Hungary to go to the polls early April
Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance fronted...
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Czechia commits to 2033 coal phase-out
Czechia will stop burning coal by 2033, five years earlier than previously planned, the country's incoming governing coalition revealed in its...
EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant
The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South Korean...
Polish envoy to Prague to lose post over comments on controversial lignite mine
Poland is recalling its new ambassador to Czechia after he said the countries’ tensions are due to “a lack of empathy,...
Baltic business startups: helping clients to work smart, manage teams, and fight fraud
Business services and products including fintech are the key field for startups in the Baltics. Fighting fraud, data visualizations and effective...
Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania
Taiwan will set up a USD 200 million investment fund for Lithuania to offset economic pressure from China, it announced Thursday....
Baltic ‘healthtech’ startups heal body and mind
In our second deep dive into the Baltic tech business scene, CET looks at startups that take physical health and psychological...
Baltic startups: renewing forests and cleaning the oceans while cutting pollution
In our first deep dive into the innovative Baltic startup scene, we look at companies with new approaches to recycling, reforestation,...
EU’s top diplomat warns Russia over Ukraine
EU High Representative Josep Borrell said the European Union will act decisively if Russia commits further acts of aggression against Ukraine,...
CET special report on ‘Hungry and Ambitious’ Baltic startups
This week The Central European Times investigates the startup scenes of the three innovative but diminutive Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and...
Novak to be Hungary’s first female head of state
Hungarian Family Minister Katalin Novak accepted ruling Fidesz’s nomination for her to become president of Hungary on Tuesday. Novak, 44, tweeted...
‘Open Balkans’ initiative moves forward with signing of six agreements
The so-called 'Open Balkans' initiative to ease movement, travel and trade restrictions between Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia has taken a...
Polish gov’t targets US-owned TV network
Polish MPs have voted through a bill restricting non-EU ownership of media outlets that would force US conglomerate Discovery to sell...
Bulgaria tops EU’s agro-efficiency index
Bulgaria had a 32.9% increase in agricultural labour productivity (ALP) in 2021, the highest rise registered in Europe, according to new...
China drags German firm into Lithuania row – report
China is allegedly pressuring Continental AG to stop using components made at the German car parts manufacturer's subsidiary in Lithuania in...
Chinese cash abounds in Balkans – report
The Balkans region of south-east Europe has attracted at least 135 China-linked projects worth at least EUR 32 billion in the...
‘Harvard Boys’ promise new Bulgarian era
“I am convinced that Bulgaria will be a totally different place four years from now,” Kiril Petkov pledged on Monday, when...
Slovakia has CEE’s smallest wealth gap
Slovakia has by far the lowest wealth inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with a Gini score of 50.3, the...
In Budapest, French President Macron outlines agenda, clarifies EU recovery fund hold-up
Hungary is not likely to gain access to EU pandemic recovery funds before elections take place next spring, said French President...
North Macedonia set for new PM once Zaev holds talks with incoming Bulgarian gov’t
Dimitar Kovachevski is set to become North Macedonia’s next prime minister after the ruling SDSM party voted him as its new...