Romania’s Economy Grows 13% in 2nd Quarter
Romania’s economy continued its robust post-pandemic recovery in the second quarter after already returning to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter....
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EU27 Steps Up Against Belarus Border Aggression
The Belarusian government is trying to "instrumentalize human beings for political purposes,” interior ministers of the European Union warned in a...
Hungarian Government Opposes Single EU Carbon Price Tax
The Hungarian government is opposed to the introduction of a single EU carbon price and extension of the EU's Emissions Trading...
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...
Poland Shows Signs to Seek Rule of Law Dispute Compromise
The leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party said it will change its legal system disciplining judges in an...
Hungary’s Record-breaking State Aid to Battery Factory Approved
The European Commission has recently approved a EUR 90 million subsidy offered by the Hungarian government to South Korea's SK Innovations...
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...
Ukraine and Poland Will Oppose the Launch of Nord Stream 2
The United States and Germany issued a joint declaration in which the two countries agreed to complete Nord Stream 2 and...
Romanians Most Keen to Adopt Euros
According to a new Flash Eurobarometer Romanian citizens are most eager to join the eurozone. The survey polled people in 7...
Poland was given a Deadline to Comply with European Court Rulings
The European Commission along with publishing its second rule of law report for all member states on Tuesday gave a 16...
EC Justice Commissioner: Hungary’s Recovery Funds Frozen
EC Justice Commissioner: Hungary’s Recovery Funds Frozen July 20, 2021 < 1min read There are systemic problems with the rule of...
Pegasus Scandal Rocks the World and Hungary
A major eavesdropping scandal around the Israeli spy software Pegasus made waves in Hungary. An international investigation of 80 journalists from...
Hungary Threatens to Block EU’s Fit for 55 Climate Package
Hungary’s Minister Heading the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás said that the Hungarian government finds the EU’s Fit for 55 package...
Deadline for Hungary’s Recovery Plan
The European Commission’s deadline on assessing Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan expires today, July 12. According to Brussels-based Politico...
Hungary’s Recovery Funds Hang in the Balance
Hungary's government faced a barrage of criticism from officials in Strasbourg this week over a law that bans content "promoting homosexuality"...
Will Poland and Hungary See Sustained Inflation?
Inflation may pose a real threat for countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), specifically for Poland and Hungary, which are...
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...
Slovakia’s Flying Car Takes Flight
In Slovakia, a prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between the country's international airports in Nitra and Bratislava. The...
Visegrád Group: Ambitious Hungary at the Helm
Since Viktor Orbán became the prime minister of Hungary, cooperation among the "Visegrád 4" (V4) countries - Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech...
Visegrad Countries Discuss Recovery Plans in Warsaw
Meeting in Warsaw, finance ministers from the "Visegrad 4" (V4) country grouping - Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia - discussed post...