Central & Eastern Europe

Central Europeans Share Mixed Feelings Towards the Euro

Two countries in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE), Bulgaria and Croatia, are on track to introduce the European common currency.…

3 years ago

These are Central Europe’s Cleanest Beaches

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you planning your holidays to a Central Eastern European beach destination? Learn which regional country…

3 years ago

Bulgaria Expands Entry Restrictions

Bulgaria is closing its borders to four more countries due to spikes in COVID-19 cases: the Netherlands, Malta, Andorra and…

3 years ago

Hungary’s Record-breaking State Aid to Battery Factory Approved

Reading Time: < 1 minute http://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/07/hungarys-record-breaking-state-aid-to-battery-factory-approved/

3 years ago

Latvia: Striving for a Competitive Low-carbon Economy

Reading Time: 3 minutes While lawmakers in Latvia welcome the "Fit for 55" shift towards a low carbon economy, they’re…

3 years ago

Ukraine and Poland Will Oppose the Launch of Nord Stream 2

The United States and Germany issued a joint declaration in which the two countries agreed to complete Nord Stream 2…

3 years ago

Romanians Most Keen to Adopt Euros

Reading Time: 2 minutes From all 7 non-euro using member states Romanians desire most the introduction of the common currency…

3 years ago

Poland was given a Deadline to Comply with European Court Rulings

Reading Time: < 1 minute Financial penalties hanging over the Warsaw government after EU's rule of law report published http://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/07/poland-was-given-a-deadline-to-comply-with-european-court-rulings/

3 years ago

EC Justice Commissioner: Hungary’s Recovery Funds Frozen

Reading Time: < 1 minute EC threatens Hungary with a freeze of recovery funds until progress in rule of law…

3 years ago

Pegasus Scandal Rocks the World and Hungary

Reading Time: < 1 minute Pegasus, a major international surveillance scandal reveals Hungarian journalists being targeted by Israeli spyware. http://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/07/pegasus-scandal-rocks-the-world-and-hungary/

3 years ago

Hungary Threatens to Block EU’s Fit for 55 Climate Package

Reading Time: < 1 minute A government-funded thinktank wrote in an analysis that climate-related benefits of the package are small…

3 years ago

Bulgaria Sued for Refusing to Link Business Register to EU System

Reading Time: < 1 minute After 4 years refusing to link its national business register to the EU system, Bulgaria…

3 years ago

Commission Acts Against LGBTIQ+ Discrimination

Alleging that Hungary and Poland have violated the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ people, the European Commission has launched proceedings against…

3 years ago

Moldova’s Reformers Win Big

In Moldova, president Maia Sandu's Action and Solidarity party has garnered the greatest share of the vote, 52.8%, in Sunday's…

3 years ago

Bulgarian Elections: Second Vote Inconclusive

A second Bulgarian parliamentary election held on Sunday lead again to inconclusive results.   The center-right GERB party of former prime minister Boyko Borissov and the…

3 years ago

Deadline for Hungary’s Recovery Plan

Reading Time: < 1 minute The European Commission is awaiting concessions from Budapest before it approves Hungary's EUR 7.2b recovery…

3 years ago

Approved: Croatia’s EUR 6.3bn Recovery Plan

Reading Time: < 1 minute EC president Ursula von der Leyen delivered the news in person to Croatia's prime minister:…

3 years ago

US President Shows Support for “Three Seas” Initiative

Reading Time: < 1 minute US president Joe Biden showed his support this week for the Three Seas Initiative, giving…

3 years ago

The Baltics and “Fit for 55” Green Economies: Offshore Wind, Etc.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Countries in the Baltics are capitalizing on their natural asset - the sea itself - in…

3 years ago

Hungary’s Recovery Funds Hang in the Balance

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU officials say approval of Hungary's portion of the EU stimulus package could be held…

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