DACH & Slovenia

Orlen moves into Hungary, MOL into Poland, in CEE gas market reshuffle

Orlen Unipetrol, owned by Poland's leading energy company PKN Orlen, will take over 143 petrol stations in Hungary and 39 in…

2 years ago

Slovenia ruling coalition defeats right-wing in referendum poll

Slovenia's government saw off a major opposition challenge on Sunday, 27 November, as voters approved three laws in a referendum…

2 years ago

Robotisation spreads in auto-heavy CEE

Robotisation has risen sharply in CEE, according to a new report entitled “How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour…

2 years ago

Slovenia elects first female president

Liberal attorney and author Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, will become Slovenia's next president after defeating her right-wing rival Andze Logar in…

2 years ago

Estonia tops tax competitiveness index

For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according…

2 years ago

Gov’t interventions see Poland, Slovenia, Hungary buck H1 electricity bills trend

Household electricity prices rose year-on-year in the first half of 2022, from EUR 22 per to EUR 25.30 per 100…

2 years ago

Eurowag to expand CEE network with Inelo buyout

Czech-founded WAG Payment Solutions PLC announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to fully acquire Grupa Inelo SA, a leading…

2 years ago

Moody’s forecasts CEE growth in 2022, amid soaring inflation

The loan-book performance of banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set to worsen as interest rate hikes take…

2 years ago

‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET

Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the…

2 years ago

Slovenia agrees on EUR 3.26bn funding strategy with European Commission

Slovenia will receive 3.26 billion euros in EU funding via a partnership agreement, the details of which it finalised with…

2 years ago