New EC Proposal for Unified EU Corporate Tax
Following two failed attempts in 2011 and 2016, this week the EU Commission presented its plans for the unification of the...
Ambitious Hungarian Biotech Firm Fights Cancer With AI
“Turbine,” a biotech company simulating cell behavior with artificial intelligence, is combining two disciplines for which the country is renowned: biology...
Partial Greenlight for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Construction
After being halted in April due to environmental concerns, the construction of 2 km of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas...
Europeans Want More Ambitious Climate Targets
Public opinion in the EU strongly supports more ambitious national climate targets, according to a poll conducted in 12 European countries....
Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority to Become “Independent”
According to a new draft law, Hungary's Atomic Energy Authority – also responsible for the Paks 2 nuclear power plant investment...
Plan to Decarbonize Steel Production in Slovakia
Slovakia now has plans for a drastic reduction of the emissions of its steel mill in the city of Košice, following...
“Wise” Emerges Out of Need and a Region’s Resourcefulness
Central and Eastern Europeans were forced to live under a communist regime for four decades, which hindered their development and broke...
Bulgaria: President Appoints Caretaker Government
Bulgaria's president's Security and Defence Secretary, Stefan Yanev, will be the prime minister of Bulgaria's caretaker government. President Rumen Radev has...
Hungarian Start-ups: Tech-heavy and Optimistic
More than 60% of Hungarian start-ups are using some sort of “deep tech,” according to the Hungarian Start-up Report conducted by...
“EPPO” to Tamp Down on Europe-wide Corruption
As head of the new Luxembourg-based European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), Laura Codruta Kovesi is poised to lead a Europe-wide effort...
Khodorkovsky to MEPs About pro-Kremlin’s Influence in the EU
Exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky at a public hearing of the European Parliment told to MEPs: Russia has recruited allies in Angela...
Czech PM Requests More Solidarity
So far, the Baltic States, Romania, and Slovakia have all expelled Russian diplomats to show their solidarity with the Czech Republic,...
Where Will Europe Stand Amidst the US-China Clash of Titans?
The battle between Washington and Beijing over the rollout of 5G networks in Europe just scratches the surface of a broader...
State Secretary Sees Huge Changes for Hungary’s Energy Sector
The Hungarian government is working on its National Clean Development Strategy, which would set frameworks for achieving the 2050 climate targets,...
Western Balkans: EU Aware of Region’s Disillusionment with Enlargement
Ahead of the EU foreign ministers council meeting on Monday, a working document entitled "EU reinforced engagement in the Western Balkans"...
5G: Reliable Suppliers and External Risks
E-health, urban traffic management, self-driving cars, security services, energy networks, industrial facilities and the media - all industries and services in...
Poverty, Basic Rights on Agenda of Porto Summit
Welfare and unemployment are on the agenda in Porto, Portugal, where this weekend EU leaders are getting together for the first...
11 EU Countries Call to Cut Cross-border Fossil-fuel Project Subsidies
Eleven of the 27 member states want the EU to stop funding cross-border fossil-fuel energy projects. The related provisions are currently...
Approval of Massive EU-China Investment Deal Unlikely
EU sanctions being in place against China, and vice versa, have doused the approval prospects for a massive investment deal between...
The story of the EU and 5G: Lost in Frequencies
From conspiracy theories through trade wars and espionage, debate regarding the political and social effects of 5G next-generation mobile network technology...