Investment group PPF buys Czech telco Nej.cz in billion-dollar deal
Czechia’s largest investment group PPF has acquired internet and television content provider Nej.cz from billionaire Karel Prazak’s Kaprain group. PPF made...
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Hungary secures EUR 1.6bn Vodafone purchase
Hungary has finalised a deal to acquire Vodafone Europe’s Hungarian unit for HUF 660bn (EUR 1.6bn) in the largest state purchase...
Venture capital investment in CEE doubled in two years – report
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is one of the fastest growing regions in Europe by enterprise value and has grown by...
Hungary makes giant bid to buy Vodafone
Vodafone Group has agreed to sell its Hungarian subsidiary to the Hungarian state and government-affiliated systems integrator 4iG for HUF 715bn...
Estonia becomes latest CEE country to be targeted by Russian hackers Killnet
Estonia has repelled its most severe hacking attack in 15 years, the government announced on Thursday. The hack of the previous day...
Hungary to levy windfall taxes on banking, energy, telcos, airlines, retail, pharma, ads
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced that banks, insurance companies, retail chains, energy firms, telcos and airlines in Hungary will have...
Large, integrated ICT boosts economies – CET analysis
Estonia has become the digital model for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) due to a digitalisation policy that has seen it...
EU plans to boost semiconductors to the tune of EUR 43bn
The European Commission (EC) unveiled legislation designed to double Europe’s share of the semiconductor industry yesterday. The so-called Chips Act addresses...
EU hails digital act as global model
MEPs voted through the Digital Services Act (DSA) in a plenary vote at the European Parliament on Thursday afternoon. The DSA...
MEPs approve bill targeting US tech giants
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly adopted a position in favour of the Digital Markets Act on Wednesday, which would put constraints on "gatekeeper"...