Member States Submit Plans for EU Recovery Funds
The European Commission has now received 13 national plans for how EU countries plan on spending pandemic recovery funds from the...
Agreement to Create Aerial Silk Road Signed
Budapest Airport, the Chinese Henan Airport Group, and the Chinese-Hungarian business and logistics development company, CECZ/Utlink, have signed a cooperation agreement...
Greece: China’s New Gateway to Europe
It's said that when times are tough one knows who their friends are. For Greece, it was Chinese interests (and credit)...
Bulgaria: Early Elections on the Horizon
President Radev handed over a mandate to the second-largest political force in Parliament, There Is Such a People (TISP), to form...
Serbia and China: Walking a Delicate Line
Despite the significant increase in China’s contribution to the Serbian economy in the last decade, EU countries' investments in Serbia largely...
New Bridge Reduces Border Crossings in Croatia
Croatia's prime minister says a soon-to-be constructed bridge ensures his country's borders. Set for completion in October, the Pelješac Bridge, which...
Czech Republic: China’s Gateway to Europe?
While Czechia has shown signs of interest in growing trade and cooperation with China, at the same time Prague is the...
Veto Over Selling Aegon Stirs Diplomatic Tension
After an agreed takeover deal for Hungarian insurance company Aegon, a blocking of the transaction between Dutch Aegon and VIG in...
Romanian Ford Plant to Start EV Production in 2023
On 22 April, Ford Europe announced it would invest USD 300 million in Romania to build new light commercial vehicles in...
Hungary: Open to the East
Similar to its welcoming approach to Russia, Hungary's government is greeting Chinese economic and trade interests with open arms - despite...
China Investing in CEE: Quo Vadis?
A global trade war between the US and China may turn Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) into a battleground. The region,...
Bulgaria at a Crossroads: Will it Leave Borissov Behind?
The incumbent Bulgarian leader, Boyko Borissov, and his party, GERB, stumbled in the elections that took place on 4 April. For...
Hungarian Government Rushes to Hand in Recovery Plan
Hungary will be among the first countries to hand in its Recovery Plan in Brussels, said Gergely Gulyás of the prime...
Central Europe Will Not Support Carbon Tax
In an op-ed for Euobserver, Attila Steiner, secretary of state for circular economy, energy and climate at the Ministry of Innovation...
Czech PM’s Business Breaks Conflict of Interest Rules
According to an audit by the European Commission, the Agrofert business empire of Czech prime minister, Andrej Babis, has broken conflict...
Hungary to dedicate over 50% of EU recovery funds to environmental protection
The Hungarian government has published a 432-page program with details on 68 investments to be implemented from the EU's HUF 5.9...
Popularity of Green Bonds Surges
Sustainable-bond issuance surged to a record high in the first quarter as more countries and companies looked to tap into growing...
EU Agrees Increased Climate Goals Ahead of Summit with US
After 14 hours of negotiations concluded Wednesday in the early hours, representatives of the member states agreed to cut emissions 55%...
EC/Austria provide vaccines to western Balkans
651,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be donated from the European Union’s joint procurement to vaccinate healthcare workers in six countries...
No new EU sanctions on Moscow, for now
Despite 150,000 Russian troops having grouped along Ukraine's border, the largest deployment ever seen there, EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell...