Lithuania decade’s most improved country in region, leading prosperity report finds
Estonia is named the most prosperous country in Eastern Europe, and the 21st globally, in the newly-released 2023 Legatum Prosperity Index. Legatum’s...
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Serbia gets its biggest ever EU grant for Belgrade-Nis rail revamp
Serbia is set to receive a EUR 600mn handout from the EU towards its around EUR 2.2bn reconstruction of the 230km Belgrade-Nis...
EU widens embargo on Russian diesel, oil
The European Union expanded its ban on Russian diesel fuel and refined oil products with immediate effect on Sunday 5 February,...
CEE plans thousands of miles of high-speed rail
Railway infrastructure managers from Czechia, Poland and the Baltics signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in connection with building almost 2,800...
Wizz vs Ryanair: which budget airline rules CEE?
Wizz Air will serve 31% more passengers than Ryanair in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Caucuses this winter, according a...
Robotisation spreads in auto-heavy CEE
Robotisation has risen sharply in CEE, according to a new report entitled “How do Economies in EU-CEE Cope with Labour Shortages?”...
Estonia tops tax competitiveness index
For the ninth consecutive year, Estonia has the best tax regime of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries, according to...
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 Central...
Hungary to call for removal of Russian oligarchs from EU sanctions list – report
Hungary will not agree to the extension of EU sanctions against Russia unless visa bans and asset freezes against three Russian...
V4 countries cast net wide for gas supplies
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala will travel to the Netherlands this week to open a new terminal, according to an agreement...