DACH & Slovenia

CEE trade with Germany slumped in 2023

Germany’s business with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell last year as the value of goods traded with the region’s…

7 months ago

Rheinmetall expands Hungary ammo maker

The expansion plan of the new ammunition plant of Rheinmetall in Varpalota, west Hungary, has been underway since January, the…

8 months ago

Rheinmetall expands CEE presence with majority purchase of Automecanica Medias

German defence industry group Rheinmetall has acquired a 72.5% stake in Automecanica Medias from Romania, estimating that it will have…

8 months ago

Austria leads CEE for most new cars, Estonia regional laggard

The number of battery-only electric passenger cars in the EU neared 3mn in 2022, up 55% from 1.9mn in 2021,…

8 months ago

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…

9 months ago

Austria softens on Romania, Bulgaria in Schengen

In recent months, Austria's stance on Romania and Bulgaria's Schengen Area accession has been shifting, particularly in terms of air…

9 months ago

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,…

10 months ago

Bulgaria last in EU for recycling computers

Bulgaria placed bottom in the EU for recycling disused ICT devices, in a survey conducted in 2022 by EU official…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

10 months ago