Hungary’s ‘race to the bottom’ currency policy comes under fire – CET analysis

2 years ago

Hungary's currency, the forint, has in recent weeks plumbed all-time lows against the euro. Although currencies are dropping across Central…

Bulgaria appoints interim PM, calls October election

2 years ago

Bulgarian voters are set to go to the polls for the fourth time in two years after President Rumen Radev…

Hungary makes energy crisis plans

2 years ago

The Hungarian government unveiled a number of energy-related measures at the weekend, in response to soaring prices and an impending…

Poland to ink multi-billion military supply deal with South Korea

2 years ago

South Korean defence manufacturers will sign contracts worth EUR 7.53bn with Poland before the end of the month, The Korea…

Inflation hits CEE harder than rest of EU

2 years ago

The EU annual inflation rate rose from 8.8% to 9.6% in June, the bloc's official statistics agency Eurostat reports. The…

Albania, North Macedonia open talks to join EU

2 years ago

North Macedonia and Albania nominally began their EU accession negotiations in Brussels on Tuesday, with detailed discussions slated to begin…

As Russia turns off the taps, Hungary negotiates deal to get gas transits wholly via southern TurkStream pipeline

2 years ago

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto announced Monday that he is in negotiations with Russia’s Gazprom regarding a long-term gas supply…

CEE foreign ministers convene for energy, security talks

2 years ago

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said it is extremely important that the EU provide support to Africa, when he and…

Lithuanian PM defends decision to permit Russian transits to Kalingrad

2 years ago

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte reacted to criticism on Thursday over her country’s acceptance of the transport of civilian-use goods…

Hungary declares energy emergency

2 years ago

The Hungarian government declared a state of emergency and ditched its flagship policy of subsidising domestic utility bills on Wednesday,…

Croatia to adopt euro next year, as Balkan country clears final hurdles

2 years ago

The EU formally approved on Tuesday Croatia joining the Eurozone on New Year's Day 2023, and proclaimed the development as…

Hungary falls out with EU, US over its opposition to minimum global tax rate

2 years ago

The Hungarian government said on Monday that it will pass a parliamentary resolution condemning EU criticism of its refusal to…

Bruising week for CEE currencies ends with slight rises for zloty, forint, Czech crown

2 years ago

The Czech, Polish and Hungarian currencies all weakened against the major global currencies this week, as recession fears intensified globally,…

Albania may be sitting on huge oil, gas reserves, PM reveals

2 years ago

Albania may be about to announce the findings of exploratory fossil fuel drillings of such a magnitude that they will…

Croatia to get less Covid recovery funding after economic rebound in 2021

2 years ago

The European Commission (EC) will cut Croatia’s maximum share of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) stimulus programme by…

Hungary leads EU for solar electricity generation

2 years ago

Hungary had the highest proportion of solar technology in its electricity production in the EU last year, according to the…

Inflation soars in the Baltics

2 years ago

Surging energy prices pushed prices up across the EU in June, but the three Baltic countries have been hardest hit,…

Bulgaria coalition on brink after just six months

3 years ago

Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is trying to save his administration by persuading seven MPs to support his coalition in…

Austria tries to get Serbia back on EU track

3 years ago

Austria’s foreign and European affairs minister said he expects the countries in the Western Balkans (WB) to join the EU,…

CEE urges more time for EU projects

3 years ago

Inflation is endangering EU-funded infrastructure constructions across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and affected countries say the European Commission (EC)…