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Rail Baltica: no disruptions for Latvia, Lithuania – but Estonia changes timetable

It has been hailed in the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as their most ambitious shared project for…

3 years ago

Croatian premier u-turns on Eurozone

"The benefits of euro adoption would outweigh the disadvantages," Croatian President Zoran Milanovic announced after meeting George Vella, his opposite number in…

3 years ago

China FM tours Europe as Taiwanese diplomat visits Czechia, Slovakia

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi commenced a whistlestop diplomatic tour of Europe yesterday in Greece, where he met his opposite…

3 years ago

Poland faces daily fine of EUR 1 million per day until it dissolves controversial chamber

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday ordered Poland to pay EUR 1 million on a daily basis for…

3 years ago

Estonian minister says flexible energy trades could ease soaring prices

Loosening the EU's Emissions Trading System (ETS) would lessen the currently dramatic rises in energy prices, Estonia's Economy and Infrastructure…

3 years ago

Ex-Croatia PM, MOL chief get jail terms for INA bribery case

Croatia's Supreme Court sentenced MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt Hernadi and the country's former prime minister Ivo Sanader to prison sentences for…

3 years ago

Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running

The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International…

3 years ago

Hungary’s first fully electric car rolls off the line in Kecskemét

Daimler AG has begun production of a purely electric model, the Mercedes-Benz EQB, at its Mercedes plant in Kecskemét, Hungary.…

3 years ago

Hungary closes in on Budapest airport takeover

After years of circling Hungary's main airport, Prime Minister Viktor Orban finally declared the state’s intention to purchase Budapest Liszt…

3 years ago

Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new…

3 years ago