Hungary
Hungary’s Masterplast in talks on refinancing debt after downgrade
Hungary's leading construction materials maker hit by Scope Ratings' downgrade, which was attributed to worsening credit metrics, driven by the prolonged weakness in the construction sector.
PROFILE: Peter Magyar has a daunting task to scale up his party to challenge Orban in the 2026 elections
The Tisza leader has emerged as a credible challenger to Hungary's longest serving premier and is currently even polling ahead of the ruling Fidesz party.
Central European countries least likely in the EU to prioritise climate change
Stark contrast with Southern Europe, where around half of respondents from Bulgaria, Romania and other countries fear they will have to relocate to escape climate crisis, EIB survey shows.
Hungarian state steps in to pay wages at steelmaker Dunaferr
Dunaferr is the second Liberty Steel operation in Central Europe to collapse.
Budapest to hold referendum on hosting 2036 Olympics Games
Opposition parties accuse Mayor Gergely Karacsony of reneging on his promise to oppose the games.
Slovak gas distributor SPP concludes pilot deal with Azerbaijan's SOCAR
SPP is looking at options to replace Russian gas brought by pipeline across Ukraine.
PPF mulling bid for United Group's telecom assets in Southeastern Europe
United Group’s telecoms assets in southeastern Europe have been put up for a potential sale.
Hungary’s October inflation delivers positive surprise
Analysts caution that the disinflationary trends may not be sustained into the coming months.
Hungarian opposition leader claims Fidesz is wiretapping him for black propaganda campaign
Peter Magyar said the ruling party would launch an unprecedented smear campaign against him this week, which will include wiretapped conversations of MEPs, secret recordings by his former girlfriend and false claims generated by AI.
IMF: How to awaken Europe's private sector and boost economic growth
In the European Union, income per person, one of the main gauges of living standards, is on average one-third less than in the United States, mostly because of lower productivity—as emphasised by Mario Draghi’s Sept. 9 competitiveness report.
COMMENT: Political, economic and security headaches Trump Europe’s mounting problems
The re-election of Donald Trump as US President could become a major headache for Europe that is already struggling to keep its head above recessionary water.
EU leaders gauge impact of Trump’s return at Budapest ECP summit
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe to embrace "strategic autonomy" in the wake of Trump's victory, advocating for a Europe less reliant on American military protection.
Erdogan urges full inclusion of Turkey in EU defence efforts
With second largest land forces in Nato, Ankara may have an ace in efforts to join European bloc if Trump takes US on isolationist path.
Germany's industry back to contraction in September
Germany's industrial sector slipped back into decline in September, with output retreating by 2.7% month-on-month, Oxford Economics reports on November 7.
Orban calls Trump’s return to the White House one of the greatest comebacks in Western political history
We have big plans for the future," tweets Hungarian populist premier.
VISEGRAD BLOG: Central Europe's populists clamour to applaud Trump's victory
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is set to parade his support for Trump at the European Political Community meeting in Budapest on November 7-8.
Hungary says it has attracted €24bn in battery-related investments since 2016
Hungarian FDI promotion agency says Eastern Opening policy has helped make Hungary a "meeting point" between West and East.
MOSCOW BLOG: The EU loses its appeal
One of the salient points is that would-be members have never been interested in the “values” part of the deal and see the need to adhere to them simply as an annoyance that has to be tolerated if you want access to the transformation grants.
MOSCOW BLOG: The EU loses its appeal
After the collapse of the Soviet Union the only thing almost all the former republics and vassal states wanted to do was join the European Union. It was a no brainer. Not any more. A growing number of countries have cooled on joining the EU.
Xi Jinping announces strategic partnership between China and Slovakia
The agreement represents another success in Beijing's strategy of building support among CEE member states of the European Union.