CEE countries ink e-vehicles deal at COP26
A total of six Central and Eastern European countries were public signatories to the agreement to transition to zero-emission vehicles at...
Harvard graduate pledges new path for Bulgaria, as exit polls suggest new party won election
The newly-formed centrist “We Continue the Change” (PP) party won the elections in Bulgaria on Sunday, according to initial data. PP,...
Hungary puts cap on skyrocketing petrol prices
Hungary’s government is putting a cap on the price of petrol and diesel fuel whose prices have recently soared in the...
Bulgaria’s GERB party, Radev leading in polls before weekend elections
With elections taking place in Bulgaria this Sunday for a new parliament and president, the GERB party has a comfortable lead...
Estonia a digital haven for Brexit refugees
Since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016, hundreds of UK-linked entrepreneurs have taken up e-residency in Estonia. From the...
More trouble ahead for beleaguered Babis
Outgoing Czechia prime minister Andrej Babis appears set to face criminal charges after rival party leaders confirmed their MPs will vote...
Largest US food delivery service enters Eastern Europe via Wolt takeover
America’s biggest food delivery firm DoorDash made a grand entrance onto the delivery service markets of Central and Eastern Europe on...
Nuclear firms vie for CEE’s last virgin market
A look at the inventory of world’s nuclear power plants reveals a surprisingly large gap in central Europe: Poland. The country...
Gas, nuclear not green, financiers tell EU
A group of investors who collectively manage EUR 9 trillion has written a joint statement to the EU urging it not...
Europe’s travel industry recovering, but slow vaccine roll-out in east not helping
A report by a European travel industry group says Europe's travel industry is recovering this year, but the continent has a...
Estonia third for venture funding per capita
Estonia received the third most venture capital (VC) per person in the world over the last 12 months, according to business...
Bulgaria gets reduced gas price from Gazprom before elections
Ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria, Russian gas giant Gazprom has gone against market trends, giving Bulgaria's state-run Bulgargaz...
International, CEE community on high alert as Bosnia and Herzegovina teeters on brink
The Balkans are in danger of instability as the multi-ethnic state of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) looks at risk of disintegration,...
Chinese, French firms to start building Belgrade’s first metro line
At a cost of roughly EUR 4 billion, a section of Belgrade's metro system should be operational by 2028, according to...
CEE region outperforms expectations in e-culture index
Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries are over-achievers regarding ‘digital quality of life’, according to the latest Digital Quality of Life...
Poland u-turns on COP26 pledge to phase out coal
Polish Climate and Environment minister Anna Moskwa appeared to reverse Poland's commitment to cutting coal power by 2030 on Thursday, just...
Big coalition expected before Bulgaria’s third election in a year
Bulgarians will go to the polls for the third time in a year as a result of the country's severe political...
Visegrad 4 leaders pitch high-speed railway construction project to South Korea
Leaders of the Visegrad 4 (V4) group of countries - Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland - have invited South Korea’s industries...
South Korea, Visegrad 4 countries upgrade successful economic collaboration during president’s visit
South Korea’s president and representatives of the Visegrad 4 (V4) group countries have pledged to boost their economic cooperation in the...
Romania may pioneer construction of US ‘small nuclear reactors’
Romania could become the first country to deploy a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR), according to an agreement between the country’s...