View To unlock the new economy, Central Europe needs coordination | View On the other side of COVID-19, Central Europe's sluggish economies need to diversify, work together and make room for innovation to thrive, says public sector advisor Soňa Muzikárová 03/12/2021
View Hungary PM Viktor Orban responds to criticism from Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash had accused Orban of having his cake and eating it in terms of Hungary's relationship with the EU. 14/09/2021
Cult Karlovy Vary film festival opens with film about Czech athlete Central and Eastern Europe's most important film festival has finally returned to the spa town of Karlovy Vary after COVID cancelled it last year. 21/08/2021
Stays 5 spa breaks in Europe with breathtaking views Relax in an outdoor pool in the Swiss Alps or sun yourself by the pool in Greece. 09/03/2021
world news Danish Mayfly chosen as 2021's Insect of the Year The Central European insect is known for a lifespan that lasts only a few days 27/11/2020
Ireland Subway's sandwiches too sugary to be bread, rules Irish Supreme Court It said the bread had to be reclassified because it contained five times the amount of sugar a "staple product" was legally allowed to. 02/10/2020
Bulgaria 30 years after 1989, central Europeans say democracy is again at risk "It appears that some of the freedoms won in the 1989 revolutions are now under pressure," the report from the Open Society Foundation found. 04/11/2019
Europe News EU countries stalemate over migration relocation plans After another tragic shipwreck in the central Mediterranean EU minsters gathered in Luxembourg to agree on a temporary system to relocate migrants rescued at sea. Member states have shown divisions over the possibility to host asylum seekers arriving in Italy and Malta. 08/10/2019
Italy Make America Grate Again: Pompeo given parmesan in US tariffs stunt 'Give it to Trump,' the woman said. 01/10/2019
world news Watch: We asked Europeans what the EU can do for them in the future “Europe should care more for people and be less concerned with the economic side of things. There should be better social distribution and less social dumping between states,” said Michel from Brussels. 24/05/2019
Green News The best green music festivals in Europe Our round-up of small and brilliant eco-friendly festivals across the continent. 15/04/2019
Hungary Pompeo kicks off Central Europe tour in bid to counter Russia, China US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins this Monday a week-long tour across Central Europe in an attempt to counter growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region. 11/02/2019
Hungary Hungarian PM Orban: There will be two EU civilisations Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held his first government news conference of 2019 in Budapest where he drew a distinct line between European ideologies. Orban laid out his goal of electing an anti-immigration majority in the bloc's parliamentary elections in May. 10/01/2019
world news 'Stark differences' in East, West Europe towards minorities: report People in Central and Eastern Europe are less accepting of Muslims, Jews, same-sex marriage, and legal abortion, a Pew Research Center survey has found. 30/10/2018
View 'What if?' A View from a Fidesz MEP As Milan Kundera once wrote, one of the functions of Central Europe is to serve as an early warning system for Europe as a whole. This is what Fidesz has got right and that’s why it’s so widely detested. Nobody likes a successful prophet, after all. 24/09/2018
Hungary EU should give up 'nightmares' of United States of Europe: Orban As he kicked off his fourth term as prime minister, Viktor Orban spoke about the end of liberal democracy in Hungary, refusing EU's "nightmares" of United States of Europe, and his foreign policies plans during his acceptance speech at parliament. 11/05/2018
world news Which countries have the worst income inequality in Europe? Wide inequalities in the distribution of income were apparent in the EU in 2016. Data by Eurostat shows that the top 20% of the population, those with the highest disposable income, received 5.2 times as much income as the bottom 20%. 26/04/2018
Europe News Austria: a threat to EU values? With the swearing in of a new Chancellor, and becoming the only Western European country with a far-right party in power, should the EU be concerned about Austria? 18/12/2017
Hungary China looks to new Silk Road through Eastern Europe Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has arrived in Budapest, where he is meeting with leaders of the 16 Central and Eastern European Countries - or CEEC. 27/11/2017
Europe News EU 'crackdown' on dodgy drinks, funny fish fingers The EU wants to get tough on companies that sell poorer quality products in central and eastern Europe. It comes after complaints from consumers 26/09/2017
View France- Macron's magic wand: View Why President Macron needs more than electoral good-fortune to recast his country’s economic prospects. 15/06/2017
Italy G7 ministers seek a united front on Syria and North Korea Energy ministers have already failed to reach agreement on a joint statement on climate change at the meeting in Italy. 10/04/2017
Germany Merkel gets party backing to fight Germany's election Germany's centre-right political parties have agreed to nominate Angela Merkel as their candidate to run for chancellor in the country's election in September. 06/02/2017
Poland Students in Poland hold anti-govenment protest Hundreds of students in Warsaw and other Polish cities have taken part in marches against the country’s populist government. 25/01/2017
France French asked to send fewer emails to save electricity As the cold weather stretches the electricity supply in France, some unexpected advice is being offered. 17/01/2017
world news Europe grapples with plunging temperatures, flood threats and heavy snowfall The continent is dealing with week of extreme cold and blizzard-like conditions. 14/01/2017
