China FM tours Europe as Taiwanese diplomat visits Czechia, Slovakia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi commenced a whistlestop diplomatic tour of Europe yesterday in Greece, where he met his opposite number...
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Czech startup raises over USD 100m in record “Series A” venture capital round
Czech start-up Rossum will receive USD 100 million in venture capital from a consortium - including General Catalyst, one of the US’s...
Czech legislators plan power transfer, as Zeman unable to perform presidential duties
Czech President Milos Zeman - who was hospitalised on 10 October, the morning after the general election - remains incapable of...
Czech government could sink millions into ‘Three Seas’ waterway project
After years of non-engagement, the outgoing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appears to have discovered a new-found enthusiasm for the "Three...
V4 vie to attract VW battery plant
Volkswagen will decide on the location of a new battery cell plant in Central and Eastern Europe in the first half...
CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’
Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in recent...
President Zeman in hospital, Czechia in limbo
Czech politics is currently in a state of paralysis after President Milos Zeman was hospitalised on election weekend. The head of...
VW considers V4 countries for battery plant
Germany's VW is planning on building six battery factories in Europe by 2030, and one of those facilities is likely to...
Czechs vote out PM Babis
Czechs voted for a conservative shift in last weekend's elections on Friday and Saturday. The conservative coalition SPOLU (“Together”) formed by the...
Global microchip shortage hits Czech auto sector
Due to the global shortage of microchips the Czech Republic's biggest exporter, auto manufacturer Skoda, has announced a significant production cut...
Babis under fire in Czech election week
Corruption allegations against prime minister Andrej Babis are dominating the headlines in Czechia as its citizens prepare to go to the...
Pandora Papers Train Spotlight on Czech PM
Czech prime minister Andrej Babis is one of the most prominent active politicians featured in the so-called Pandora Papers, a massive...
Central Europe Ponders its Preference: Scholz or Laschet?
Uncertainty could loom over Europe for some time following this past weekend's German elections, which did not produce a clear winner....
Coal Mine Dispute Between Czechia and Poland Morphs into Diplomatic Huff
A dispute between Czechia and Poland over the shut-down of a brown coal mine has turned into diplomatic spat. Media in...
Poland Issued Massive Daily Fine for Lignite Mine
The European Union's Court of Justice is forcing Poland to pay a huge daily fine - EUR 500,000 - for continuing...
Drivers of Growth: Visegrad 4 Top Companies
If not partly or fully owned by the state, like utility and oil companies, the largest companies in the Visegrad 4...
Czech Ticket Platform Kiwi.com Wins Against Ryanair
The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of the Czech ticket seller Kiwi.com against Ryanair in a dispute over Kiwi's practices...
Central Europeans Share Mixed Feelings Towards the Euro
Two countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), Bulgaria and Croatia, are on track to introduce the European common currency. In...
EU Commission Approves Czechia’s EUR 7 Billion Recovery Plan
The European Commission has approved the Czech Republic's EUR 7 billion plan to recover from the pandemic and transform the country's...
Russian Embassy in Czechia May Have Housed Troll Farm
Activity attributed to Russian internet trolls dropped significantly in the Czech Republic after some workers at the Russian Embassy in Prague...