Ukraine protests Hungary’s Gazprom deal
Hungary has signed a long-term agreement with Russia's Gazprom, which will supply 4.5 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas over...
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EC Approves Estonia’s 1bn Recovery Plan
Estonia’s one-billion-euro recovery plan was approved by the European Commission on Sunday, the country’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus announced. The funds will be...
Central Europe Ponders its Preference: Scholz or Laschet?
Uncertainty could loom over Europe for some time following this past weekend's German elections, which did not produce a clear winner....
Budapest Retains Lowest Household Energy Prices in EU
The average price of energy for households in Budapest is 10.63 eurocents / kWh, which ranks the Hungarian capital first –...
Coal Mine Dispute Between Czechia and Poland Morphs into Diplomatic Huff
A dispute between Czechia and Poland over the shut-down of a brown coal mine has turned into diplomatic spat. Media in...
US Energy Sec Emphasizes Nuclear Power in Poland
On a visit to Poland this week, the US secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, launched the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and...
Romanians receive rough justice at UK borders
The high number of EU citizens from Romania stopped and questioned before entering the UK during the first half of 2021...
Youth Migration Costs Western Balkans billions
Western Balkan countries lose around 5.5 billion euros each year through the emigration of young citizens, a new report by the Westminster Foundation...
Poland Issued Massive Daily Fine for Lignite Mine
The European Union's Court of Justice is forcing Poland to pay a huge daily fine - EUR 500,000 - for continuing...
US would speed up Western Balkans EU integration process
The US administration of president Joe Biden is hoping the integration of the Western Balkan countries in the the EU can...
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...
Brussels Demands Coal Phase-out Date from Bulgaria
How will Bulgaria phase out its coal-fired power plants, and what's the exact deadline for doing that? Those are the questions...
Bulgaria Schedules General and Presidential Elections for 14 November
On Saturday, 11 September, Bulgaria's president Rumen Radev announced he would call snap general elections on 14 November to coincide with the...
Merkel’s “Farewell Tour” Underlines Balkans’ Importance
The Balkan countries are important for Germany - that's seemingly the reason why German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who's set to step...
Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe
In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans –...
Retailer Lidl Passes Tesco, now #1 in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Tesco is now in the rear mirror for German supermarket chain Lidl, whose profits for 2020 (over EUR 126...
What Are the Consequences of a Record-setting Tourism Season in the Balkans?
By the end of August, EU member Croatia and two of its Southern neighbors down the Adriatic coast, Montenegro and Albania,...
Hungary’s PM Allegedly Pledges Allegiance to EU
Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, allegedly pledged his allegiance to the European Union and admitted that Hungary is not likely to...
Drivers of Growth: Visegrad 4 Top Companies
If not partly or fully owned by the state, like utility and oil companies, the largest companies in the Visegrad 4...
Czech Ticket Platform Kiwi.com Wins Against Ryanair
The Czech Republic’s Constitutional Court has ruled in favor of the Czech ticket seller Kiwi.com against Ryanair in a dispute over Kiwi's practices...