Made in Hungary: The most well-known and popular Hungarian brands and companies
Is anyone hungry around here? Admittedly, this is a very bad, but sadly typical joke that foreigners tell Hungarians. AsContinue Reading
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Made in Slovakia: The most well-known and powerful Slovak brands and companies
Slovakia may be a small country at the heart of Europe, putting a lot of emphasis on agriculture and forestry,Continue Reading
Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary torpedo EU climate goals
Brussels, Belgium – Poland, joined at the last minute by the governments of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Estonia, blockedContinue Reading
Poland and Slovakia failed to curb CO2 emissions last year
Warsaw, Poland – Although overall CO2 emissions decreased in the EU last year, many Central and Eastern European countries continueContinue Reading
Slovakia and Austria clash over nuclear energy
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Monday, Slovakia announced it would delay – once again – the long-awaited plans to expand theContinue Reading
Germany and the Visegrad Group: It’s complicated
Brno, Czech Republic – In February, the four Visegrád Group leaders met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to mark theContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary forced to tap into strategic oil reserves
Warsaw, Poland – Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary are tapping into their strategic oil reserves, Reuters reported citing industry sources. The threeContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia halt ‘contaminated’ Russian oil imports
Warsaw, Poland – Several EU countries, including Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, have suspended imports of Russian crude oilContinue Reading
The uncertain future of energy in Central Europe
Within the Visegrad Group – or V4 –, energy security is becoming increasingly complex, with individual countries taking different actionsContinue Reading
Seven Poles among Forbes ranking of world’s richest people
Warsaw, Poland – Seven Poles count among the world’s 2.153 billionaires, according to the 2019 ranking of the world’s richestContinue Reading
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia among Europe’s worst recyclers
Brussels, Belgium – A report from the European Commission has scrutinized how EU member states recycle their waste, and theirContinue Reading
Poland’s coal reliance under the spotlight ahead of the COP24 in Katowice
Katowice, Poland – Starting today, the Polish city of Katowice is hosting the largest and most crucial U.N. climate summitContinue Reading
Central Europe overwhelmingly supports abolishing time change
Brussels, Belgium – Brought forward by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in February, time change has become a central topicContinue Reading
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Slovaks partying, Poles buying gas and Czechs on meth… What’s new?
Slovakia: A late-night slap in the face Last Sunday, Slovakia’s national football team Jan Kozak unexpectedly resigned after being defeatedContinue Reading
