Vucic wins in Serbia with left alliance SPN second

11 months ago

In the Serbia national parliament election, the right-of-centre SNS (EPP)-led multiparty alliance, led by Aleksandar Vucic was leading with 46.3%…

Ukraine, Moldova become EU accession candidates as Scholz sends Orban out of room for vote

11 months ago

EU leaders voted to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, at a historic summit in Brussels on Thursday 14…

Poland applies to join EPPO as Tusk returns

11 months ago

Donald Tusk was elected as Poland’s prime minister as his government won a vote of confidence in the parliament on…

Tusk in wings as Morawiecki exits stage right

12 months ago

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of no confidence on Monday 11 December, effectively marking the end of…

Austria softens on Romania, Bulgaria in Schengen

12 months ago

In recent months, Austria's stance on Romania and Bulgaria's Schengen Area accession has been shifting, particularly in terms of air…

Budapest holds fourth climate summit

12 months ago

The fourth Budapest Climate Summit on December 4, brought together over 40 speakers from 25 countries to discuss climate change…

Poland’s Political Shift: Donald Tusk Takes the Helm as PiS Bows Out

12 months ago

In a decisive transition, Poland bids farewell to the Law and Justice (PiS) party's tumultuous eight-year reign as Donald Tusk…

Serbia to chair CEFTA trade group next year

12 months ago

Serbia will head up the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) in 2024 and boost regional connectivity and trade relations…

Bulgaria’s ITN wants to join ECR party family

12 months ago

Bulgarian populist formation There Is Such a People (ITN) has declared its intention to align with the centre-right European Conservatives…

Hungary firm buys major stake in Auchan

12 months ago

Hungary’s Indotek Group acquired a 47% stake in the French grocery hypermarket chain Auchan last week. Group founder-owner Daniel Jellinek,…

CEE gets EU funds for cross-border 5G

12 months ago

The EU has selected seven projects to co-fund 5G transport corridors connecting regions throughout Europe, improving road, rail, inland waterways,…

Fico calls Ukraine ‘frozen conflict’

12 months ago

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has reiterated his stance that Russia's war with Ukraine is insoluble, stoking fears that he…

Czechia upped to stable rating, after delinking from Russian gas

12 months ago

US rating agency Moody's Investors Service has increased its outlook for Czechia from negative to stable, meaning a rating deterioration…

Pfizer sues Poland over vaccine deal

12 months ago

US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer has initiated legal proceedings against the Polish government, asserting that it failed to fulfil payment obligations…

Bulgaria last in EU for recycling computers

12 months ago

Bulgaria placed bottom in the EU for recycling disused ICT devices, in a survey conducted in 2022 by EU official…

Hungary may receive billion euros from EU

12 months ago

The European Commission (EC) proposed a shortcut for Hungary to nearly EUR 1bn from its revised national recovery plan on…

Bosnian leader hopeful on EU step by year end

1 year ago

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) intends to fulfil the conditions set by the European Commission (EC) to open accession negotiations before…

‘No new taxes’ as Romania cracks down on evasion

1 year ago

Romania will not levy new taxes next year, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu pledged on Thursday 16 November, with parliamentary…

CEE inflation eases, but V4 still EU outliers

1 year ago

Hungary remained the EU's most inflationary economy with an annual rate of 9.6% in October, an EU statistics office Eurostat report released…

Shake up at strategic Hungary telco 4iG

1 year ago

Hungarian operator 4iG Group revealed a plan to streamline operations and bring in external investors to raise the overall value…