V4 & Romania

While Austria makes jabs mandatory, Slovakia, Poland take different road

Adults in Austria will have to obtain COVID:19 jabs as of next month under measures MPs passed by 137 to…

3 years ago

Orban, Putin to discuss gas, nuclear, vaccines, ever-closer ties, in Moscow next month

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will visit Moscow on 1 February to discuss Rosatom’s expansion of Hungary’s sole nuclear power…

3 years ago

Macron takes aim at Hungary, Poland in EP speech

French President Emmanuel Macron singled out Hungary and Poland in connection with alleged rule of law violations as he outlined…

3 years ago

Ex-PM Babis’s fate in hands of rival MPs

Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis could lose immunity from prosecution and face charges of misuse of EU funds when…

3 years ago

Poland calls out to ‘Fit for 55’ opponents

Poland's right-wing government intends to ally with countries who also oppose the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate package, government spokesperson…

3 years ago

EIB halts Hungarian govt’s Budapest Airport plans, due to dearth of impact studies

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has suspended a EUR 200 million credit line towards the expansion of Hungary's Budapest Liszt…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Fiala gets thumbs-up, vows to back EU

The liberal-conservative cabinet of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala was approved by a majority of MPs in a confidence vote…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Sell-offs pave way for new Polish energy giant

Polish oil and gas firm PKN Orlen will sell refinery assets to Saudi Aramco and swap petrol stations with Hungarian…

3 years ago