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Russian energy boycott could hit CEE hard

New sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas currently being discussed by EU leaders would impact several Central and Eastern Europe…

2 years ago

Estonia most generous to Ukraine per head, Poland second biggest donor in absolute terms

Estonia is providing the most aid to Ukraine by far in relation to its economic output, according to a new…

2 years ago

ECB maintains zero interest rate, hike on the agenda later in 2022

“The war in Ukraine is severely affecting the euro area economy and has significantly increased uncertainty,” Christine Lagarde, President of…

2 years ago

EU states see green goals, Russian energy cuts as win-win

A coalition of 11 European Union states led by Denmark wants to accelerate the continent’s green transformation, in order to…

2 years ago

Czech EU Council presidency aims to clarify Brussels’ relations with Beijing

Czechia’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky says one of his country’s goals when it heads the EU Council is to clarify…

2 years ago

Romania unveils massive support scheme for firms, families

Romania is rolling out a EUR 3.4 billion part-EU-funded assistance package to help struggling companies and families amid the economic…

2 years ago

Growth in CEE to slow to 3.5% – World Bank

The war in Ukraine is set to inflict twice the amount of economic damage that the COVID-19 pandemic did, the…

2 years ago

Hungarian gov’t-friendly firm buys Sberbank share in Croatia’s Fortenova

Russia's Sberbank has sold its 43% stake in Fortenova to Hungarian-US investment fund Indotek Group, Croatian daily Jutarnji List reported.…

2 years ago

NATO plans to bolster defences in east, says Sec-Gen Stoltenberg

NATO leaders will formulate plans to bolster its eastern flank across Central and Eastern Europe at a summit in Madrid…

2 years ago

Hundreds of Russian envoys expelled from EU

Over two hundred Russian diplomats have been sent home from countries in Europe this week, in response to scenes of…

2 years ago