EU funding

Hungary may receive billion euros from EU

The European Commission (EC) proposed a shortcut for Hungary to nearly EUR 1bn from its revised national recovery plan on…

12 months ago

New roads means more infrastructure for Romania

Romania has signed a RON 562.61mn (EUR 106.64mn) construction contract for a road connecting the Autostrada Transilvania (A3) and the…

1 year ago

Danube bridge transforms Romania’s road network

The opening of the Braila road suspension bridge puts Romania into the category of countries with leading road infrastructure, Romanian…

1 year ago

CEE leaders say EU may need to reintroduce farm tariffs on Ukraine

Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia expressed concern in a letter to the European Commission (EC) on Friday over an…

2 years ago

CEE countries ask EU to fund Azeri gas pipelines

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia have jointly requested EU funding to develop the necessary infrastructure to support increased gas supplies…

2 years ago

Hungary, Poland hope law reforms will see EU unfreeze billions in funding in 2023

The EU last year attempted to address the erosion of perceived democratic norms of the populist governments of Hungary and…

2 years ago

MEPs to vote on rule of law in Hungary, as EC mulls next move on suspended funds

As the September 21 deadline approaches, leaders in Brussels are split on whether to finally unlock billions of euros that…

2 years ago

Romania unveils massive support scheme for firms, families

Romania is rolling out a EUR 3.4 billion part-EU-funded assistance package to help struggling companies and families amid the economic…

3 years ago

EU deducts unpaid fines from payment to Poland

The Polish Finance Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the European Commission (EC) has paid Poland EUR 30 million less in…

3 years ago

EU court clears way for funding cuts over rule of law breaches

The European Union’s top court ruled that it can reduce funds to member states over rule of law concerns, rejecting…

3 years ago

MEPs release report backing penalties for corrupt oligarchs

From next week a new tool may empower the EU to suspend funds to member states over rule of law…

3 years ago

EC finds way to make good on Poland’s Turow mine penalty

The European Commission (EC) will withhold approximately EUR 15 million in EU funding from Poland for its refusal to pay…

3 years ago

CEE capitals becoming ‘victims of own success’

Slovakia's capital city Bratislava is having difficulty getting EU funding after the rapid rise in its GDP per capita in…

3 years ago

CEE Fertile Ground for “Space Tech”

Start-ups in Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) are just beginning to dip their toes into the "space tech" business, a…

3 years ago