Hungary to impose restrictions on cross-border travel starting Wednesday
Budapest, Hungary – Gergely Gulyás, Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, announced on Sunday that the country will impose travel restrictionsContinue Reading
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Orban rejects EU request to add non-members to “safe” travel list
Budapest, Hungary – Viktor Orban says Hungary will not comply with the European Union request to add 14 non-member statesContinue Reading
European Commission launches “Re-open EU” travel website to help tourists in age of coronavirus
Prague, Czech Republic – With the European Union, and all of its member states, planning for a safe re-opening ofContinue Reading
Closing of transit zones in Hungary a “mixed victory” for activists
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government announced on May 21 that it would be closing down the transit zones onContinue Reading
Czech Republic joins EU climate neutrality goal
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic has officially signed up to the European Union’s goal to achieve climate neutralityContinue Reading
Poland’s electoral melodrama: 3 takeaways for one key lesson
Warsaw, Poland – The political farce and melodrama surrounding the 2020 presidential election in Poland has already gone, through theContinue Reading
Belgrade-Budapest high-speed train: Highway to rail?
Last month, Hungary and Serbia moved one significant step closer to building a high-speed train line between Budapest and BelgradeContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria discuss possible “little Schengen” by July
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria hope to open their common borders and to create aContinue Reading
As Czech economy plunges, unemployment reaches two-year high
Prague, Czech Republic – As the Czech economy takes a deep plunge due to the Covid-19 pandemic and weeks-long lockdown,Continue Reading
Coal exit “not realistic” by 2030, says Poland’s top power producer
Warsaw, Poland – Poland may take up to 25 years to completely phase out coal use in electricity generation, accordingContinue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia expecting significant online casino growth post-2020
Prague, Czech Republic – Recent and upcoming changes to European gambling laws have promised significant growth in the coming decade,Continue Reading
Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary have among lowest unemployment in the EU
Warsaw, Poland – The Czech Republic had the single lowest unemployment rate in the EU in 2019, according to EurostatContinue Reading
Poland and the EU: A judicial “Kill Bill”?
As the coronavirus continues to spread and make headlines all over the world, we may tend to forget the topContinue Reading
Civil society organizations urge EU to take “concrete and immediate measures” against Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – In a letter addressed to EU Ministers of European Affairs, six major civil society organizations express theirContinue Reading
Poland to enter recession for first time in 30 years
Warsaw, Poland – Poland will enter recession for the first time in three decades, according to the latest World EconomicContinue Reading