Slovakia

Croatia agrees to expand oil capacity to CEE

Croatia is ready to enlarge the capacity of the Adria oil pipeline as part of a long-term energy cooperation agreement…

2 years ago

CEE states urge EU to rebuild Ukraine with seized Russian assets

In a letter to be sent to EU finance ministers, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia jointly call for frozen Russian…

2 years ago

Slovakia to tax Russian-processed oil

The Slovak government approved a proposal to impose an extra import tax on Russian-processed crude oil on Wednesday. The levy…

2 years ago

EU offers CEE countries extended deadline for Russian oil embargo

The EU has revised its proposal to ban Russia oil imports by the end of 2022, in order to give…

2 years ago

CEE countries react to EU plan to completely phase out Russian oil

There were mixed messages from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) on Wednesday, when the European Commission (EC) announced plans for…

2 years ago

CEE firms face clamour for solar panels, heat pumps

The combination of a rise in demand for renewable energy sources and supply-chain issues is causing problems for manufacturers in…

2 years ago

Nuclear plant expansion is on, Hungary PM says, as FM calls sector sanctions ‘a red line’

The EUR 12.5 bn expansion of Hungary’s only nuclear power plant at Paks remains viable, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban…

2 years ago

Slovakia has CEE’s smallest wealth gap

Slovakia has by far the lowest wealth inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), with a Gini score of 50.3,…

2 years ago

Retailer Lidl Passes Tesco, now #1 in Slovakia

In Slovakia, Tesco is now in the rear mirror for German supermarket chain Lidl, whose profits for 2020 (over EUR…

3 years ago

Slovakia’s Flying Car Takes Flight

Reading Time: 2 minutes Slovakia's hybrid car-aircraft has completed its maiden voyage between two of the country's international airports. https://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/07/slovakias-flying-car-takes-flight/

3 years ago