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Hungary to go to the polls early April

Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance…

3 years ago

Czechia commits to 2033 coal phase-out

Czechia will stop burning coal by 2033, five years earlier than previously planned, the country's incoming governing coalition revealed in…

3 years ago

EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant

The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South…

3 years ago

Polish envoy to Prague to lose post over comments on controversial lignite mine

Poland is recalling its new ambassador to Czechia after he said the countries’ tensions are due to “a lack of…

3 years ago

Baltic business startups: helping clients to work smart, manage teams, and fight fraud

Business services and products including fintech are the key field for startups in the Baltics. Fighting fraud, data visualizations and…

3 years ago

Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania

Taiwan will set up a USD 200 million investment fund for Lithuania to offset economic pressure from China, it announced…

3 years ago

Baltic ‘healthtech’ startups heal body and mind

In our second deep dive into the Baltic tech business scene, CET looks at startups that take physical health and…

3 years ago

Baltic startups: renewing forests and cleaning the oceans while cutting pollution

In our first deep dive into the innovative Baltic startup scene, we look at companies with new approaches to recycling,…

3 years ago

EU’s top diplomat warns Russia over Ukraine

EU High Representative Josep Borrell said the European Union will act decisively if Russia commits further acts of aggression against…

3 years ago

CET special report on ‘Hungry and Ambitious’ Baltic startups

This week The Central European Times investigates the startup scenes of the three innovative but diminutive Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia…

3 years ago