Foreign Affairs

EU

Alcohol prices in Hungary 3rd lowest in EU

In 2019, the price of alcoholic drinks in Hungary was the third lowest among European Union Member States, according to...

EU

EU invests EUR 80 mln in clean transport in Slovenia

The European Commission approved on Tuesday an investment of EUR 80 million from the Cohesion Fund to build a tunnel...

World

U.S. development finance institution to support Serbian SMEs

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to introduce a guarantee scheme for the support of Serbian small- and...

World

The Czech capital tightening measures against coronavirus

Prague is set to introduce stricter coronavirus-related restrictions this week, in an effort to contain the spread of the epidemic,...

World

Austrian-owned mobile operator helped block internet in Belarus, report

An Austrian-owned mobile operator has had a hand in restricting internet access in Belarus amid protests against that country’s longtime...

World

COVID-19 infections hit new records in Central Europe

the number of coronavirus pandemic cases reached new records in some countries in Central Europe. Slovakia on Saturday reported a...

World

Montenegro president accepts his party lost election

Montenegro’s President Milo Đukanović says his pro-Western party is ready to go into opposition after three decades in power if...

World

Young Czechs smoke and drink less, spend more time on-line

Young Czechs consume less alcohol and narcotics and they also smoke less than in previous years, the results of a...

World

Poland to spend EUR 6.14 bln for the disabled in 2020, minister says

Poland will spend more than PLN 27 billion (EUR 6.14 billion) on support for people with disabilities this year, up...

Int'l Relations

Brexit, COVID, Friendship and Hungary

The four-year posting of outgoing British Ambassador Iain Lindsay has been bookended by two unrelated events that have had profound...

World

Bulgaria increases unemploment benefits

Bulgariaʼs National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) held an extraordinary online meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and...

World

Serbiaʼs real net wage up in June

Serbiaʼs average net wage increased by a real 9.6% year-on-year in June, following an 5.6% annual rise in May, data...

EU

Europe must clarify position in global economy, Orbán says in Bled

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Europe must clarify its position in the global economy and the related consequences during a...

EU

Share of mobile tertiary students from abroad above EU avg

In 2018, mobile students from abroad who undertook tertiary-level studies in Hungary accounted for slightly more than 11% of all...

World

Polish mega-airport will create 95,000 jobs, deputy minister says

The construction of a new planned mega-airport in central Poland will create 95,000 jobs, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Marcin Horała has...

EU

Alcohol prices in Hungary 3rd lowest in EU

In 2019, the price of alcoholic drinks in Hungary was the third lowest among European Union Member States, according to...

EU

EU invests EUR 80 mln in clean transport in Slovenia

The European Commission approved on Tuesday an investment of EUR 80 million from the Cohesion Fund to build a tunnel...

World

U.S. development finance institution to support Serbian SMEs

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to introduce a guarantee scheme for the support of Serbian small- and...

World

The Czech capital tightening measures against coronavirus

Prague is set to introduce stricter coronavirus-related restrictions this week, in an effort to contain the spread of the epidemic,...

World

Austrian-owned mobile operator helped block internet in Belarus, report

An Austrian-owned mobile operator has had a hand in restricting internet access in Belarus amid protests against that country’s longtime...

World

COVID-19 infections hit new records in Central Europe

the number of coronavirus pandemic cases reached new records in some countries in Central Europe. Slovakia on Saturday reported a...

World

Montenegro president accepts his party lost election

Montenegro’s President Milo Đukanović says his pro-Western party is ready to go into opposition after three decades in power if...

World

Young Czechs smoke and drink less, spend more time on-line

Young Czechs consume less alcohol and narcotics and they also smoke less than in previous years, the results of a...

World

Poland to spend EUR 6.14 bln for the disabled in 2020, minister says

Poland will spend more than PLN 27 billion (EUR 6.14 billion) on support for people with disabilities this year, up...

Int'l Relations

Brexit, COVID, Friendship and Hungary

The four-year posting of outgoing British Ambassador Iain Lindsay has been bookended by two unrelated events that have had profound...

World

Bulgaria increases unemploment benefits

Bulgariaʼs National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) held an extraordinary online meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and...

World

Serbiaʼs real net wage up in June

Serbiaʼs average net wage increased by a real 9.6% year-on-year in June, following an 5.6% annual rise in May, data...

EU

Europe must clarify position in global economy, Orbán says in Bled

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Europe must clarify its position in the global economy and the related consequences during a...

EU

Share of mobile tertiary students from abroad above EU avg

In 2018, mobile students from abroad who undertook tertiary-level studies in Hungary accounted for slightly more than 11% of all...

World

Polish mega-airport will create 95,000 jobs, deputy minister says

The construction of a new planned mega-airport in central Poland will create 95,000 jobs, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Marcin Horała has...

Alcohol prices in Hungary 3rd lowest in EU

In 2019, the price of alcoholic drinks in Hungary was the third lowest among European Union Member States, according to...

EU invests EUR 80 mln in clean transport in Slovenia

The European Commission approved on Tuesday an investment of EUR 80 million from the Cohesion Fund to build a tunnel...

U.S. development finance institution to support Serbian SMEs

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) plans to introduce a guarantee scheme for the support of Serbian small- and...

The Czech capital tightening measures against coronavirus

Prague is set to introduce stricter coronavirus-related restrictions this week, in an effort to contain the spread of the epidemic,...

Austrian-owned mobile operator helped block internet in Belarus, report

An Austrian-owned mobile operator has had a hand in restricting internet access in Belarus amid protests against that country’s longtime...

COVID-19 infections hit new records in Central Europe

the number of coronavirus pandemic cases reached new records in some countries in Central Europe. Slovakia on Saturday reported a...

Montenegro president accepts his party lost election

Montenegro’s President Milo Đukanović says his pro-Western party is ready to go into opposition after three decades in power if...

Young Czechs smoke and drink less, spend more time on-line

Young Czechs consume less alcohol and narcotics and they also smoke less than in previous years, the results of a...

Poland to spend EUR 6.14 bln for the disabled in 2020, minister says

Poland will spend more than PLN 27 billion (EUR 6.14 billion) on support for people with disabilities this year, up...

Brexit, COVID, Friendship and Hungary

The four-year posting of outgoing British Ambassador Iain Lindsay has been bookended by two unrelated events that have had profound...

Bulgaria increases unemploment benefits

Bulgariaʼs National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) held an extraordinary online meeting, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and...

Serbiaʼs real net wage up in June

Serbiaʼs average net wage increased by a real 9.6% year-on-year in June, following an 5.6% annual rise in May, data...

Europe must clarify position in global economy, Orbán says in Bled

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Europe must clarify its position in the global economy and the related consequences during a...

Share of mobile tertiary students from abroad above EU avg

In 2018, mobile students from abroad who undertook tertiary-level studies in Hungary accounted for slightly more than 11% of all...

Polish mega-airport will create 95,000 jobs, deputy minister says

The construction of a new planned mega-airport in central Poland will create 95,000 jobs, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Marcin Horała has...