Taiwan invests in CEE, as Lithuania opens trade office in Taipei

2 years ago

The tensions around the burgeoning relations between Taiwan and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will be on the agenda when…

Latvia, Estonia choose location for giant wind farm

2 years ago

Estonia's Sõrve peninsula area looks set to be the location for the major Estonian-Latvian hybrid offshore wind farm project ‘Elwind’,…

Eurowag to expand CEE network with Inelo buyout

2 years ago

Czech-founded WAG Payment Solutions PLC announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to fully acquire Grupa Inelo SA, a leading…

Romania blames Hungary for Schengen deficit

2 years ago

Romanian lorry drivers urged their government to “relentlessly lobby” for the country to join the Schengen zone on Monday, asserting…

Moody’s forecasts CEE growth in 2022, amid soaring inflation

2 years ago

The loan-book performance of banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is set to worsen as interest rate hikes take…

Bulgaria, Romania edge towards Schengen membership, as MEPs express overwhelming support

2 years ago

MEPs backed Bulgaria and Romania joining the Schengen zone in the coming months by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday. Of the…

Romanian auto industry rallies to surpass pre-pandemic levels in first nine months

2 years ago

Passenger car production was up 21.2% year-on-year, to 381,971 units, in Romania in the first three quarters of 2022, according to…

CE Digital Payments Summit 2022: Digitalization key in volatile economic times

2 years ago

Reading Time: 2 minutes Organized by Mastercard for the second year in a row, the Central Europe (CE) Digital Payments…

Romania rolls out strategy for solar, wind power

2 years ago

The Romanian Energy Ministry has launched a renewable energy tender call worth EUR 457.7mn for projects totalling 950MW capacity, which…

Qatar to open embassy in Czech capital

2 years ago

Czechia and Qatar signed bilateral agreements on Wednesday, as the Gulf state announced that it will open its first embassy…

Forint recovers as Gazprom grants Hungary gas payment deferral

2 years ago

The forint rebounded against both the US dollar and euro late Monday, on news that Russian-state-run energy company Gazprom has…

Pro-NATO PM wins Latvian election, as ethnic-Russian voters shun pro-Kremlin parties

2 years ago

Latvia’s ruling centre-right party Jauna Vienotiba (New Unity) was the clear winner in the country’s general elections at the weekend…

Forint slumps to all-time lows against euro, dollar

2 years ago

As national currencies shed value across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on Thursday, the Hungarian forint fell hardest, to historic…

Poland opens Baltic Pipe, as other pipelines wrecked in dramatic day for CEE energy

2 years ago

Polish officials symbolically commissioned the Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline with Norway on Tuesday, a day that turned out to…

VW floats idea of CEE exit

2 years ago

German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) may close its plants in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) if the natural gas shortage persists…

‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET

2 years ago

Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the…

Onsemi invests USD 450mn in semi-conductor foundry in Czechia

2 years ago

Onsemi inaugurated the expansion of its silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor fabrication plant in Roznov, east Czechia, on Wednesday. The USD…

Slovenia agrees on EUR 3.26bn funding strategy with European Commission

2 years ago

Slovenia will receive 3.26 billion euros in EU funding via a partnership agreement, the details of which it finalised with…

EC backs withholding EUR 7.5bn from Hungary

2 years ago

The European Commission (EC) recommended the rescinding of 7.5 billion euros worth of cohesion funds from Hungary on Sunday, unless…

Polish energy giant PKN Orlen mulls purchase of German refinery

2 years ago

Polish refiner PKN Orlen is considering buying a majority stake in the PCK Schwedt refinery in north-east Germany, which until…