European Union

“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…

4 years ago

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

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

4 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…

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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…

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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 https://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…

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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. https://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/07/pegasus-scandal-rocks-the-world-and-hungary/

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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…

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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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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…

4 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…

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Handy Interactive “Reopening” Map of Europe for Your Travel Plans

Reading Time: < 1 minute Are you planning your summer holidays or a business trip? Click to get a useful…

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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:…

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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…

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Faster EU Economic Recovery Expected

Reading Time: < 1 minute https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/amid-delta-scare-eu-forecasts-higher-growth-in-eurozone/

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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…

4 years ago

MEPs put Slovenia’s Janša in the Hot Seat

Reading Time: < 1 minute In Strasbourg yesterday to present priorities for his country's 6-month EU Council presidency, Slovenia's president,…

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EU Bans top 10 Single-use Plastic Products

Reading Time: 2 minutes The EU has come up with a list of single-use plastics that are banned from now,…

4 years ago

“Au Revoir” to Aviation Fuels Exemption

Reading Time: < 1 minute In the "Fit for 55" context, draft EU legislation would put a minimum tax on…

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EU Digital Covid Certificate: Mostly Smooth Sailing

Reading Time: 4 minutes The rollout of the EU's Digital Covid Certificate promises a "free and travel-safe summer," but changing…

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