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...
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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 kWh...
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 fleet...
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 their...
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 the...
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...
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,...
Press Freedom Index singles out Moldova, Bulgaria as promising media landscapes
Estonia has the healthiest media environment in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) according to the Reporters Sans Frontiers/Reporters Without Borders (RSF)...
Energy expert ousts Jansa in Slovenia vote
Political newcomer Robert Golob promised to restore “normality” to Slovenian politics after his environmentalist Freedom Movement won 34.6% of the vote in...
Croatia’s aviation industry most resilient in EU
The commercial flight numbers of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are closing in on their pre-pandemic levels faster than...
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...
Zelensky addresses Biden directly, asking him to be “leader of peace”
A theatre sheltering 1,200 civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol was bombed on Wednesday night. An estimated 400,000 residents in...
Conflict at a “crossroads”, could end in April, says adviser to Ukraine’s President
The BBC reported that Russian troops were holding 400 doctors and patients captive in a hospital in the coastal city of...
No EU sanctions against Russian hydrocarbons, for now
The European Commission said it planned to cut its reliance on fossil fuels from Russia by 2030, reducing dependence on Russian...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
EU, NATO providing defensive weapons to Ukraine
As Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was heavily bombarded by Russian forces on Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell...
US to lead NATO war games in Latvia
The Latvian Defence Ministry has revealed that 400 US troops, 100 units of military vehicles and 22 US Apache helicopters will...
CEE countries take different roads on COVID
As some countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) relax Coronavirus restrictions, others remain cautious, with Czechia in the first camp,...