V4 & Romania

CEE plans thousands of miles of high-speed rail

Railway infrastructure managers from Czechia, Poland and the Baltics signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in connection with building almost…

2 years ago

Estonia top for digital banking usage in 2022, while Romania lags – Eurostat report

More people in Estonia use online banking services than anywhere else in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to a…

2 years ago

Ex-NATO official edges Babis to move into pole position for Czech presidency

Retired General Petr Pavel will face ex-prime minister Andrej Babis in Czechia’s presidential runoff vote after narrowly beating him into…

2 years ago

Poland emerges as European defence power

As President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine nears its first anniversary and Russia regroups, the defence sector politics of Central…

2 years ago

Hungary secures EUR 1.6bn Vodafone purchase

Hungary has finalised a deal to acquire Vodafone Europe’s Hungarian unit for HUF 660bn (EUR 1.6bn) in the largest state…

2 years ago

Gazprom failed to make January payment for Czech gas transit, minister confirms

Net4Gas, Czechia's natural gas transmission system operator, had not received its contracted monthly payment from Russian state-owned Gazprom by 4…

2 years ago

Hungary, Poland hope law reforms will see EU unfreeze billions in funding in 2023

The EU last year attempted to address the erosion of perceived democratic norms of the populist governments of Hungary and…

2 years ago

Czech EU presidency hailed as ‘big success’

Czechia received near universal acclaim as it completed its stewardship of the presidency of the Council of the EU, which…

2 years ago

Poland, Baltics opt in on green hydrogen corridor project

The national grid operators of Poland and the three Baltic countries signed a cooperation agreement with their German and Nordic…

2 years ago

Romania, Hungary sign deal to lay world’s longest electricity cable

Hungary and Romania were among the four signatories of an agreement to construct a 1,100km (685 mile) power line under…

2 years ago