Amazon building second distribution center in Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Amazon is currently building its second distribution center in the Czech Republic, local media reported. LocatedContinue Reading
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Hungary to produce Chinese Sinopharm vaccine locally
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary has agreed to domestically produce China’s Sinopharm anti-Covid vaccine, Reuters reported earlier this week. The HungarianContinue Reading
Slovakia: Minimum wage to increase by less than 4% next year
Bratislava, Slovakia – The gross minimum wage in Slovakia will rise to €646 per month in 2022, Labour and SocialContinue Reading
Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó wins Remarkable Achievement Award for work on mRNA
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian-born Katalin Karikó has been recognised as part of Emerging Europe’s latest awards programme for her workContinue Reading
Polish cities dominate ranking on best places to work remotely in Europe
Krakow, Poland – With four cities in the top 10, Poland leads a new continent-wide ranking looking at the bestContinue Reading
Czech search engine Seznam to sue Google for abuse of dominant position
Prague, Czech Republic – Seznam.cz, the top internet search engine in the Czech Republic, is planning to sue Google forContinue Reading
Hungary: Orban dismisses global corporate tax proposal as “absurd”
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban slammed a proposal to implement a global minimum corporate tax as “absurd”,Continue Reading
Czech Republic asks for daily fine of €5 million against Poland over coal mine dispute
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic will ask the EU’s top court to impose a fine of €5 millionContinue Reading
Hungary bans single-use plastic items in line with EU directive
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary will ban a number of single-use plastic items as part of the EU’s bid to reduceContinue Reading
Giant Pac-Man created to denounce Czech Prime Minister’s business empire
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Czech activists cut a giant Pac-Man figure in a field to denounce theContinue Reading
EU orders Poland to halt coal mining after Czech complaint
Warsaw, Poland – The EU’s top court has ordered Poland to halt coal mining at the Turow mine, ruling inContinue Reading
Why hasn’t the Czech Republic adopted the euro?
Prague, Czech Republic – What will official membership to the Eurozone mean for businesses in the Czech Republic, and whyContinue Reading
Poland angered by President Biden’s Nord Stream II decision
Warsaw, Poland – Poland has reacted angrily to President Joe Biden’s decision to waive US sanctions on Nord Stream II,Continue Reading
Czech “local currency” highlights hopes of speedy post-Covid recovery
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech town of Kyjov has launched a pilot project promoting the use of a “localContinue Reading
Support for euro adoption doubles in Czech Republic, stagnates in Poland and Hungary
Prague, Czech Republic – Support for euro adoption has doubled in less than a year in the Czech Republic, accordingContinue Reading
Czech Republic second most attractive CEE country, according to foreign investors
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic is the second most attractive country in Central and Eastern Europe, according toContinue Reading
High speed train to connect Budapest and Warsaw via Czech Republic and Slovakia
Budapest, Hungary – The much-anticipated “Visegrad high speed train” connecting the cities of Budapest and Warsaw is slowly inching closerContinue Reading
New night train to connect Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels
Prague, Czech Republic – Going to sleep in Belgium and waking up in the Czech Republic, or vice versa? ThisContinue Reading
Hungary looks east in bid to join Russia-led Eurasian Development Bank
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary plans to become the first EU member state to join the Moscow-based Eurasian Development Bank (EDB).Continue Reading
Beer-loving Czech Republic turns to wine as most popular alcoholic drink
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic may be known worldwide for its beer-loving culture, new studies reveal that wineContinue Reading