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CEE countries vote though green battery rules

EU members agreed to tighten sustainability regulations for batteries, with an almost unanimous vote at the Council of the EU,…

10 months ago

Europe playing catch-up with China in ‘battery battle’ – Romanian economy minister

"Romania, and Europe, have lost the battle with China in certain segments, such as battery production, but we are trying…

12 months ago

‘The Chinese always have a multi-layered approach’ – CEPA expert Tamas Matura talks China in CEE with CET

Hungarian Sinologist Tamas Matura argued in his recent report for CEPA that China wields little influence in Hungary, despite the…

2 years ago

Batteries are powering CEE’s e-mobility transition – CET analysis

As the EU accelerates its shift to electric vehicles by outlawing internal combustion engines by 2035, the auto industries in…

2 years ago

EU formulates three-point battery strategy

EU Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic laid out the bloc’s plans how to build capacity in critical raw materials for batteries…

2 years ago

EC okays Hungary funding Korean plant

The European Commission (EC) has greenlit Hungary extending EUR 24 million in state aid towards the expansion of a South…

2 years ago

Germany’s traffic-light coalition means new road ahead for CEE carmakers

As Germany opens a new chapter with an unprecedented three-party coalition led by Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Central…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

Visiting South Korean president looks to boost business with Visegrad 4

South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, begins a 9-day tour of Europe this week, ending with a meeting of the regional…

3 years ago

V4 vie to attract VW battery plant

Volkswagen will decide on the location of a new battery cell plant in Central and Eastern Europe in the first…

3 years ago