Estonia rues EU energy trades, mulls nuclear
The EU’s CO2 trading mechanism is a“roller-coaster” and fixed-price contracts would stabilise the situation and offer better conditions to electricity sellers,...
Baltic countries
Baltic countries CEE’s inflation hot spots
Price rises in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries were mostly above the Eurozone average of 4.9% in November, as inflation...
Poland top CEE country on university research grant list
Universities in Poland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia and Lithuania will all run projects under the EU’s new research and innovation programme which...
Croatia tops aviation upturn list – Eurostat
European commercial aviation enjoyed an upturn last month, as the number of flights in the EU climbed 130% year-on-year. While the...
Taiwan to loan Lithuania USD 1bn
Taiwan will extend a USD 1 billion credit line to Lithuania as a gesture of solidarity with the Baltic country, and...
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 effective...
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 Thursday....
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 psychological...
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, reforestation,...
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 and...
China drags German firm into Lithuania row – report
China is allegedly pressuring Continental AG to stop using components made at the German car parts manufacturer's subsidiary in Lithuania in...
Macron highlights CEE media, migration and rule of law in pre-EU presidency speech
Eastern Europe will be high on the agenda during France's six-month EU rotating presidency tenure which will commence in under three...
Biden reassures CEE over Russia, Ukraine
US President Joe Biden discussed the threat of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine with numerous NATO member countries in Central...
China tightens the screws on Lithuania by strong-arming multinationals
China is leveraging its influence over multinational companies operating there, instructing them not to do business with Lithuania, or else. For...
EU anti-coercion measure would offer push-back against economic intimidation
On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a so-called "anti-coercion measure". It would give the European Union the ability to push back...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Slovakia latest EU member state to make official Taiwan visit
An official visit of a Slovakia delegation to Taiwan is drawing the ire of China. Senior officials from Bratislava, who arrived...
Baltic states urge u-turn on Nord Stream 2
With Russian troops amassing at Ukraine's eastern border, negative sentiments toward the Nord Stream 2 (NS2), both within Germany and among...
Taiwan could supply Europe with chips, eyes central Europe
Taiwan could help alleviate Europe’s semiconductor shortage by setting up manufacturing operations in central Europe. With a reputation as a tech...
Taiwan’s “Representative Office” opens in Lithuania
Taiwan has opened what it calls its Representative Office in Lithuania, defying China's attempts to dissuade Vilnius from allowing what could...