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Croatian authorities launch probe into massive gas-resale scam at INA

A total of five individuals including a top Croatian lawyer and an executive at energy firm INA have been charged…

2 years ago

Polish photovoltaic company Toren acquired by Swiss firm MET

Polish greenfield solar power project Toren Spolka Akcyjna agreed a 100% share purchase agreement with the Swiss-based energy company MET…

2 years ago

Hungary to push on with Paks II project, as nuclear agency issues partial construction permit

Hungary's National Atomic Energy Authority (OAH) has granted a partial licence in connection with the expansion of the country's only…

2 years ago

Poland deal with South Korea represents new era of European defence

Poland will sign executive agreements with The Republic of Korea on Friday to equip the Polish Army with its first…

2 years ago

Bulgaria wavers on pivot back to Russian energy

Bulgaria has resumed discussions with Russian state energy company Gazprom regarding the country's natural gas supplies, interim Energy Minister Rossen…

2 years ago

Europe’s drought worst in 500 years – EC report

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova were among the European countries most affected by low rainfall rates in the three months…

2 years ago

Hungary makes giant bid to buy Vodafone

Vodafone Group has agreed to sell its Hungarian subsidiary to the Hungarian state and government-affiliated systems integrator 4iG for HUF…

2 years ago

Greenhouse gases remain below pre-COVID levels in Q1 2022

EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were up year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, at 1.029 billion tonnes, but were…

2 years ago

Estonia becomes latest CEE country to be targeted by Russian hackers Killnet

Estonia has repelled its most severe hacking attack in 15 years, the government announced on Thursday. The hack of the previous…

2 years ago

Ex Czech PM in crosshairs of French money laundering probe

The French prosecutor's office has opened a money laundering investigation into Andrej Babis’s purchase of luxury property in France through…

2 years ago