Lithuanian gov’t unveils five-year plan to cement status as fintech leader
Ranked number four in the Global Fintech Index Ranking - and with more than 260 fintech companies and 7,000 professionals -...
Moment of truth for Orban – ING’s report on Poland, Czechia, Romania, Hungary
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is becoming increasingly diversified, ING Bank writes in a new report on Poland, Czechia, Romania and...
VW suspends plan for EV gigafactory in CEE
Volkswagen is putting its plans to construct a new electric vehicle (EV) "gigafactory" in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on hold...
Hungary MOU with Huawei angers US
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing between Hungary's 4iG and China’s Huawei, both controversial companies close to their respective governments, has...
Von der Leyen vows to double WB economies in decade
The EU will finance Western Balkans (WB) integration reforms to the tune of EUR 6bn, European Commission President Ursula von der...
Japanese firm launches CEE’s first sodium-sulfur battery storage system
The groundbreaking 500 kW NAS battery-based energy storage system (ESS) has been successfully put into operation at windows, doors and blinds...
ECB steadies borrowing costs after year of hikes
The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged this week for the first time in over a year. Thursday was...
Slovak PM cancels military aid to Ukraine
Incoming Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico did not waste time to state his positions on the war in Ukraine when he...
Revolut passes 10mn CEE customers
Revolut, the digital bank, has achieved a milestone by exceeding 10mn retail customers in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region,...
ESG measures passed despite right-wing opposition
Despite being a climate and sustainability champion, the EU has been struggling to cement these values recently, and witnessed a close...
Orban meets Putin, ‘friend’ Xi, at One Belt and Road Forum in China
Chinese President Xi Jinping backed elevating relations with Hungary and after meeting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Beijing, called him a “friend”. ...
Polish election result shakes up CEE
Although Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) received the most votes of any single party at the weekend elections, it was...
Austria, Romania in dispute over multibillion-dollar Black Sea gas field
A gas project off Romania's coast in the Black Sea has become the centre of a dispute between the country and...
Donald Tusk declares victory in Polish elections
In a pivotal national election, Poland's opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared victory, signaling the end of the Law and Justice...
A new dawn for nuclear in CEE – CET analysis
With energy-intensive industries to sustain, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is turning to nuclear power to simultaneously meet energy needs and...
Orban only EU leader due at Belt and Road Forum
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the only EU premier present at China’s third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing...
Hungary gets top bank removed from blacklist
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto called a decision by Ukraine to remove OTP from the International Sponsors of War list “a...
IMF advises Romania to fight tax evasion
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared that he was happy after holding discussions with International Monetary Fund experts after their annual...
FMs back fast-tracked EU accession
The foreign ministers of Austria, Croatia, and Slovenia have published a joint article calling for "several concrete steps to be taken...
Polish authorities ok country’s first nuclear plant
US nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric and US engineering firm Bechtel officially announced a collaborative agreement for the design and construction...