Austria

Romania asks EU for top commissioner post, as Poland, Czechia, Austria, Slovenia jostle for position

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has requested that his country’s upcoming European Commissioner focuses on economic policies, following a meeting…

3 weeks ago

Romania tops inflation list, Latvia rate flattens

Romania reported the highest inflation rate in May, of 5.8%, driven by significant increases in housing and utilities prices, according…

3 months ago

CEE right-wing launches new political family ‘Patriots for Europe’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Austria's Freedom Party FPO leader Herbert Kickl and ANO party leader and former Czech prime…

3 months ago

Far-right up in polls ahead of EU vote

The EU elections, which will be held from on 6-9 June, involve nearly 400mn voters across 27 countries deciding on…

4 months ago

CEE countries register EU’s highest, lowest inflation

Lithuania had the lowest annual inflation rate of 0.4% in the EU in March 2024, EU official statistics office Eurostat…

5 months ago

Retail platform sees gap in CEE market

Shippingmanagement and payment system Ikas has announced that it will initiate operations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE),…

5 months ago

Czech firm Europe’s fastest growing

Czech photovoltaic distributor Raylyst Solar is the most rapidly growing company in Europe, according to the latest rankings by UK…

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

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