Lithuanian gov’t unveils five-year plan to cement status as fintech leader

1 year ago

Ranked number four in the Global Fintech Index Ranking - and with more than 260 fintech companies and 7,000 professionals…

Moment of truth for Orban – ING’s report on Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary

1 year ago

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly diversified, ING Bank writes in a new report on Poland, Czechia, Romania…

VW suspends plan for EV gigafactory in CEE

1 year ago

Volkswagen is putting its plans to construct a new electric vehicle (EV) "gigafactory" in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on…

Hungary MOU with Huawei angers US

1 year ago

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing between Hungary's 4iG and China’s Huawei, both controversial companies close to their respective governments,…

Von der Leyen vows to double WB economies in decade

1 year ago

The EU will finance Western Balkans (WB) integration reforms to the tune of EUR 6bn, European Commission President Ursula von…

Japanese firm launches CEE’s first sodium-sulfur battery storage system

1 year ago

The groundbreaking 500 kW NAS battery-based energy storage system (ESS) has been successfully put into operation at windows, doors and…

ECB steadies borrowing costs after year of hikes

1 year ago

The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged this week for the first time in over a year. Thursday…

Slovak PM cancels military aid to Ukraine

1 year ago

Incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not waste time to state his positions on the war in Ukraine when…

Revolut passes 10mn CEE customers

1 year ago

Revolut, the digital bank, has achieved a milestone by exceeding 10mn retail customers in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)…

ESG measures passed despite right-wing opposition

1 year ago

Despite being a climate and sustainability champion, the EU has been struggling to cement these values recently, and witnessed a…

Orban meets Putin, ‘friend’ Xi, at One Belt and Road Forum in China

1 year ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping backed elevating relations with Hungary and after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, called him a…

Polish election result shakes up CEE

1 year ago

Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it…

Austria, Romania in dispute over multibillion-dollar Black Sea gas field

1 year ago

A gas project off Romania's coast in the Black Sea has become the centre of a dispute between the country…

Donald Tusk declares victory in Polish elections

1 year ago

In a pivotal national election, Poland's opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared victory, signaling the end of the Law and…

A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis

1 year ago

With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs…

Orban only EU leader due at Belt and Road Forum

1 year ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the only EU premier present at China’s third Belt and Road Forum in…

Hungary gets top bank removed from blacklist

1 year ago

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called a decision by Ukraine to remove OTP from the International Sponsors of War list…

IMF advises Romania to fight tax evasion

1 year ago

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared that he was happy after holding discussions with International Monetary Fund experts after their…

FMs back fast-tracked EU accession

1 year ago

The foreign ministers of Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia have published a joint article calling for "several concrete steps to be…

Polish authorities ok country’s first nuclear plant

1 year ago

US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric and US engineering firm Bechtel officially announced a collaborative agreement for the design and…