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EC Approves Slovakia’s Recovery Plan

The European Commission has approved the economic Recovery and Resilience Plan submitted by Slovakia, which was among the first EU…

4 years ago

Poland: Phasing Out Coal and Moving Away from Russian Gas

Reading Time: 5 minutes A trifecta of factors is pressuring Poland to phase out its coal industry and diversify its…

4 years ago

Uproar in Hungary Over Anti-LGBT Law

On Tuesday, Hungary's parliament passed a so-called pedophile law, which critics say is actually directed at the LGBT community and…

4 years ago

Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows

Reading Time: 5 minutes Our roundup of wage info for three countries in South-East Europe shows that foreign investors can…

4 years ago

Climate Change: Drastic GDP Losses for Hungary, CEE

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to a study by Oxfam and the Swiss Re Institute, the effects of global…

4 years ago

Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Visegrád countries have been members of the European Union for 17 years now, but the…

4 years ago

World Bank Upgrades Outlook for Romania’s GDP Growth

Reading Time: < 1 minute A 2,5 per cent positive correction in growth forecast since January by the World Bank…

4 years ago

US Sanctions on Bulgarian Nationals/Associated Companies

The United States has imposed sanctions on three Bulgarians and 64 companies linked to them, over their alleged corrupt activities.…

4 years ago

EC Backs Czechia Against Polish Mine

Poland says that closing down its open-pit brown coal mine in Turow would be an "energy disaster." Even so, the…

4 years ago

Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions

Reading Time: < 1 minute With its latest acquisition in Slovenia Hungary’s OTP Bank will become market leader in the…

4 years ago