Eastern Europe

Wizz vs Ryanair: which budget airline rules CEE?

Wizz Air will serve 31% more passengers than Ryanair in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Caucuses this winter, according…

2 years ago

V4 meeting pulled as Polish, Czech speakers object to Hungary’s proximity to Russia

The meeting of the parliamentary speakers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries scheduled for this Friday (25 November) has been…

2 years ago

Poland grants Ukraine access to disaster site, after two citizens killed by missile

The death of two men at the hands of a missile on farmland in the Polish village of Przewodow sparked…

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

Forint recovers as Gazprom grants Hungary gas payment deferral

The forint rebounded against both the US dollar and euro late Monday, on news that Russian-state-run energy company Gazprom has…

2 years ago

Pro-NATO PM wins Latvian election, as ethnic-Russian voters shun pro-Kremlin parties

Latvia’s ruling centre-right party Jauna Vienotiba (New Unity) was the clear winner in the country’s general elections at the weekend…

2 years ago

Poland opens Baltic Pipe, as other pipelines wrecked in dramatic day for CEE energy

Polish officials symbolically commissioned the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline with Norway on Tuesday, a day that turned out to…

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

Baltic countries to fully ban entry for Russian citizens, while EU plans major restrictions

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are finalising coordinated agreements on restricting entry for the Russian citizens with Schengen visas, the three…

2 years ago

Hungary to call for removal of Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions list – report

Hungary will not agree to the extension of EU sanctions against Russia unless visa bans and asset freezes against three…

2 years ago