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 cancelled...
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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 fears...
Estonia tops tax competitiveness index
For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according to...
Poland to build two nuclear reactors – Kaczynski announces, with third also possible
"Now we have decided to atomise Polish energy: two nuclear power plants will be built, one in cooperation with the USA...
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 kWh...
Eurowag to expand CEE network with Inelo buyout
Czech-founded WAG Payment Solutions PLC announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to fully acquire Grupa Inelo SA, a leading fleet...
Moody’s forecasts CEE growth in 2022, amid soaring inflation
The loan-book performance of banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set to worsen as interest rate hikes take their...
Forint slumps to all-time lows against euro, dollar
As national currencies shed value across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on Thursday, the Hungarian forint fell hardest, to historic lows...
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 be...
VW floats idea of CEE exit
German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) may close its plants in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) if the natural gas shortage persists beyond...