V4 & Romania

CEE startups secure USD 11.8bn in Q1 despite global decline

Despite an overall downturn, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) start-up scene showed resilience in the first quarter of 2024,…

6 months ago

Hungary opts out of Ukraine but promises not to block support, as NATO chief visits Budapest

Hungary will not be obliged to participate in military actions outside its territory or send money or troops to Ukraine,…

6 months ago

EU to slap large tariffs on Chinese BEVs

The European Commission (EC) published a draft package on battery electric vehicles (BEVs) imported from China, including tariffs of between…

6 months ago

Budapest mayor wins 2nd term by 41 votes

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony retained his post at last Sunday’s election, the Hungarian National Election Committee (NVB) confirmed on Friday…

6 months ago

Local elections held in parallel with EU ballot in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania

One-third of the EU-27 member states held local or national elections in tandem with the European Parliament ballot on June…

7 months ago

Hungary’s MVM buys stake in Caspian gas field in all-time record deal

Hungary’s state-owned MVM Group has signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to acquire a 5% stake in the Shah Deniz natural…

7 months ago

CEE centre holds, as far-right scores gains in EU vote

Pro-European centrist parties performed well in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) at the European Parliament (EP) elections held from 6-9…

7 months ago

Slovakia sees EU election upset, as liberals beat Fico

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico faced an unexpected setback in the EU elections against the opposition liberals on Sunday, following…

7 months ago

Far-right up in polls ahead of EU vote

The EU elections, which will be held from on 6-9 June, involve nearly 400mn voters across 27 countries deciding on…

7 months ago

Blinken visits Czechia, Moldova to talk Ukraine, disinformation, upcoming NATO summit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travelled to Chisinau, Moldova and Prague, Czechia, from May 28-31, to discuss energy, defence…

7 months ago