CEE countries push for Russian grain ban

1 year ago

Czechia and Poland are campaigning to stop the importing of Russian and Belarusian grain into Europe, and the former country…

Romania to host Ukrainian pilot training

1 year ago

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has approved the transit of Finnish equipment and supplies to Ukraine as well as the relevant…

Romania earmarks EUR 400mn for SMEs

1 year ago

A total of EUR 400mn will be available to Romanian short- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from 1 April, as the…

Czechia mulls nuclear reactors, coal phase-out

1 year ago

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s incumbent administration will decide to build at least two new nuclear power units in Czechia,…

Thousands protest Fico’s media law in Slovakia

1 year ago

Thousands protested at Freedom Square, Bratislava, over Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plan to overhaul the country’s state media, on…

EU loosens CAP scheme to placate farmers

1 year ago

The EU announced further concessions for the bloc’s agricultural workers, especially for smaller farms, to quell agricultural workers’ protests, on Friday,…

Bosnian accession on EU agenda next week

1 year ago

The EU will recommend that member states open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), a candidate for membership since 2022, European…

Romania, Poland lead EU for female STEM grads

1 year ago

The highest shares of women tertiary education graduates in the scientific STEM subjects were recorded in Romania (42.5%) and Poland…

Mystery EV firm to build EUR 8bn plant in Czechia

1 year ago

Czechia will host a EUR 7.9bn electric vehicle (EV) battery in Karvina, east Czechia, funded by a foreign investor, the…

EU unveils first ever pan-European defence plan

1 year ago

A new, ground-breaking European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) has been announced by the European Commission (EC).  The EC said EDIS…

Czech firm Europe’s fastest growing

1 year ago

Czech photovoltaic distributor Raylyst Solar is the most rapidly growing company in Europe, according to the latest rankings by UK…

Romania rated BBB- by Fitch

1 year ago

The rating for Romania's long-term foreign currency debts is BBB- with a stable outlook, Fitch announced. According to the rating…

CEE’s nuclear dreams – CET analysis

1 year ago

The indispensability of nuclear energy was one of few areas of consensus at the recent summit of the strained Visegrad…

Hungary oks Swedish NATO bid after PM visit

1 year ago

Hungarian MPs approved a proposal on ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO with 188 in favour and 6 dissenting votes, on…

V4 leaders agree on energy, immigration, but Russia remains elephant in room

1 year ago

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries met in Prague, Czechia, for the first time in eight months,…

Hungary gov’t to vote through judge as president

1 year ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in damage limitation mode after recent scandals and mass anti-government protests in Budapest, has proposed…

Poland unlocks over EUR 100bn in EU funds

1 year ago

As of next week Poland can begin to access the around EUR 60bn of previously suspended COVID:19 pandemic and green funding…

Radio Free Europe banned in Russia

1 year ago

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday, 20 February, named Radio Free Europe (RFE) as an “undesirable” organisation, effectively banning the…

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

1 year ago

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

1 year ago

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…