Radio Free Europe banned in Russia

9 months ago

The Russian Justice Ministry on Tuesday, 20 February, named Radio Free Europe (RFE) as an “undesirable” organisation, effectively banning the…

CEE hopefuls for NATO chief emerge, but Rutte in pole position

9 months ago

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte is reportedly likely to succeed NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in October, as…

Anti-gov’t protests turn up heat on Orban

9 months ago

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied against the presidential pardon scandal in Budapest on Friday evening. The catalyst for the protests…

Romania ordered to repay Blue Air’s state aid

9 months ago

Blue Air's restructuring plan has failed to restore its long-term viability and the Romanian state must return the EUR 33.84mn…

Polish FM floats new reparations solution

9 months ago

Poland will drop the USD 1.3tn (EUR 12.08) reparation demand made by the right-wing nationalist PiS government, which Polish Prime…

North Macedonia sets May election date

9 months ago

EU candidate country North Macedonia will hold early parliamentary elections on 8 May, the House speaker Jovan Mitreski announced on…

Russia plans decade of war – Estonian intel

9 months ago

An Estonian intelligence report released Tuesday warns that Russia is preparing to wage war on the West for a decade,…

Hungary rocked by presidential resignation

9 months ago

Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on live TV on Saturday evening, in connection with her controversial pardon issued last year…

4iG inks deal for cable linking Egypt, Albania

10 months ago

Hungarian-government-linked telco 4iG and Telecom Egypt will jointly construct an express subsea cable between Albania and Egypt. Telecom Egypt is…

CEE trade with Germany slumped in 2023

10 months ago

Germany’s business with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) fell last year as the value of goods traded with the region’s…

European rail network to connect to Lviv

10 months ago

Ukraine is planned to be added to the Trans-European TEN-T transport corridor, enabling access to the rest of Europe for…

Rheinmetall expands Hungary ammo maker

10 months ago

The expansion plan of the new ammunition plant of Rheinmetall in Varpalota, west Hungary, has been underway since January, the…

Rheinmetall expands CEE presence with majority purchase of Automecanica Medias

10 months ago

German defence industry group Rheinmetall has acquired a 72.5% stake in Automecanica Medias from Romania, estimating that it will have…

Solidarity plans to block Ukraine border stations

10 months ago

Polish farmers from  Solidarity announced Friday that the trade union is planning a blockade of the country’s border crossings with Ukraine…

Czechia, Taiwan ink nanotechnology MOU

10 months ago

Business groups from Czechia and Taiwan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on semiconductor cooperation in Taipei on Thursday, 1…

Orban drops Ukraine aid package veto

10 months ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban agreed to a EUR 50bn, 4-year package for Ukraine on Thursday, 1 February, after vowing…

Romania has overtaken Greece, Hungary – Economy minister underlines EU benefits

10 months ago

Romania has economically surpassed Greece, Hungary and is closing in on Poland, Romanian Economy Minister Stefan Radu Oprea underlined in…

Hungary becomes only hold-out on Swedish NATO accession

10 months ago

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has asked his MPs to proceed with Sweden's ratification as NATO member “at the first…

Hungarians increasingly displaced by guest workers – report

10 months ago

Foreign workers are increasingly replacing Hungarians across various sectors due to structural issues within the country’s economy. Government backing of…

Farmers, green activists protest in Lithuania

10 months ago

Tractors and logging lorries flooded central Vilnius last week, as farmers protested a number of national agricultural policies. Local media…