Brussels backs up on boosting trade, economic relations with Taiwan
Lawmakers in Brussels have taken a step back from pursuing their plan to unveil a new strategy for EU trade and...
Slovakia
Visegrad 4 leaders pitch high-speed railway construction project to South Korea
Leaders of the Visegrad 4 (V4) group of countries - Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland - have invited South Korea’s industries...
South Korea, Visegrad 4 countries upgrade successful economic collaboration during president’s visit
South Korea’s president and representatives of the Visegrad 4 (V4) group countries have pledged to boost their economic cooperation in the...
EU delegation’s visit to Taiwan strengthens relations, raises Beijing’s ire
In the first visit to Taiwan by an official European Union delegation, 13 MEPs have met with Taiwanese premier Su Tseng-chang...
Slovakia, South Korea sign MOU on aircraft acquisition, as Korean president deepens V4 ties
In conjunction with South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s 9-day tour of Europe, Slovakia and South Korea have inked a memorandum of...
Visiting South Korean president looks to boost business with Visegrad 4
South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, begins a 9-day tour of Europe this week, ending with a meeting of the regional "Visegrad...
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...
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...
Hungary scraps plans to buy neighbors’ agricultural land
Hungary has decided against a plan to expand the country's ownership of agricultural land in some of its neighbors like Slovakia,...
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....
Retailer Lidl Passes Tesco, now #1 in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Tesco is now in the rear mirror for German supermarket chain Lidl, whose profits for 2020 (over EUR 126...
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...
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...
EC Approves Slovakia’s Recovery Plan
The European Commission has approved the economic Recovery and Resilience Plan submitted by Slovakia, which was among the first EU member...
Wages Catching up in Visegrád Countries… A Never-Ending Story
Shortly following the monumental changes to their governmental systems and economies, countries in Central & Eastern Europe did see their wages...
Slovakia’s Automotive Industry: Blessing or Curse?
Slovakia has been a great beneficiary of automotive industry expansion in recent decades. However, its high exposure to the global car...
How a Slovak “brAIn” is Revolutionizing Renewable Energy Consumption
Known as the “Airbnb of clean energy” and “brAIn,” the Slovak startup Fuergy is a Central European success story in the...
Slovakia: What Lies Beyond Energy Dependence?
Given the countries' geographical proximity to one another, Slovak-Russian relations are a mixed bag, characterized by energy dependence on the one...