Development bank makes downward revision in latest forecasts after worse than expected Q1 figures for Central Europe.
Students at the University of Ljubljana have occupied the main lecture hall at the Faculty of Social Sciences in protest over Israeli military operations against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
China and Hungary elevated ties to a comprehensive "all-weather" strategic partnership.
"We found that trees in warmer, drier climates are essentially coughing instead of breathing," a study by Penn State found.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said mutual political trust provided a "firm foundation" for strengthening Chinese-Hungarian ties in a joint press conference with his host, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on May 9.
April 2024 set a global moisture record for the planet, reports climatologist Ben Noll
Hungarian government's invitation to Xi on Europe Day and the 20th anniversary of Hungary's accession to the bloc is a blatant message to the EU.
Luminor is the third-largest bank in the Baltic states and is reportedly valued at more than €2bn.
Hungary has slid to second poorest member state under Hungarian strongman's corrupt rule.
EBRD research shows GDP per capita in 8 CEE countries that joined the EU in 2004 has close to doubled as a share of Germany’s GDP per capita.
Eastern EU members are growing much faster than the eurozone, but must focus more on innovation for a full catchup.
20 years after Central European countries' accession, the region's populists present a grave threat to the EU's fundamental values.
GDP grew 1.1% year on year in Q1 and by 1.7% when adjusted for calendar effects.
Apathy and lack of trust in national institutions, combined with ‘convergence fatigue’, have created favourable conditions for populist forces that have degraded the quality of institutions in many of the CEE states that joined the EU in 2004.
20 years after the accession of Central Europe, EU enlargement can be seen as an engine of economic growth, even if it was not a success everywhere and in all areas.
Orban is admired by representatives of the Trumpist US right-wing for his tough immigration policies and advocacy for families and Christian conservatism.
Hungarian lender says target is in an EU country in which OTP did not have a presence, triggering speculation.
At the same time, in Poland and Hungary, social networking sites and messaging apps are considered more free and more trustworthy than mainstream media, according to new poll.
“We must drain the swamp in Brussels in June and in Washington in November,” Hungarian premier says.
As the climate crisis accelerates, banks are facing increasing financial risks and have begun to try to assess their exposure to the trillions of dollars of damage extreme weather will do every year.