Telecommunication & IT

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago