Member States Submit Plans for EU Recovery Funds

4 years ago

The European Commission has now received 13 national plans for how EU countries plan on spending pandemic recovery funds from…

Agreement to Create Aerial Silk Road Signed

4 years ago

Budapest Airport, the Chinese Henan Airport Group, and the Chinese-Hungarian business and logistics development company, CECZ/Utlink, have signed a cooperation…

Greece: China’s New Gateway to Europe

4 years ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes While China has worked hard on developing an investment relationship with Greece, Athens might not choose…

Bulgaria: Early Elections on the Horizon

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute As predicted by analysts coalition talks in Bulgaria failed after the April parliamentary elections majorly…

Serbia and China: Walking a Delicate Line

4 years ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Serbia has been giving a warm welcome to Chinese investments, but Huawei ran into some unexpected…

New Bridge Reduces Border Crossings in Croatia

4 years ago

Croatia's prime minister says a soon-to-be constructed bridge ensures his country's borders. Set for completion in October, the PeljeÅ¡ac Bridge,…

Czech Republic: China’s Gateway to Europe?

4 years ago

Reading Time: 3 minutes Czechia is China's second-biggest trading partner in Europe, but is it ready for more? https://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/02/chinese-investment-czech-republic/

Veto Over Selling Aegon Stirs Diplomatic Tension

4 years ago

After an agreed takeover deal for Hungarian insurance company Aegon, a blocking of the transaction between Dutch Aegon and VIG…

Romanian Ford Plant to Start EV Production in 2023

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Romania will become on of the early beneficiaries of the European automotive industry moving towards…

Hungary: Open to the East

4 years ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Budapest government similarly to its welcoming approach towards Russia is open to Chinese economic and…

China Investing in CEE: Quo Vadis?

4 years ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes A global trade war between the US and China may turn Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)…

Bulgaria at a Crossroads: Will it Leave Borissov Behind?

4 years ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes In Bulgaria, the stakes are high after this month's inconclusive elections. Who will have a chance…

Hungarian Government Rushes to Hand in Recovery Plan

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hungarian government aims to be first in handling its Recovery Plan to the EU, promising…

Central Europe Will Not Support Carbon Tax

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hungary's secretary of state for circular economy, energy and climate tells his government with several…

Czech PM’s Business Breaks Conflict of Interest Rules

4 years ago

According to an audit by the European Commission, the Agrofert business empire of Czech prime minister, Andrej Babis, has broken…

Hungary to dedicate over 50% of EU recovery funds to environmental protection

4 years ago

The Hungarian government has published a 432-page program with details on 68 investments to be implemented from the EU's HUF…

Popularity of Green Bonds Surges

4 years ago

Sustainable-bond issuance surged to a record high in the first quarter as more countries and companies looked to tap into…

EU Agrees Increased Climate Goals Ahead of Summit with US

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU after 14-hours long talks agreed about the deeds of the 55% emission reduction…

EC/Austria provide vaccines to western Balkans

4 years ago

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU behind China and Russia offers COVID-19 jabs for the Western Balkans countries to…

No new EU sanctions on Moscow, for now

4 years ago

Despite 150,000 Russian troops having grouped along Ukraine's border, the largest deployment ever seen there, EU foreign affairs chief Josep…