Orlen moves into Hungary, MOL into Poland, in CEE gas market reshuffle

2 years ago

Orlen Unipetrol, owned by Poland's leading energy company PKN Orlen, will take over 143 petrol stations in Hungary and 39 in…

EU moves to freeze Hungary funds, but real picture more nuanced

2 years ago

The European Commission (EC) opened the possibility for EU national leaders to punish Hungary in an upcoming vote on funding suspensions,…

VC financing of Lithuanian fintech quadruples – FT special report

2 years ago

Venture capital (VC) financiers invested EUR 71mn in Lithuanian fintechs in 2021, up from EUR 18mn in 2020, according to The…

Slovenia ruling coalition defeats right-wing in referendum poll

2 years ago

Slovenia's government saw off a major opposition challenge on Sunday, 27 November, as voters approved three laws in a referendum…

Last chance for Hungary on EU funding

2 years ago

Hungary could lose billions of euros from its Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) funding entitlement after the European Commission (EC)…

Robotisation spreads in auto-heavy CEE

2 years ago

Robotisation has risen sharply in CEE, according to a new report entitled “How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour…

Serbia backtracks on deal with Kosovo

2 years ago

The EU brokered a last-ditch agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on Wednesday, 23 November, only for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic…

EC warns Slovakia to review 2023 budget or risk losing Covid-recovery funding

2 years ago

The European Commission (EC) told Slovakia on Tuesday to include spending limits in its state budget or risk endangering the…

Hungary, Ryanair clash over ‘excess profits’

2 years ago

Ryanair’s ongoing dispute with the Hungarian government escalated last week, as the company's CEO dismissed Hungary’s revisions to its aviation…

V4 meeting pulled as Polish, Czech speakers object to Hungary’s proximity to Russia

2 years ago

The meeting of the parliamentary speakers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries scheduled for this Friday (25 November) has been…

Poland grants Ukraine access to disaster site, after two citizens killed by missile

2 years ago

The death of two men at the hands of a missile on farmland in the Polish village of Przewodow sparked…

Slovenia elects first female president

2 years ago

Liberal attorney and author Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, will become Slovenia's next president after defeating her right-wing rival Andze Logar in…

Estonia tops tax competitiveness index

2 years ago

For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according…

Backgrounder on the CE Digital Payments Summit 2022 conference

2 years ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cybersecurity, data-driven finance and the digital euro – on what principles will the future digital payment…

EC to decide on Hungary funding by end of month

2 years ago

Hungary will find out whether it will receive its EUR 7.2 bn pandemic recovery fund payment on 22 November, Bloomberg…

Venture capital investment in CEE doubled in two years – report

2 years ago

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is one of the fastest growing regions in Europe by enterprise value and has grown…

Poland to build two nuclear reactors – Kaczynski announces, with third also possible

2 years ago

"Now we have decided to atomise Polish energy: two nuclear power plants will be built, one in cooperation with the…

Romania secures EUR 650mn factory investment as Nokian Tyres looks to replace Russian output

2 years ago

Nokian Tyres will build a EUR 650mn passenger car tyre factory in Oradea, western Romania, creating around 500 jobs, it…

Gov’t interventions see Poland, Slovenia, Hungary buck H1 electricity bills trend

2 years ago

Household electricity prices rose year-on-year in the first half of 2022, from EUR 22 per to EUR 25.30 per 100…

Hungary, Georgia discuss ‘major new energy cooperation’

2 years ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili signed a strategic partnership agreement and discussed responses to…