Ex-Croatia PM, MOL chief get jail terms for INA bribery case

3 years ago

Croatia's Supreme Court sentenced MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt Hernadi and the country's former prime minister Ivo Sanader to prison sentences for…

Tax regime of ‘e-Estonia’ OECD’s most competitive for eighth year running

3 years ago

The three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - are all highly competitive in terms of taxes, according to the latest International…

Nine member states say no to EU energy market reform

3 years ago

The governments of nine EU member states, among them Germany, have signed a joint statement that they cannot back any…

Hungary’s first fully electric car rolls off the line in Kecskemét

3 years ago

Daimler AG has begun production of a purely electric model, the Mercedes-Benz EQB, at its Mercedes plant in Kecskemét, Hungary.…

Hungary closes in on Budapest airport takeover

3 years ago

After years of circling Hungary's main airport, Prime Minister Viktor Orban finally declared the state’s intention to purchase Budapest Liszt…

Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government

3 years ago

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new…

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…