Poland Issued Massive Daily Fine for Lignite Mine
The European Union's Court of Justice is forcing Poland to pay a huge daily fine - EUR 500,000 - for continuing...
US would speed up Western Balkans EU integration process
The US administration of president Joe Biden is hoping the integration of the Western Balkan countries in the the EU can...
Slovenia gets first wedge of Covid recovery cash from EU
Slovenia received its first €231 million fund payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the European Commission (EC) on...
Western Balkan citizens enjoy benefits of roaming fees removal
This summer six Western Balkan countries abolished mobile phone roaming charges, in what is seen as a positive step towards the...
Taiwan Eager for Trade with EU
Taiwan has signaled its readiness to do business with Europe: the government in Taipei is eager to begin trade talks with...
Airbus opens ‘brave new frontier’ of single-pilot planes
The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer Airbus is seeking EU approval for using one-pilot technology on its A350 jets, opening up a...
Brussels Demands Coal Phase-out Date from Bulgaria
How will Bulgaria phase out its coal-fired power plants, and what's the exact deadline for doing that? Those are the questions...
Von der Leyen takes bold tone in state of the union speech
President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to be "bold again” as she addressed climate...
Taiwanese Delegation Schedules CEE Visit
Developing trade and economic opportunities is the objective of an official delegation from Taiwan set to visit several countries in Central...
Bulgaria Schedules General and Presidential Elections for 14 November
On Saturday, 11 September, Bulgaria's president Rumen Radev announced he would call snap general elections on 14 November to coincide with the...
CEE Fertile Ground for “Space Tech”
Start-ups in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) are just beginning to dip their toes into the "space tech" business, a domain...
Most Poles Would Remain in the EU
According to a recent poll conducted by a TV news channel in Poland, 81% of those surveyed believe the country should...
Czech Wages Soar
Real wages in the Czech Republic soared by 8.2% year on year in the 2nd quarter, the highest rate on record,...
Bulgaria Tightens COVID Restrictions
As the next wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits Bulgaria, the government has had to impose tighter restrictions. On Tuesday, the...
Merkel’s “Farewell Tour” Underlines Balkans’ Importance
The Balkan countries are important for Germany - that's seemingly the reason why German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who's set to step...
Coal Plants Cause Thousands of Deaths in Eastern Europe
In the last three years only, 19,000 deaths have been linked to coal-power plant-related air pollution in the Western Balkans –...
Retailer Lidl Passes Tesco, now #1 in Slovakia
In Slovakia, Tesco is now in the rear mirror for German supermarket chain Lidl, whose profits for 2020 (over EUR 126...
Czech National Recovery Plan Approved
The National Recovery Plan of the Czech Republic has been approved this week by EU finance ministers on one condition: that...
What Are the Consequences of a Record-setting Tourism Season in the Balkans?
By the end of August, EU member Croatia and two of its Southern neighbors down the Adriatic coast, Montenegro and Albania,...
Wizz Air to Introduce for Staff Compulsory Vaccination
Wizz Air is to require all its flights' crews to be vaccinated against coronavirus by December 2021. The airline said the decision...