The number of unemployed people in North Macedonia increased to 151,359 in September up from 101,036 in the same month last year, reported news portal SeeNews citing fresh data released by the countryʼs Employment Agency, reflecting on the effects of the coronavirus crisis on the labor market.

Croatiaʼs construction output grew 3.4% year-on-year in August, following a 4.6% annual increase in the previous month, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Crostat) said in a statement, citing preliminary working-day adjusted data. 

Hungaryʼs government on Monday filed an action with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) seeking the annulment of certain provisions in the Mobility Package on the grounds they are discriminatory and run counter to EU climate objectives, state news wire MTI reports, citing a joint statement by the Innovation and Technology Ministry and the Justice Ministry.

Sloveniaʼs output prices fell 0.4% year-on-year in September, figures from the Statistical Bureau of Slovenia (SURS) showed last week.

In 2019, people in employment in Hungary had an average commuting time of 29 minutes, the joint-second longest time in the European Union, according to a report by statistical agency Eurostat.

Economic research institute GKIʼs combined gauge of consumer and business confidence edged up to -18.8 points in October from -19.3 points in the previous month as consumer confidence worsened and business confidence improved, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Funding earmarked for the acquisition of a complex IT system aimed at increasing patient safety and supporting the performance of administrative tasks related to patient care has been increased by HUF 18.6 billion to HUF 65.3 bln, partly using EU funds, writes Világgazdaság.

Polandʼs retail sales growth eased in September, figures from the Warsaw-based Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed last week. 

The Budapest Transport Center (BKK) has commissioned Transparency International (TI) Hungary to monitor the renovation of the Chain Bridge, writes portfolio.hu. 

Latviaʼs producer prices declined further in September, albeit at a softer pace, figures from the Riga-based Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) showed. 

The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 41,580, with 3,149 new cases and 35 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 38,701, with 1,820 new cases and 38 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

The number of active coronavirus cases in Hungary stands at 37,272, with 2,066 new cases and 47 new deaths registered since yesterday, according to data by government coronavirus information site koronavirus.gov.hu.

Venture capital and private equity transactions in Hungary came to HUF 9.5 billion in the first half of 2020, down by around 50% from the same period of last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reports, citing a report by the Hungarian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (HVCA).

Expenditures on the treatment of diseases and deaths due to air pollution cost Europeans an average of EUR 1,250 (about HUF 450,000) per year, according to the Brussels-based European Public Health Association, writes novekedes.hu.

Slovakiaʼs current account deficit narrowed to EUR 93.2 million in August from EUR 433.2 million in the corresponding month of the previous year, the countryʼs central bank said in a report on Tuesday.

Hungary has an advance order from European Union programs for 6.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, but it is also considering vaccines from Russia and China, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Ministerʼs Office, said at a weekly press briefing on Thursday, according to a report by state news wire MTI.

Anita Herbácskóová was named HR director at Magyar Suzuki Zrt. in June 2020, becoming the leader of the companyʼs HR and general affairs area, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Albaniaʼs harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) increased by 2.3% year-on-year in September, after rising by 2.1% a month earlier, figures released by the Tirana-based Institute of Statistics (Instat) showed on Tuesday.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold a combined HUF 90 billion of bonds at auction on Thursday, HUF 10 bln more than planned, according to a report by state news wire MTI.