Hungary and Poland’s economic boom may soon come to an end
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary and Poland’s economies are still outperforming, by far, most of their European neighbours. But this situationContinue Reading
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Czech Republic: After years of continued growth, slight drop in foreign tourists arrivals
Prague, Czech Republic – After several years of robust and continued growth of foreign tourist arrivals, their numbers have (veryContinue Reading
Tesla to strengthen foothold in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – As part of its bid to expand its presence throughout the EU markets and strengthen itsContinue 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
Central European countries still highly dependent on foreign companies
Budapest, Hungary – New statistics highlighting the stranglehold of foreign companies in Central European countries might add grist to theContinue Reading
Poland could ask Germany for over $900 billion in World War II reparations
Warsaw, Poland – Two lawmakers from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) recently revived the contentious issue of Germany’sContinue Reading
Opel mocks poor Budapest roads in “controversial” ad
Budapest, Hungary – For those who missed it last month, Opel, a German subsidiary of the French PSA Group, currentlyContinue Reading
Czech Republic losing appeal in eyes of German businesses
Prague, Czech Republic – When looking East, German investors and companies have long seen the Czech Republic as the most reliableContinue Reading
Poland’s Lewandowski sets historic Bundesliga record
Munich, Germany – As of last week-end, Polish star striker Robert Lewandowski has become the highest-scoring foreign player of allContinue Reading
Poland: Over 500 people still receive monthly pension for Nazi-era collaborators
Warsaw, Poland – Amateurs of historical oddities and cross-centuries absurdities will surely revel in this strange development. According to dataContinue Reading
Slovakia-Vietnam row deepens over ‘Cold War’ style kidnapping scandal
Bratislava, Slovakia – A defector seeking asylum in Germany. A Berlin kidnapping. A high-level meeting in Central Europe. A covertContinue Reading
“We must defend our civilisation”, claims Czech PM in interview with German tabloid
Berlin, Germany – During his official visit to Berlin last week, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš sat down for anContinue Reading
Putin renames military units after Warsaw and other European cities
Warsaw, Poland – In a controversial move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has renamed several of the Russian Army’s military unitsContinue Reading
Old wounds die hard: Merkel criticizes post-war expulsion of ethnic Germans
Berlin, Germany – All four Central European countries decided, last week, to boycott the emergency meeting called at the behestContinue Reading
