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After months of negotiations with EU member states, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen revealed the lineup for her second term’s College of Commissioners on Tuesday 17 September from Strasbourg. The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) secured the largest share, with 15 of the 27 commissions,
US firm Intel has decided to delay its semiconductor plant project near Wroclaw, west Poland, until 2026 due to the company’s worsening global financial situation, the Polish Digital Affairs Ministry announced on Monday, 17 September. The ministry said Poland remains committed to semiconductor investments and plans to use its
South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) will lead Czechia’s largest-ever investment project when the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) country expands its nuclear power plant in Dukovany, south Czechia, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Friday 20 September. A central part of Czechia’s long-term
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed collaborations on AI and startups with Poland during his recent tour of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Modi’s visits to Poland and Ukraine, occurring just weeks after a contentious meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, highlight India’s attempt to maintain
The expansion and modernisation of the NATO air base in Constanta, south-east Romania, symbolises the country’s growing strategic importance to NATO and the US, regional expert Ronald H. Linden writes in an article entitled “Romania is America’s new indispensable ally in Eastern Europe” in US politics daily The
The new report on rule of law and governance by the European Commission (EC) gives a mixed picture on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) anti-corruption efforts, judicial independence, media freedom, and legislative practices. The EC’s Rule of Law Report 2024, its 5th, included assessments of developments in Bulgaria, Czechia,
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of mission creep by the international community after he opened his first week hosting the six-month EU rotating presidency with unannounced trips to Kyiv, Moscow and Beijing. Orban’s final destination after a busy week was Washington DC, for the long-planned NATO summit
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Austria’s Freedom Party FPO leader Herbert Kickl and ANO party leader and former Czech prime minister Andrej Babis declared a “new era” as they announced a European Parliament political alliance named Patriots for Europe at a joint press conference in Vienna on Sunday, 30
Hungary will take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Monday, 1 July with the slogan “Make Europe Great Again,” a nod to the populist and nationalist politics of Donald Trump, who will run for US president again in November, during Hungary’s own tenure.
Hungary will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2024, putting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in formal charge of the EU’s policy-making process for six months. While certain EU politicians are confident about the bloc’s future but view Hungary’
After months of deliberation, Estonia banned Russian citizens with tourist visas from entering its territory on Thursday, effective as of next week. In a move that Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas described as “necessary”, over 50,000 visas will be rescinded, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Estonia Foreign
French President Emmanuel Macron’s tenure as EU President is already looking historic for Europe, only two months in. Macron promised that the rule of law mechanism would be introduced during his six-month term, pledging “a presidency that promotes values which define us”, and has been at least partly vindicated