EU hails digital act as global model

3 years ago

MEPs voted through the Digital Services Act (DSA) in a plenary vote at the European Parliament on Thursday afternoon. The…

Estonia rues EU energy trades, mulls nuclear

3 years ago

The EU’s CO2 trading mechanism is a“roller-coaster” and fixed-price contracts would stabilise the situation and offer better conditions to electricity…

Ex-PM Babis’s fate in hands of rival MPs

3 years ago

Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis could lose immunity from prosecution and face charges of misuse of EU funds when…

Baltic countries CEE’s inflation hot spots

3 years ago

Price rises in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries were mostly above the Eurozone average of 4.9% in November, as…

Poland calls out to ‘Fit for 55’ opponents

3 years ago

Poland's right-wing government intends to ally with countries who also oppose the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate package, government spokesperson…

EIB halts Hungarian govt’s Budapest Airport plans, due to dearth of impact studies

3 years ago

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has suspended a EUR 200 million credit line towards the expansion of Hungary's Budapest Liszt…

Voters in Serbia back judicial system reform

3 years ago

Serbia moved a small step closer to EU membership on Sunday when 60.5% of its voters cast their ballot in…

Poland top CEE country on university research grant list

3 years ago

Universities in Poland, Austria, Czechia, Slovenia and Lithuania will all run projects under the EU’s new research and innovation programme…

Fiala gets thumbs-up, vows to back EU

3 years ago

The liberal-conservative cabinet of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala was approved by a majority of MPs in a confidence vote…

Croatia tops aviation upturn list – Eurostat

3 years ago

European commercial aviation enjoyed an upturn last month, as the number of flights in the EU climbed 130% year-on-year. While…

Sell-offs pave way for new Polish energy giant

3 years ago

Polish oil and gas firm PKN Orlen will sell refinery assets to Saudi Aramco and swap petrol stations with Hungarian…

Poland balks at cost of EU’s green target

3 years ago

The “Fit for 55” plan to further slash CO2 emissions may cost Poland around EUR 190 billion, according to analysts…

Taiwan to loan Lithuania USD 1bn

3 years ago

Taiwan will extend a USD 1 billion credit line to Lithuania as a gesture of solidarity with the Baltic country,…

Hungary to go to the polls early April

3 years ago

Hungary will hold an election on April 3 when nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban will compete with an opposition alliance…

Rule of law in Western Balkans not improving despite EUR 700m in EU funds

3 years ago

EUR 700 million spent on developing the rule of law in the Western Balkans has failed to deliver tangible results,…

Austria delays mandatory vaccine scheme

3 years ago

Austria will delay its controversial mandatory vaccination programme by two months until April for technical reasons, electronic health record office…

Czechia commits to 2033 coal phase-out

3 years ago

Czechia will stop burning coal by 2033, five years earlier than previously planned, the country's incoming governing coalition revealed in…

EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant

3 years ago

The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South…

Polish envoy to Prague to lose post over comments on controversial lignite mine

3 years ago

Poland is recalling its new ambassador to Czechia after he said the countries’ tensions are due to “a lack of…

Baltic business startups: helping clients to work smart, manage teams, and fight fraud

3 years ago

Business services and products including fintech are the key field for startups in the Baltics. Fighting fraud, data visualizations and…