The governing Fidesz-KDNP party alliance managed to retain its dominance of the Hungarian political scene, despite setbacks at the recent municipal elections, with Momentum emerging as the strongest opposition party, according to a recent poll by Nézőpont Institute.

Poland reached total solar generation capacity of 1,007.2 megawatt (MW) at the end of September, according to figures provided by the Polish government and based on data from grid operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 20 billion of bonds maturing in 2026, accepting ones expiring in 2022 as payment at a switch auction on Wednesday, Hungarian news agency MTI reports.

State-owned bus company Volanbusz and its fleet manager Volán Buszpark have signed contracts with Kravtex worth more than HUF 21 billion for the purchase of 352 buses, Volánbusz told state news wire MTI.

Marking the 30th anniversary of Hungary-Korea relations, the Korean Cultural Center in cooperation with Mokcheon Architecture Archive in Budapest opens an exhibit titled “A Cosmopolitan Look at Korean Contemporary Architecture”, hungary.korean-culture.org reports.

Romanian internet users intend to offer Christmas gifts to 10-11 people on average this year, and the budget for gifts is the highest in the last five years, according to a Compari.ro study quoted by local News.ro.

Trinova Real Estate has completed the acquisition of the Spectrum Building in Glasgow on behalf of Futureal Group, a leading CEE real estate developer and investor, marking a significant milestone in the groupʼs expansion into Western Europe, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Austrian logistics company, Cargo-Partner, has opened a new 25,000 sum storage space near the Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (formerly known as Brnik Airport) in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, the Slovenia Times has reported.

A bill submitted to lawmakers by the government on Tuesday would broaden the scope of activities of the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB), state news wire MTI reports.

The Czech Republic’s consumer price inflation remained stable in October, data from the Prague-based Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) shows .

Budapest has been ranked second by Lonely Planet on a list focusing on the best value destinations around the globe, according to the publicationʼs website.

Almost one in five companies in Poland – 18% – employs Ukrainian workers, according to a study by the Personnel Service job agency, Polish Radio reports.

The Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers will hold a conference and panel discussion entitled "Innovation, Vision and Sustainability in Confectionery Production", according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

Budapest based finance and corporate law firm HP Legal announced the promotion of Réka Versics to partner, effective January 1, 2020, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal.

The Government Debt Management Agency (ÁKK) sold HUF 15.0 billion of discount three-month T-bills at auction on Tuesday, in line with the original offer, state news wire MTI reports.

The volume of construction output, based on raw data was 17.8% higher in September 2019 than a year earlier, according to data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).

The number of tourism nights decreased by 1.3%, while the sales revenues of commercial accommodation establishments grew by 6.9% in September 2019, compared to the same month of last year, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reports.

The growth of Slovenia’s industrial production accelerated to 1.9% year-on-year in terms of value in September, up from 0.8% in August, the Statistics Bureau of Slovenia (SURS) has said, citing provisional data.

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL said Tuesday it agreed with MUFG Securities EMEA that the option rights in relation to 5,303,295 MOL Series “A” Ordinary shares under a share option agreement they concluded on November 6, 2018 will be settled in cash on November 13, 2019, state news wire MTI reports.

Croatia’s producer prices fell for the third straight month in October, figures from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku or DZS, but commonly known as Crostat in English).