Pegasus Scandal Rocks the World and Hungary
A major eavesdropping scandal around the Israeli spy software Pegasus made waves in Hungary. An international investigation of 80 journalists from...
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Hungary Threatens to Block EU’s Fit for 55 Climate Package
Hungary’s Minister Heading the Prime Minister’s Office, Gergely Gulyás said that the Hungarian government finds the EU’s Fit for 55 package...
Bulgaria Sued for Refusing to Link Business Register to EU System
The European Commission took Bulgaria to the European Court of Justice after four years of Sofia refusing to link its national...
Bulgarian Elections: Second Vote Inconclusive
A second Bulgarian parliamentary election held on Sunday lead again to inconclusive results. The center-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov and the new...
Deadline for Hungary’s Recovery Plan
The European Commission’s deadline on assessing Hungary’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) plan expires today, July 12. According to Brussels-based Politico...
Approved: Croatia’s EUR 6.3bn Recovery Plan
The European Commission gave a positive assessment of Croatia's recovery and resilience plan, worth EUR 6.3 billion, which could significantly boost...
US President Shows Support for “Three Seas” Initiative
Showing his backing of the "Three Seas Initiative," US president Joe Biden appeared via video conference at the group's event this...
Hungary’s Recovery Funds Hang in the Balance
Hungary's government faced a barrage of criticism from officials in Strasbourg this week over a law that bans content "promoting homosexuality"...
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...
Will Poland and Hungary See Sustained Inflation?
Inflation may pose a real threat for countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), specifically for Poland and Hungary, which are...
Russian Embassy in Czechia May Have Housed Troll Farm
Activity attributed to Russian internet trolls dropped significantly in the Czech Republic after some workers at the Russian Embassy in Prague...
Slovakia’s Flying Car Takes Flight
In Slovakia, a prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between the country's international airports in Nitra and Bratislava. The...
EBRD Revises Bulgaria Growth Expectations
Bulgaria's real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 4.5% this year and by 4.0% in 2022, stronger than...
Visegrád Group: Ambitious Hungary at the Helm
Since Viktor Orbán became the prime minister of Hungary, cooperation among the "Visegrád 4" (V4) countries - Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech...
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...
Serbia: Moscow Our Strategic Ally
Despite Serbia's aspirations to join 27 member states as a fellow member of the European Union, Belgrade is refusing to back...
Visegrad Countries Discuss Recovery Plans in Warsaw
Meeting in Warsaw, finance ministers from the "Visegrad 4" (V4) country grouping - Poland, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia - discussed post...
Bulgaria, Romania Step Closer Toward Schengen
Starting in July of this year, Romania and Bulgaria will be granted access to Europe's Visa Information System (VIS), a database...
Will the Czech Republic be “Fit for 55”?
The October elections in the Czech Republic could change the Czech government's approach towards the EU’s climate objectives, which is currently...
Hungary’s PM Confronted by Angry EU leaders Over Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
In a heated debate on Thursday night, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán was confronted over recent anti-LGBTQ+ measures by his fellow heads of state and...