Czech ministers consider euro adoption
A new report on the pros and cons of euro adoption from the Czech National Economic Council (NERV) warns that joining...
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Romania tops inflation list, Latvia rate flattens
Romania reported the highest inflation rate in May, of 5.8%, driven by significant increases in housing and utilities prices, according to...
CEE countries register EU’s highest, lowest inflation
Lithuania had the lowest annual inflation rate of 0.4% in the EU in March 2024, EU official statistics office Eurostat reports....
Romania least reliant on gas imports in EU – analysis
Europe remains heavily reliant on energy imports even after recent crises, as dependence on Russia has been replaced by that on...
Bulgaria last in EU for recycling computers
Bulgaria placed bottom in the EU for recycling disused ICT devices, in a survey conducted in 2022 by EU official statistics...
Hungary tops EU inflation list for June
The top 11 inflation rates in the EU were in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries in June 2023, according to...
Nuclear, natural gas volumes fell in EU in 2022
Natural gas prices skyrocketed in the second half of 2021 and 2022, as sanctions on imports from Russia, disturbances in natural gas supply...
CEE needs to prioritise climate plans – report
Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries may hinder the EU's ability to meet its climate goals, according to campaigners who are...
Poland EU’s best performing economy in Q1
Poland outstretched all of its EU peers for growth in the first quarter of 2023, the bloc's official statistics office Eurostat...
EU youth unemployment lowest since 2009
Only 4.48 million EU citizens aged 15 to 29 found themselves unemployed last year, according to the latest data from the...
Czechia, Hungary, Estonia top for employment in CEE – Eurostat report
Estonia had the highest employment rate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) of 81.9% in 2022, according to the recently released...
Croatia tops European tourism poll
Croatia had the highest share of tourism in total gross value added (GVA) at 11%, EU statistics office Eurostat finds in...
EU’s highest inflation in Hungary, Baltics
Annual inflation in the EU was 10% in January, according to the latest report from EU statistics office Eurostat. Of the 12...
Croatia’s aviation industry most resilient in EU
The commercial flight numbers of several Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are closing in on their pre-pandemic levels faster than...
Slovenia minimum wage nears parity with US
With a EUR 1,074 minimum wage, Slovenia was the only country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) where a gross monthly...
EU beats 2020 sustainable energy target, with Latvia, Austria, Croatia CEE’s greenest
As the EU surpassed its target of 20% sustainable energy usage in 2020, the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) high achiever...
Slovakia most resilient on consumption
Household consumption expenditure decreased by an unprecedented 8% in the EU year-on-year in 2020, according to a new survey by the...
Baltic countries CEE’s inflation hot spots
Price rises in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries were mostly above the Eurozone average of 4.9% in November, as inflation...
Bulgaria tops EU’s agro-efficiency index
Bulgaria had a 32.9% increase in agricultural labour productivity (ALP) in 2021, the highest rise registered in Europe, according to new...
CEE ups R&D spending over last decade
Every country in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has increased its research and development (R&D) intensity over the last decade, according...