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
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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 following 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 officially 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 US 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
Petr Kellner, Czech Republic’s richest man, dies in helicopter crash in Alaska
Prague, Czech Republic – Early media reports suggest Petr Kellner, the Czech billionaire, head of the powerful PPF Group andContinue Reading