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Czech EU presidency hailed as ‘big success’

Czechia received near universal acclaim as it completed its stewardship of the presidency of the Council of the EU, which…

2 years ago

Poland, Baltics opt in on green hydrogen corridor project

The national grid operators of Poland and the three Baltic countries signed a cooperation agreement with their German and Nordic…

2 years ago

Romania, Hungary sign deal to lay world’s longest electricity cable

Hungary and Romania were among the four signatories of an agreement to construct a 1,100km (685 mile) power line under…

2 years ago

Hungary, EU agree conditional release of disputed funds

The Council of the European Union adopted legislation Friday on releasing funds for Hungary’s EUR 5.8bn Recovery and Resilience Facility…

2 years ago

Bosnia, Kosovo, move closer to EU, amid scepticism over lengthy accession process

Bosnia and Herzegovina became an official candidate for EU membership in Brussels on Thursday, as the European Council approved the…

2 years ago

New Latvian coalition focuses on economy, security

The centre-right New Unity party, led by Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins, finalised a coalition deal with the new centrist…

2 years ago

Eight CEE countries push for ‘significantly lower’ EU gas price cap

A total of eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have co-signed a paper with four other EU member states…

2 years ago

EU clears path for EUR 18bn loan to Ukraine

Next year the EU will provide Ukraine with EUR 18bn, circumventing Hungary's veto, the Council of the European Union announced…

2 years ago

EU green lights Croatia to join Schengen, snubs Bulgaria, Romania

Croatia will become the Schengen zone’s newest member on 1 January, the Council of the EU announced on Thursday, 8 December. Croatia…

2 years ago

PMs discuss new Slovenia-Hungary gas link

Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have discussed building a pipeline to transit Algerian gas…

2 years ago