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…

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…