Regional economies are recovering – Vienna Institute

3 years ago

A leading think-tank has upped its growth forecast for Central, East and Southeast European economies this year to 5.4%, up…

OTP Bank, Hungary government team up for ‘supercomputer’ project

3 years ago

Hungary's Ministry of Innovation and Technology and Hungary's largest commercial bank OTP will collaborate to create Europe’s largest supercomputer, minister…

Latvia reimposes lockdown as COVID rips through Baltics and Balkans

3 years ago

Latvia has announced a month-long COVID lockdown after a surge in infections and hospitalisations, becoming the first EU country to…

East-West-divide defines EU summit agenda

3 years ago

The East-West divide will be conspicuous on the agenda when EU heads of state and government gather at the bloc's…

Albania, North Macedonia on track for EU accession talks – EC report

3 years ago

Albania and North Macedonia are on the march towards EU accession talks, according to the latest annual European Commission (EC)…

Czech startup raises over USD 100m in record “Series A” venture capital round

3 years ago

Czech start-up Rossum will receive USD 100 million in venture capital from a consortium - including General Catalyst, one of the…

Czech legislators plan power transfer, as Zeman unable to perform presidential duties

3 years ago

Czech President Milos Zeman - who was hospitalised on 10 October, the morning after the general election - remains incapable…

Russia cuts diplomatic relations with NATO

3 years ago

Russia has announced that it will suspend its NATO mission in Brussels after the western military alliance expelled eight employees…

There is little alternative to Russian gas for Eastern Europe – Hungary signs 10+5-year deal

3 years ago

Russian state-owned Gazprom and Hungarian energy group MVM signed a ten-year gas-supply agreement at the end of August. Under the deal,…

Czech government could sink millions into ‘Three Seas’ waterway project

3 years ago

After years of non-engagement, the outgoing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appears to have discovered a new-found enthusiasm for the…

V4 vie to attract VW battery plant

3 years ago

Volkswagen will decide on the location of a new battery cell plant in Central and Eastern Europe in the first…

Mayor Peter Marki-Zay wins primary vote to run against PM Orban in spring 2022

3 years ago

Peter Marki-Zay, the 49-year-old conservative mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, south Hungary, was announced as the winner of the Hungarian opposition primaries…

CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’

3 years ago

Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in…

Rising bills bring extra bite to Baltic winter

3 years ago

For the citizens of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the signs are ominous. As the Baltic countries look ahead to rising…

Estonia first in Europe for house price rises since 2010, as CEE dominates top ten list

3 years ago

House prices have more than doubled in Estonia and Hungary over the last decade, according to a Eurostat survey that…

Bulgarians not enthusiastic about Euro

3 years ago

Around 58% of Bulgarians oppose adoption of the Euro as their country's currency, according to a poll conducted by Trend…

Europe, Russia play gas spike blame game

3 years ago

President Vladimir Putin brushed off accusations that Russian-state-owned Gazprom is responsible for soaring energy prices across Europe at an energy…

Revolut plans to offer loans, credit cards and Hungarian-language services

3 years ago

Digital bank Revolut is in talks with the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) about entering the central European country’s market, deputy…

European airlines demand opening date from US for travellers

3 years ago

US authorities were called by European airlines on Wednesday to set a date for reopening and to agree a list…

Tech and financial service industries are starting to merge. Are we already in the digital currency era?

3 years ago

While Fintech and Big Tech firms make incursions into the financial services sector, data is becoming the real commodity in…