Latvia

Eight CEE countries push for ‘significantly lower’ EU gas price cap

A total of eight Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries have co-signed a paper with four other EU member states…

2 years ago

Wizz vs Ryanair: which budget airline rules CEE?

Wizz Air will serve 31% more passengers than Ryanair in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Caucuses this winter, according…

2 years ago

Estonia tops tax competitiveness index

For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according…

2 years ago

Gov’t interventions see Poland, Slovenia, Hungary buck H1 electricity bills trend

Household electricity prices rose year-on-year in the first half of 2022, from EUR 22 per to EUR 25.30 per 100…

2 years ago

Taiwan invests in CEE, as Lithuania opens trade office in Taipei

The tensions around the burgeoning relations between Taiwan and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will be on the agenda when…

2 years ago

Latvia, Estonia choose location for giant wind farm

Estonia's Sõrve peninsula area looks set to be the location for the major Estonian-Latvian hybrid offshore wind farm project ‘Elwind’,…

2 years ago

Pro-NATO PM wins Latvian election, as ethnic-Russian voters shun pro-Kremlin parties

Latvia’s ruling centre-right party Jauna Vienotiba (New Unity) was the clear winner in the country’s general elections at the weekend…

2 years ago

‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET

Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the…

2 years ago

As Ryanair suspends CEE flight routes, Aeroexpress mulls new services

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said his budget airline has no plans to withdraw from Hungary but will cease some services…

2 years ago

Baltic countries to fully ban entry for Russian citizens, while EU plans major restrictions

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are finalising coordinated agreements on restricting entry for the Russian citizens with Schengen visas, the three…

2 years ago