PiS-linked foundations shun Polish expenses audit
Companies and foundations that held close ties to the right-wing populist and national-conservative Law and Justice party (PiS) government that ruled...
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Orban EU presidency already dividing opinion – Hungary PM wants to ‘take over’ EU, MEPs sceptical of his ability to lead bloc
Hungary will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024, putting Hungarian Prime...
Polish political tensions ramp up as PiS politicians arrested at Presidential Palace
Polish police entered the palace of President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday evening and arrested two Law and Justice Party (PiS) politicians...
Polish PiS politicians to face corruption charges this month
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition special commission to investigate the alleged corruption of outgoing Justice and Law Party (PiS)...
Albania tops region for sustainable energy mix
The share of renewable sources in gross final energy consumption at the EU level reached 23% in 2022, up 1.1 percentage...
Polish president vetos media budget after new gov’t takes state TV channel off the air
Polish President Andrej Duda, an ally of the outgoing right-wing populist party Law and Justice (PiS), announced that he will veto...
Poland applies to join EPPO as Tusk returns
Donald Tusk was elected as Poland’s prime minister as his government won a vote of confidence in the parliament on Tuesday,...
Tusk in wings as Morawiecki exits stage right
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of no confidence on Monday 11 December, effectively marking the end of eight...
Poland’s Political Shift: Donald Tusk Takes the Helm as PiS Bows Out
In a decisive transition, Poland bids farewell to the Law and Justice (PiS) party's tumultuous eight-year reign as Donald Tusk prepares...
CEE gets EU funds for cross-border 5G
The EU has selected seven projects to co-fund 5G transport corridors connecting regions throughout Europe, improving road, rail, inland waterways, and...
Pfizer sues Poland over vaccine deal
US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has initiated legal proceedings against the Polish government, asserting that it failed to fulfil payment obligations for...
CEE inflation eases, but V4 still EU outliers
Hungary remained the EU's most inflationary economy with an annual rate of 9.6% in October, an EU statistics office Eurostat report released Friday...
Poland faces ‘IT crisis’ from abroad
The number of ICT industry offers decreased by as much as 43% in the first half of 2023, according to the...
Auto sector slides down large company list – Coface CEE Top 500 study
Automotive and Transport has dropped to third place amongst large companies in CEE, as business sectors of Central and Eastern European...
Moment of truth for Orban – ING’s report on Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly diversified, ING Bank writes in a new report on Poland, Czechia, Romania and...
VW suspends plan for EV gigafactory in CEE
Volkswagen is putting its plans to construct a new electric vehicle (EV) "gigafactory" in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on hold...
Polish election result shakes up CEE
Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it was...
Donald Tusk declares victory in Polish elections
In a pivotal national election, Poland's opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared victory, signaling the end of the Law and Justice...
A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis
With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs and...
Polish authorities ok country’s first nuclear plant
US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric and US engineering firm Bechtel officially announced a collaborative agreement for the design and construction...