V4 & Romania

EU goes legal with Poland over rule of law

The European Commission (EC) has referred Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for violating EU…

2 years ago

Hungarian ‘megabank’ gets green light

A new Hungarian bank is set to emerge from the merger of MKB Bank and Takarekbank as overseen by Magyar…

2 years ago

Moldovan defence advisor set to become PM

Dorin Recean, a pro-Western defence expert and former interior minister, is expected to become Moldova's new prime minister after receiving Parliament's approval…

2 years ago

Joint letter says Russian assets should rebuild Ukraine

Leaders from the Baltic nations and Poland have called for the utilization of approximately EUR 300bn worth of assets from…

2 years ago

US okays massive arms deal with Poland

The Polish government received approval from the US State Department for a potential USD 10bn weapons deal aimed at modernising…

2 years ago

Hungary bails out steelmaker Dunaferr

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with a working group aiming to save the indebted steel company Dunaferr on Wednesday,…

2 years ago

OTP snaps up Slovene bank, plans merger to create market leader

OTP Bank has been cleared by Slovenian Competition Protection Agency (AVK) to acquire Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor (NKBM), Slovenia's second…

2 years ago

Pavel calls for unity after landslide in Czech presidential elections

Retired General Petr Pavel, a former senior NATO commander, won the Czech presidency in a record-breaking victory over former prime…

2 years ago

Credit rating agencies Fitch, S&P, demote Hungary

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgraded Hungary's credit rating by one step to the lowest investment grade of BBB- on Friday,…

2 years ago

CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

2 years ago