bne IntelliNews – Russian manufacturing downturn eases with PMI of 49.3 in April, slightly up from March, but still underwater
The Russian manufacturing sector remained in decline in April, though at a slower pace, as easing contractions in…
bne IntelliNews – Hungary requests activation of national escape clause
Hungary is one of a dozen EU members to have formally requested the activation of the national escape…
bne IntelliNews – MOL and TPAO bring upstream partnership to Hungary
Hungarian oil and gas company MOL and Turkish peer TPAO are partnering on hydrocarbon exploration and production in…
bne IntelliNews – Croatia to prioritise economic cooperation as chair of Three Seas Initiative
Croatia will focus on boosting economic, energy and infrastructure cooperation as it assumes the rotating presidency of the…
bne IntelliNews – Hungary and Slovakia warn EU against scrapping unanimity rule over Ukraine membership bid
The leaders of Hungary and Slovakia warned on April 28 against changing the European Union’s unanimity rule, after…
bne IntelliNews – Protesters return to towns and cities across Slovakia against cabinet’s NGO bill
Protesters returned to the towns and cities across Slovakia in response to the NGO bill, which the left-right…
bne IntelliNews – Croatia to enter wildfire season without full fleet of firefighting aircraft
Croatia’s Armed Forces will begin the 2025 wildfire season with a reduced fleet of firefighting aircraft, as several…
bne IntelliNews – Oil companies and governments bet on carbon capture and storage technology to solve the Climate Crisis. It’s not going to work.
As the Climate Crisis accelerates faster than scientists predicted and emissions continue to soar beyond all-time record highs, companies are betting on…
bne IntelliNews – Hungarian PM Orban’s line on Ukraine hardening as Trump tries to bully the EU into making concessions to Russian demands
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s opposition to Ukraine joining the European Union is intensifying, bolstered by US President…
bne IntelliNews – S&P revises Hungary’s outlook to negative, citing stagflation risks and fiscal slippage
Standard & Poor’s has revised Hungary’s sovereign credit outlook from stable to negative, warning that increasing fiscal slippage…
bne IntelliNews – Fitch confident Bulgaria heading for euro adoption
Fitch Ratings said on April 11 it has affirmed Bulgaria’s BBB long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating and the…
bne IntelliNews – UPDATE: Hungary blocks EU sanctions on Serbia’s deputy PM
Hungary and Slovakia vetoed a proposal to impose EU sanctions and an entry ban on Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar…