European Union

Slovenia gets first wedge of Covid recovery cash from EU

Slovenia received its first €231 million fund payment from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) of the European Commission (EC)…

3 years ago

Von der Leyen takes bold tone in state of the union speech

President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen called on Europe to be "bold again” as she addressed…

3 years ago

Hungary’s PM Allegedly Pledges Allegiance to EU

Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, allegedly pledged his allegiance to the European Union and admitted that Hungary is not likely…

3 years ago

Big Tech Spending Big on EU Lobbying, Watchdogs say

Two watchdog groups say global tech giants are spending nearly EUR 100 million every year - the biggest lobby spend…

3 years ago

Global Minimum Tax: A Blessing or a Curse?

Small, export-oriented countries may lose out to larger economies if a “minimum tax” proposal from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

3 years ago

EU27 Steps Up Against Belarus Border Aggression

The Belarusian government is trying to "instrumentalize human beings for political purposes,” interior ministers of the European Union warned in…

3 years ago

EU Aid to Bulgaria “in Danger,” Amid Political Chaos

Bulgaria, the poorest EU member state, is sliding into political chaos, throwing its ability to tap into badly needed EU…

3 years ago

Hungarian Government Opposes Single EU Carbon Price Tax

The Hungarian government is opposed to the introduction of a single EU carbon price and extension of the EU's Emissions…

3 years ago

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

Summer Travel Too Costly for Almost One-Third of EU Citizens

Thirty-five million citizens of the European Union just don't have the financial means to take a week-long trip within Europe,…

3 years ago

Croatia’s Peljesac Bridge: Financed by the EU, Built by China

If you’re traveling to Dubrovnik, Croatia’s southern Adriatic resort town, you no longer need to transit through Bosnia and Hercegovina:…

3 years ago

“Open Balkans” To Facilitate Travel, Trade

As part of several deals signed that facilitate trade and movement, leaders from three Balkan states - Albania, North Macedonia…

3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

New Bulgarian Government Expected in Two Weeks

Reading Time: < 1 minute About a month after a repeated parliamentary election in Bulgaria, a four-party coalition has a…

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/

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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…

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