EU finance ministers unite to lower VAT on climate-friendly goods and services

3 years ago

Lower value added tax (VAT) rates may be on the horizon for goods and services linked to mitigating climate change,…

Member state research forum recommends over EUR 4bn for shared research facilities

3 years ago

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures' (ESFRI), designed to integrate Europe on scientific research collaboration, recommends massive investment into…

Czech president stalls naming of foreign minister

3 years ago

Czechia's Pirate Party candidate for foreign minister Jan Lipavsky met President Milos Zeman, who reportedly opposes his appointment, on Tuesday…

EU cries foul over US tax credit proposal for EVs

3 years ago

The European Union is not happy with proposed US tax credits towards the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), which it…

CEE ups R&D spending over last decade

3 years ago

Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade,…

Slovakia latest EU member state to make official Taiwan visit

3 years ago

An official visit of a Slovakia delegation to Taiwan is drawing the ire of China. Senior officials from Bratislava, who…

G7 statement puts spotlight on EU Global Gateway Strategy

3 years ago

The G7 group of countries has issued a statement that aligns with the European Union's recently unveiled Global Gateway Strategy,…

Green minister pulls plug on long-standing Vienna motorway plan

3 years ago

After 20 years of fierce debate, the plan to construct a EUR 2 billion stretch of ring-road on Vienna’s north-eastern…

Baltic states urge u-turn on Nord Stream 2

3 years ago

With Russian troops amassing at Ukraine's eastern border, negative sentiments toward the Nord Stream 2 (NS2), both within Germany and…

Blinken meets Lavrov after NATO talks in Riga

3 years ago

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the importance of strengthening Transatlantic unity at…

ICT key to bridging East-West wage gap

3 years ago

The Eastern European countries with large digital economies such as Estonia, Czechia and Hungary are best placed to stimulate growth by…

Progress report pushes EU’s AI Act forward

3 years ago

Slovenia, which holds the EU presidency, has released a progress report on the European Union's draft artificial intelligence act ('AIA')…

EU makes move into venture capitalism

3 years ago

In an unprecedented development, the EU will make significant investments in new small and medium-sized enterprises as part of the…

EU’s Eastern neighbours urge faster integration

3 years ago

The heads of governments of the three Eastern Partnership countries at the front of the queue for EU membership are…

State nuclear firm to build Slovakia’s biggest solar facility

3 years ago

The Slovak government announced plans to the build the country’s largest solar park on Monday. State nuclear company JESS will construct…

EU’s green hydrogen hopes run high amid high energy prices

3 years ago

Production of "green" hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources may be coming into focus for the European Union as a…

Zaev to step aside as North Macedonia PM

3 years ago

Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev officially stood down as leader of the country's ruling party SDSM on Saturday,…

Czechia’s Petr Fiala officially becomes PM

3 years ago

Czechia’s President Milos Zeman officially appointed Petr Fiala as prime minister to lead a broad coalition of right-wing and centrist…

Slovenia takes surprise U-turn in nominating European Public Prosecutors’ Office delegates

3 years ago

In a surprise move on Thursday, Slovenia's government, which holds the EU presidency, ended months of delays in appointing the…

Ex army officer to lead Romania, as MPs put differences aside to face crises

3 years ago

Romanian MPs overwhelmingly approved a grand coalition that includes historically bitter rivals the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Social…