V4 & Romania

Babis wins Senate seats, but Fiala retains control

Czech opposition party ANO, led by former prime minister Andrej Babis, scored a significant victory in Saturday’s elections for the…

2 months ago

MOL inks gas exploration deal in Azerbaijan

Hungary's MOL Group, along with its joint venture partners, has signed commercial agreements to advance the development of significant gas…

2 months ago

Intel postpones EUR 4bn Polish factory plan

US firm Intel has decided to delay its semiconductor plant project near Wroclaw, west Poland, until 2026 due to the…

2 months ago

Korean firm to build EUR 16bn Czech nuclear plant

South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia's largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe…

2 months ago

Slovakia hikes VAT to among EU’s highest

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday, September 18, reversed decades of opposition to tax hikes as his government amended…

2 months ago

Orlen inks deal to secure LNG supplies to Poland, Baltics

Poland’s strategic energy giant PKN Orlen has signed a five-year exclusive deal with Lithuanian energy terminal operator KN Energies to…

2 months ago

Poland leads CEE wave of UK legacy firm buyouts

Polish online platform eSky’s GBP 30mn (EUR 35.5mn) purchase of Thomas Cook from China’s Fosun Tourism Group signals a broader…

2 months ago

CEE braces for further flooding, as Storm Boris wreaks havoc

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a state of disaster and confirmed that 1,600 people have been evacuated in Klodzko,…

2 months ago

Saudi Arabia launches new business chamber to focus on CEE

Saudi Arabia has launched a new business council to deepen its economic ties with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and…

2 months ago

Poland unveils massive transport, energy, defence plans under 2025 budget

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to tackle inflation, drive record economic growth, and bolster key investments in energy and…

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