Poland and Hungary unveil new measures to limit inflation
Budapest, Hungary – With inflation rates reaching record levels across Europe, Visegrad countries are scrambling to come up with solutionsContinue Reading
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Czech court upholds partial ban on Segways in Prague
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Constitutional upheld a partial ban on the use of Segways in different parts ofContinue Reading
Prague ranked best city in Europe for digital nomads and remote working
Prague, Czech Republic – Prague has been ranked as the best city in Europe for people working remotely and theContinue Reading
Poland issues highest number of first residence permits in the EU
Warsaw, Poland – Poland issued the highest number of first residence permits to non-EU nationals for the fourth year inContinue Reading
Amazon Prime arrives in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Amazon has launched its Prime service in Poland, the company announced earlier this week. As in otherContinue Reading
Hungary agrees to join global corporate tax rate initiative
Budapest, Hungary – After opposing the deal for months, the Hungarian government signed up to a global initiative to imposeContinue Reading
Russian natural gas to Hungary to be rerouted, bypassing Ukraine
Budapest, Hungary – It was less than a month ago that I described the “considerable shift in Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, for the better.”Continue Reading
Hungary to increase minimum wage by nearly €100
Budapest, Hungary – The gross monthly minimum wage in Hungary will increase to 200,000 forints (approximately €564) next year, PrimeContinue Reading
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
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