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...
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Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis
Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen it...
Slovenia minimum wage nears parity with US
With a EUR 1,074 minimum wage, Slovenia was the only country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) where a gross monthly...
Poland top CEE country on university research grant list
Universities in Poland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia and Lithuania will all run projects under the EU’s new research and innovation programme which...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Slovenia takes surprise U-turn in nominating European Public Prosecutors’ Office delegates
In a surprise move on Thursday, Slovenia's government, which holds the EU presidency, ended months of delays in appointing the country's...
Europe’s travel industry recovering, but slow vaccine roll-out in east not helping
A report by a European travel industry group says Europe's travel industry is recovering this year, but the continent has a...
EU not ready to embrace Western Balkans, but offers money
EU leaders reaffirmed their commitment for six Western Balkan countries to join the Union, but held off opening full negotiations with...
Slovenia gets first wedge of Covid recovery cash from EU
Slovenia received its first €231 million fund payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the European Commission (EC) on...
MEPs put Slovenia’s Janša in the Hot Seat
This week, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are questioning Slovenia's president, Janez Janša, on what is holding up Slovenia from...
Migration and Enlargement Top Slovenia’s Council Presidency Agenda
Today, 1 July, Portugal is handing over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union to Slovenia, which will...
Wages in the Balkans: Where the Highs meet the Lows
Few would call Europe a continent of extremes - yet wage differences are sometimes severe: in South-Eastern-Europe, in countries outside of...
Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions
Hungary's OTP Bank has acquired a 100% stake in Slovenia's Nova KBM after signing a purchase agreement with former shareholders of...
Slovenia’s PM Facing Increased EU Scrutiny
Slovenia's prime minister, Janez Janša, is facing increasing pressure from the European Union as his country is poised to take over...