response to resurgent China

Czech President Petr Pavel called for a "joint and balanced" strategy between the US, Europe, and other democracies to address…

2 years ago

Romania holds out on Ukraine import ban, urges neighbours to wait for EU solution

Romanian Minister of Agriculture Petre Daea expressed solidarity with farmers from Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia – who all unilaterally…

2 years ago

Investment group PPF buys Czech telco Nej.cz in billion-dollar deal

Czechia’s largest investment group PPF has acquired internet and television content provider Nej.cz from billionaire Karel Prazak’s Kaprain group. PPF…

2 years ago

Slovakia sends 13 fighter planes to Ukraine

Slovakia has donated 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian forces, Slovak state news agency TASR reported on the morning…

2 years ago

Croatia tops European tourism poll

Croatia had the highest share of tourism in total gross value added (GVA) at 11%, EU statistics office Eurostat finds…

2 years ago

Poland, Hungary halt Ukraine farm imports

Poland and Hungary have temporarily ceased importing Ukrainian grain and other agricultural produce, defying warnings from the EU that unilateral…

2 years ago

Poland’s Orlen seals Lotos sell-off to Unimot

Polish energy giant Orlen announced the completion on Friday 7 April of the process of implementing remedies, and Lotos Terminale…

2 years ago

Romanian farmers hold nationwide protest

Farmers are organising protests across Romania on Friday 7 April to express dissatisfaction with the European Commission (EC) approach market…

2 years ago

Bulgaria election ends in stalemate, but gains for pro-Russian party

Bulgaria's conservatives and liberals were practically neck and neck with votes still being counted after the country's fifth election in…

2 years ago

Polish PM backs alliance with Romania, Ukraine

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki laid out his hopes to build a new economic community in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

2 years ago