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Govʼt secured EUR 3 bln in additional funding at EU summit, Orbán says

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he and his team were able to secure a little more than EUR 3 billion...

World

Slovak PM Matovič says will retire if ousted by Parliament

"If Parliament ousts me at its extraordinary session [...], I’ll step down as OĽANO [the Ordinary People center-right party] chair...

World

COVID-19 crisis affected 1/3 of Czech employees, drove wages down

The coronavirus crisis has negatively impacted more than a third of employees in the Czech Republic, Czech Radio reports, citing...

World

Bulgarian govʼt survives no-confidence vote over corruption

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition comprising GERB and the nationalist alliance United Patriots survived a no-confidence vote over corruption filed by the...

World

Small businesses in Kosovo to be supported

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a EUR 2 million loan to the Agency for Finance...

World

Coronavirus surges further globally including CESEE region

Some countries in the Central and Eastern and Southeast European (CESEE) region are facing growing numbers of coronavirus infection, and...

World

Serbia c/a deficit narrows in May

The current account gap in Serbia shrank to USD 58 million in May from USD 128 mln in the corresponding...

EU

EU reaches COVID-19 recovery package deal

The leaders of the European Union reached agreement on a EUR 1.82 trillion budget and COVID-19 recovery package earlier today,...

World

Poland’s Finance Ministry plans simpler VAT payments

Poland’s Finance Ministry aims to make life easier for small and medium-sized companies by simplifying how value added tax is...

World

EBRD supports businesses in North Macedonia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 20 million loan to Sparkasse Bank Makedonija for...

EU

Births outside marriage around EU average

The proportion of live births outside marriage in Hungary stood at 43.9% in 2018, up from 29% in 2000, according...

EU

Hungary gets HUF 60 bln from Council of Europe Development Bank

Hungary will receive HUF 60 billion in funds to fight the epidemic, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga announced in a...

World

Agrofert profit goes to Czech PM Babiš, trust funds’ statutes show

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is the sole recipient of the profit of the Agrofert holding, which he placed in...

World

Despite crisis 1 in 5 Czech workers mull switching jobs

Despite the relative economic uncertainty sparked by the coronavirus crisis, Czechs are not necessarily holding on tooth and nail to...

EU

Share of young people with digital skills below EU avg

In 2019, only about 68% of young people aged 16 to 24 in Hungary had basic or above basic digital...

EU

Govʼt secured EUR 3 bln in additional funding at EU summit, Orbán says

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he and his team were able to secure a little more than EUR 3 billion...

World

Slovak PM Matovič says will retire if ousted by Parliament

"If Parliament ousts me at its extraordinary session [...], I’ll step down as OĽANO [the Ordinary People center-right party] chair...

World

COVID-19 crisis affected 1/3 of Czech employees, drove wages down

The coronavirus crisis has negatively impacted more than a third of employees in the Czech Republic, Czech Radio reports, citing...

World

Bulgarian govʼt survives no-confidence vote over corruption

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition comprising GERB and the nationalist alliance United Patriots survived a no-confidence vote over corruption filed by the...

World

Small businesses in Kosovo to be supported

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a EUR 2 million loan to the Agency for Finance...

World

Coronavirus surges further globally including CESEE region

Some countries in the Central and Eastern and Southeast European (CESEE) region are facing growing numbers of coronavirus infection, and...

World

Serbia c/a deficit narrows in May

The current account gap in Serbia shrank to USD 58 million in May from USD 128 mln in the corresponding...

EU

EU reaches COVID-19 recovery package deal

The leaders of the European Union reached agreement on a EUR 1.82 trillion budget and COVID-19 recovery package earlier today,...

World

Poland’s Finance Ministry plans simpler VAT payments

Poland’s Finance Ministry aims to make life easier for small and medium-sized companies by simplifying how value added tax is...

World

EBRD supports businesses in North Macedonia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 20 million loan to Sparkasse Bank Makedonija for...

EU

Births outside marriage around EU average

The proportion of live births outside marriage in Hungary stood at 43.9% in 2018, up from 29% in 2000, according...

EU

Hungary gets HUF 60 bln from Council of Europe Development Bank

Hungary will receive HUF 60 billion in funds to fight the epidemic, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga announced in a...

World

Agrofert profit goes to Czech PM Babiš, trust funds’ statutes show

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is the sole recipient of the profit of the Agrofert holding, which he placed in...

World

Despite crisis 1 in 5 Czech workers mull switching jobs

Despite the relative economic uncertainty sparked by the coronavirus crisis, Czechs are not necessarily holding on tooth and nail to...

EU

Share of young people with digital skills below EU avg

In 2019, only about 68% of young people aged 16 to 24 in Hungary had basic or above basic digital...

Govʼt secured EUR 3 bln in additional funding at EU summit, Orbán says

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he and his team were able to secure a little more than EUR 3 billion...

Slovak PM Matovič says will retire if ousted by Parliament

"If Parliament ousts me at its extraordinary session [...], I’ll step down as OĽANO [the Ordinary People center-right party] chair...

COVID-19 crisis affected 1/3 of Czech employees, drove wages down

The coronavirus crisis has negatively impacted more than a third of employees in the Czech Republic, Czech Radio reports, citing...

Bulgarian govʼt survives no-confidence vote over corruption

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition comprising GERB and the nationalist alliance United Patriots survived a no-confidence vote over corruption filed by the...

Small businesses in Kosovo to be supported

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a EUR 2 million loan to the Agency for Finance...

Coronavirus surges further globally including CESEE region

Some countries in the Central and Eastern and Southeast European (CESEE) region are facing growing numbers of coronavirus infection, and...

Serbia c/a deficit narrows in May

The current account gap in Serbia shrank to USD 58 million in May from USD 128 mln in the corresponding...

EU reaches COVID-19 recovery package deal

The leaders of the European Union reached agreement on a EUR 1.82 trillion budget and COVID-19 recovery package earlier today,...

Poland’s Finance Ministry plans simpler VAT payments

Poland’s Finance Ministry aims to make life easier for small and medium-sized companies by simplifying how value added tax is...

EBRD supports businesses in North Macedonia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 20 million loan to Sparkasse Bank Makedonija for...

Births outside marriage around EU average

The proportion of live births outside marriage in Hungary stood at 43.9% in 2018, up from 29% in 2000, according...

Hungary gets HUF 60 bln from Council of Europe Development Bank

Hungary will receive HUF 60 billion in funds to fight the epidemic, Minister of Finance Mihály Varga announced in a...

Agrofert profit goes to Czech PM Babiš, trust funds’ statutes show

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) is the sole recipient of the profit of the Agrofert holding, which he placed in...

Despite crisis 1 in 5 Czech workers mull switching jobs

Despite the relative economic uncertainty sparked by the coronavirus crisis, Czechs are not necessarily holding on tooth and nail to...

Share of young people with digital skills below EU avg

In 2019, only about 68% of young people aged 16 to 24 in Hungary had basic or above basic digital...