Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022
Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and the...
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Lithuania invites NATO troops for good
NATO has sent troops to Lithuania, which the country's head of state says should be permanently stationed in the Baltic country....
Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis
Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen it...
Slovenia minimum wage nears parity with US
With a EUR 1,074 minimum wage, Slovenia was the only country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) where a gross monthly...
Hydrogen: a clean energy for the transition
In Europe and in Hungary, initiatives to expand use of hydrogen as an energy source have been given the green light,...
Tried and tested, it works – turning diversity into value
Here in Hungary, company cultures that effectively reduce gender discrimination are taking root, helping women to gain access to management positions....
Orban discusses Ukraine, gas, nuclear, vaccines with Putin in Moscow
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin talked for almost five hours in Moscow on Tuesday, although only...
Robots not killing jobs in CEE – researchers
Increasing robotisation does not lead to more layoffs, according to a newly released study of worker flows in Central and Eastern...
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 station...
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 the...
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 Ferenc...
Hungary to go to the polls early April
Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance fronted...
EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant
The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South Korean...
Novak to be Hungary’s first female head of state
Hungarian Family Minister Katalin Novak accepted ruling Fidesz’s nomination for her to become president of Hungary on Tuesday. Novak, 44, tweeted...
In Budapest, French President Macron outlines agenda, clarifies EU recovery fund hold-up
Hungary is not likely to gain access to EU pandemic recovery funds before elections take place next spring, said French President...
Macron highlights CEE media, migration and rule of law in pre-EU presidency speech
Eastern Europe will be high on the agenda during France's six-month EU rotating presidency tenure which will commence in under three...
Biden reassures CEE over Russia, Ukraine
US President Joe Biden discussed the threat of a possible Russian attack on Ukraine with numerous NATO member countries in Central...
Member state research forum recommends over EUR 4bn for shared research facilities
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures' (ESFRI), designed to integrate Europe on scientific research collaboration, recommends massive investment into nearly...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Hungary’s third-richest man plans to run for government in 2022
Hungarian porn baron Gyorgy Gattyan has announced plans to found a party and field candidates in all of Hungary's constituencies in...