Central & Eastern Europe

“Euro 2020” Competition Unlikely to Revive European Tourism

Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship kicks off on Friday, in 11 cities. Will it bring…

4 years ago

Slovenia Expansion of OTP Bank Raises Political Questions

Reading Time: < 1 minute With its latest acquisition in Slovenia Hungary’s OTP Bank will become market leader in the…

4 years ago

Will Hungary’s Automotive Industry Adjust to Future Challenges?

Reading Time: 4 minutes Hungary is a regional leader in the production of car engines, but also makes tires, batteries,…

4 years ago

Member States Approve Coal Phase-out Funding

EU member states have approved a EUR 17.5 billion fund which aims to help some countries wean themselves from polluting…

4 years ago

Slovakia’s Automotive Industry: Blessing or Curse?

Reading Time: 6 minutes In recent decades, being part of the global auto sector has been a smash success for…

4 years ago

Romania Bids Farewell to Coal

This week, Romania announced that it was ditching coal, thus joining the majority of EU member states that have made…

4 years ago

Czech Police Suggest Indicting PM Babis

Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš should be indicted over charges of fraud involving European Union subsidies, according to a recommendation…

4 years ago

Hungarian Electricity Company Aims Further Regional Expansion

Reading Time: < 1 minute Regional ambitions of Hungary's MVM electricity group seems to bear fruits: since 2016 its net…

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Hungary Hosts Region’s Largest Solar Plant

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Chinese-financed solar energy plant inaugurated in Hungary is part of the Asian giant's regional…

4 years ago

The Ryanair Incident: An Overt Challenge to the EU

The EU was unusually unified and prompt in condemning Belarus for “hijacking” the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair plane. The European…

4 years ago

Russia Bans Flights from the EU

Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia shows its clear alignment in the EU-Belarus air crisis

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Slovenia’s PM Facing Increased EU Scrutiny

Slovenia's prime minister, Janez Janša, is facing increasing pressure from the European Union as his country is poised to take…

4 years ago

EU Summit: New Sanctions Against Belarus Agreed

After what is being called the hijacking of a Ryanair flight from Athens-Vilnius on Sunday, heads of state and governments…

4 years ago

Drone Driven Agro-Machine Learning Helps Farmers

A Ukrainian start-up, Horos.ai promises to help farmers maximize yield, and minimize herbicide and water use with drone technology-driven machine…

4 years ago

Emplocity: Automated Candidate Sourcing from Poland

Reading Time: 3 minutes A group of young entrepreneurs from Poland have come up with applications based on AI that…

4 years ago

Ambitious Hungarian Biotech Firm Fights Cancer With AI

Reading Time: 4 minutes A wildly successful Hungarian start-up, Turbine uses computer simulation to narrow down new drug capabilities and,…

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“Wise” Emerges Out of Need and a Region’s Resourcefulness

Reading Time: 3 minutes One of the most popular international money transfer services has emerged as a legacy of a…

4 years ago

Bulgaria: President Appoints Caretaker Government

Reading Time: < 1 minute The south-east European country will hold another election after inconclusive coalitions since April.

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Hungarian Start-ups: Tech-heavy and Optimistic

Reading Time: 2 minutes A study of start-ups conducted by Microsoft shows that Hungary has better resources for building tech-heavy,…

4 years ago

Khodorkovsky to MEPs About pro-Kremlin’s Influence in the EU

Exiled businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky at a public hearing of the European Parliment told to MEPs: Russia has recruited allies in…

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