China tightens the screws on Lithuania by strong-arming multinationals
China is leveraging its influence over multinational companies operating there, instructing them not to do business with Lithuania, or else. For...
Defining gas, nuclear as sustainable ‘lowers the bar’ – EU experts, investors
Electric vehicles (EVs) and gas will reportedly be similarly classified as sustainable investments in Europe from 2026 under the new EU...
EU anti-coercion measure would offer push-back against economic intimidation
On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a so-called "anti-coercion measure". It would give the European Union the ability to push back...
Germany’s traffic-light coalition means new road ahead for CEE carmakers
As Germany opens a new chapter with an unprecedented three-party coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Central European...
EU finance ministers unite to lower VAT on climate-friendly goods and services
Lower value added tax (VAT) rates may be on the horizon for goods and services linked to mitigating climate change, like...
Member state research forum recommends over EUR 4bn for shared research facilities
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures' (ESFRI), designed to integrate Europe on scientific research collaboration, recommends massive investment into nearly...
Czech president stalls naming of foreign minister
Czechia's Pirate Party candidate for foreign minister Jan Lipavsky met President Milos Zeman, who reportedly opposes his appointment, on Tuesday ahead...
EU cries foul over US tax credit proposal for EVs
The European Union is not happy with proposed US tax credits towards the purchase of electric vehicles (EVs), which it says...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...
Slovakia latest EU member state to make official Taiwan visit
An official visit of a Slovakia delegation to Taiwan is drawing the ire of China. Senior officials from Bratislava, who arrived...
G7 statement puts spotlight on EU Global Gateway Strategy
The G7 group of countries has issued a statement that aligns with the European Union's recently unveiled Global Gateway Strategy, which...
Green minister pulls plug on long-standing Vienna motorway plan
After 20 years of fierce debate, the plan to construct a EUR 2 billion stretch of ring-road on Vienna’s north-eastern outskirts...
Baltic states urge u-turn on Nord Stream 2
With Russian troops amassing at Ukraine's eastern border, negative sentiments toward the Nord Stream 2 (NS2), both within Germany and among...
Blinken meets Lavrov after NATO talks in Riga
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the importance of strengthening Transatlantic unity at the...
ICT key to bridging East-West wage gap
The Eastern European countries with large digital economies such as Estonia, Czechia and Hungary are best placed to stimulate growth by increasing...
Progress report pushes EU’s AI Act forward
Slovenia, which holds the EU presidency, has released a progress report on the European Union's draft artificial intelligence act ('AIA') on...
EU makes move into venture capitalism
In an unprecedented development, the EU will make significant investments in new small and medium-sized enterprises as part of the "Accelerator"...
EU’s Eastern neighbours urge faster integration
The heads of governments of the three Eastern Partnership countries at the front of the queue for EU membership are jointly...
State nuclear firm to build Slovakia’s biggest solar facility
The Slovak government announced plans to the build the country’s largest solar park on Monday. State nuclear company JESS will construct the...
EU’s green hydrogen hopes run high amid high energy prices
Production of "green" hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources may be coming into focus for the European Union as a way...