Gazprom failed to make January payment for Czech gas transit, minister confirms
Net4Gas, Czechia's natural gas transmission system operator, had not received its contracted monthly payment from Russian state-owned Gazprom by 4 January,...
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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 to...
As Ryanair suspends CEE flight routes, Aeroexpress mulls new services
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said his budget airline has no plans to withdraw from Hungary but will cease some services in...
Europe’s drought worst in 500 years – EC report
Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova were among the European countries most affected by low rainfall rates in the three months up...
Corruption not seen as major issue by majority of firms in Poland, Czechia, Austria- Ipsos poll
Corruption is considered a very serious problem by 59% of business leaders in Romania, the highest percentage in the EU, according...
CEE foreign ministers convene for energy, security talks
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said it is extremely important that the EU provide support to Africa, when he and his...
Austria tries to get Serbia back on EU track
Austria’s foreign and European affairs minister said he expects the countries in the Western Balkans (WB) to join the EU, after...
OMV to transfer euros to Russia for payments to Gazprom
Austrian energy group OMV announced on Friday that it was opening an account with Russian Gazprombank for ruble conversion. The development came...
Croatia plans for worst case energy scenario
Croatia is currently boosting its own gas security in preparation for next winter, Energy Minister Davor Filipovic announced. By 1 November,...
Romania to host CEE firms at defence expo
Companies from at least nine Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries will present their products and services at the upcoming military,...
EU states see green goals, Russian energy cuts as win-win
A coalition of 11 European Union states led by Denmark wants to accelerate the continent’s green transformation, in order to end...
Hundreds of Russian envoys expelled from EU
Over two hundred Russian diplomats have been sent home from countries in Europe this week, in response to scenes of atrocities...
Warsaw gets serious about eliminating Russian energy imports
Poland adopted draft legislation on Wednesday to prohibit coal imports from Russia. In its efforts to move away from all Russian...
Poland tops EC inflation list for 2021, 2022
Poland is predicted to have the highest level of inflation of 6.8% in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) - and the...
‘Sideletter’ leak stirs up storm in Austria
The Austrian Greens party made secret, parallel arrangements when it signed a coalition deal with the conservative OVP party in 2020,...
EU beats 2020 sustainable energy target, with Latvia, Austria, Croatia CEE’s greenest
As the EU surpassed its target of 20% sustainable energy usage in 2020, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) high achiever...
Austria’s mandatory jabs regime comes into force
Austria loosened its movement restrictions on unvaccinated people on Monday, with a compulsory vaccination policy due to enter into force on...
Estonia among least corrupt countries – TI
Estonia and Austria have the cleanest economies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) according to the latest annual report by the...
While Austria makes jabs mandatory, Slovakia, Poland take different road
Adults in Austria will have to obtain COVID:19 jabs as of next month under measures MPs passed by 137 to 33...