CDE News - The Dispatch - Europe

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Budapest, Hungary

A view of the Szechenyi Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool (L), the Budapest Grand Circus (back) and the Biodome, the central facility of Pannon Park, the large-scale enlargement of the…

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Poland’s unemployment seen at 4.9% in July

WARSAW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Poland's unemployment rate was 4.9% in July according to preliminary data, Family and Labour Minister Marlena Malag was quoted as saying by state news agency PAP on…

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Hili Properties plc acquires majority shareholding in prestigious Romania office complex

Hili Properties plc, the strategic real estate investment subsidiary of Hili Ventures, has acquired a 75% shareholding in Baneasa Real Estate SRL, the owner of the imposing Miro office building…

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Hungary’s Orban urges U.S. conservatives to join forces in 2024 elections

U.S. and Hungarian conservatives must join forces in 2024 elections to "take back" institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten western civilization, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. Orban,…

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Payment holidays, aid fund have left Poland’s banks less resilient, mBank says

WARSAW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Regulatory changes introduced in Poland have left its banking sector less resilient to potential shocks than it used to be, mBank deputy head Marek Lusztyn told a news conference on Wednesday.…

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Curbing energy prices in Poland will cost 50 bln zlotys

The cost of curbing energy prices in Poland will amount to around 50 billion zlotys ($10.88 billion) and will be financed largely by taxpayers with energy firms also shouldering some…

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Photo Story: Opening of Central European Jamboree in Prague

Scouts take part in opening of the Central European Jamboree in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday evening. Over 1200 scouts from many countries around the world, mainly the Czech Republic,…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Poland

A picture taken with a drone shows kayaks moored at Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Poland. The village is a popular tourist destination. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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With massive Polish arms deal South Korea steps closer to Ukraine war

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest ever arms deal will make it a major supplier of weapons flooding into Europe since the Ukraine war began, with sales to NATO-member Poland involving more…

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Czech wildfire spreads as situation tense on both sides of border

Prague (dpa) - Germany and the Czech Republic continued to fight forest fires on Sunday, with the situation tense on both sides of the border on Sunday. The fire burning…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Tarnobrzeg, Poland

A view of the beach and sunbathing tourists on a hot day at Lake Tarnobrzeg in Tarnobrzeg, Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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Photo Story: Commemoration of the Warsaw Uprising

Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) and the Warsaw Uprising insurgent Janina Burza 'Janka' (C) during a meeting with Warsaw Uprising heroes as part of the Warsaw Uprising 78th anniversary commemoration…

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Hungary narrows price-capped fuel scheme and raises windfall tax on MOL

BUDAPEST, July 30 (Reuters) - Hungary has narrowed the scope of eligibility for price-capped fuel and is raising a windfall tax on oil and gas group MOL in its latest batch of…

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Austria mourns suicide of doctor targetted by anti-vaccine campaigners

ZURICH, July 30 (Reuters) - Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death threats from anti-vaccination activists and coronavirus pandemic conspiracy theorists took her own life.…

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UPDATED: Hungary to allow companies to pay corporate taxes in euros or dollars

BUDAPEST, July 30 (Reuters) - Hungary will allow companies to pay their taxes in euros or dollars as well as forints, the government announced on Saturday, a move which analysts said could boost the country's…

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Poland wants right to block EU plan to reduce gas demand

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that a possible decision on a compulsory reduction in gas consumption in the European Union must be made unanimously, not by a qualified majority…

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Hungary’s Orban expects gas deal with Russia this summer

BUDAPEST, July 29 (Reuters) - Hungary expects to sign a deal with Russia on additional gas shipments of 700 million cubic metres by the end of summer, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told…

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Czech government backs plan to help protect Slovakia’s air space

PRAGUE, July 27 (Reuters) - The Czech government has backed allowing its fighter jets to protect neighbouring Slovakia's air space from September, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. Slovakia has…

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Photo Story: South Korean aerobatic team in Poland

A handout photo made available by the Republic of Korea Air Force shows the Black Eagles South Korean aerobatic flight team staging a performance aboard T-50 trainer jets at an…

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Researchers say Poland’s border fence threatens lynxes

Cutting through Poland's Bialowieza forest, the fence on the country's border with Belarus that is meant to stop the flow of migrants is hampering the movement of the Bialowieza lynxes…

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Photo Story: Heavy storm in Krakow, Poland

Fallen trees due to the heavy storm that hit Krakow, southern Poland. The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a warning of strong winds in Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Lukasz…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Debrecen, Hungary

Growing phacelia, a honey-bearing plant that is very popular with bees and an excellent catch crop, is seen in a field near Debrecen, Hungary. From one hectare of phacelia, bees…

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Poland to give households one-off payment to offset rising coal prices

Poland will offer households a one-off payment of 3,000 zlotys ($646) to help cover the rising cost of coal amid surging energy prices prompted mainly by the war in neighbouring…

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Update : Orban says EU trying to impose values, calls for new strategy on Ukraine war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban used an annual forum in Romania to lash out at Western allies, whom he claimed are trying to impose foreign values on his country, and…

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Photo Story: Storks nest in Czechow, western Poland

Storks in their nest overlooking the village of Czechow, western Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Lech Muszynski

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Poland to buy jets, tanks and howitzers from South Korea

WARSAW, July 22 (Reuters) - Poland will buy 48 FA-50 fighter jets, a first instalment of 180 K2 Black Panther tanks and howitzers from South Korea, Warsaw's defence minister was…

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Hungary to scrap energy price caps for high usage households

BUDAPEST, July 21 (Reuters) - Hungary will scrap caps on gas and power prices for higher-usage households from Aug. 1, the government said in a decree on Thursday, which means many Hungarians…

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Hungarians rally against Orban’s reforms, skeptical of change

BUDAPEST, July 16 (Reuters) - Around 1,000 Hungarians demonstrated against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Saturday in the latest of a series of smaller demonstrations this week since his right-wing Fidesz…

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Photo Story: Young Poitou donkey in Plock, Poland

A young poitou donkey named Malwinka in the enclosure of Zoo in Plock, Poland. The female of one of the world's rarest donkey was born on 04 July this year.…

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Europe ‘shot itself in the lungs’ with sanctions on Russia, Orban says

BUDAPEST, July 15 (Reuters) - The European Union has "shot itself in the lungs" with ill-considered economic sanctions on Russia, which, unless rolled back, risk destroying the European economy, Hungarian Prime Minister…

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Polish central bank threatens legal action against Tusk over ‘threats’

Poland's central bank said it will ask prosecutors to investigate opposition leader Donald Tusk for threatening behaviour, after the former European Council president said its governor was reappointed illegally and…

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Hungarians protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government

Several thousand Hungarians protested against Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government on Wednesday in the second day of anti-government rallies after lawmakers fast-tracked legislation sharply raising taxes for small firms. An…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Tarnobrzeg, Poland

A view of the beach and sunbathing tourists on a hot day at Lake Tarnobrzeg in Tarnobrzeg, Poland. PHOTO: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz POLAND OUT

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Photo story: Special train in Poland to commemorate national anthem

The train with the "Wybicki's Locomotive" enters the main railway station in Poznan, Poland, 11 July 2022. Jozef Wybicky was the author of "Mazurek Dabrowskiego", which was adopted as the…

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Hungary parliament panel reiterates opposition to global minimum tax

BUDAPEST, July 11 (Reuters) - Hungary's parliamentary economic affairs panel on Monday reiterated the ruling Fidesz party's opposition to a global minimum tax in a row that has triggered conflict with the…

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Slovenian court strikes bans on same-sex marriages, adoption

A top court in Slovenia ruled that bans on same-sex couples getting marrying and adopting children are unconstitutional in the small European country and ordered its parliament to amend the…

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Photo Story: Foundation of Charles Bridge in Prague commemorated

An actor dressed as King Charles IV (C-R) walks as history enthusiasts take part in the celebrations of the 665th anniversary of the foundation of the medieval Charles Bridge, at…

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Hungarian inflation picks up, core CPI jumps as food prices soar

BUDAPEST, July 8 (Reuters) - Hungary's inflation accelerated further in June while core inflation jumped to 13.8%, signalling strong underlying price pressures in the economy despite massive interest rate hikes by the…

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Slovakia’s junior coalition party threatens to quit government

A junior partner in Slovakia's ruling coalition, the liberal SaS party, threatened to pull out of the government if finance minister Igor Matovic does not step down by the end…

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Poland’s unemployment seen at 4.9% in June

WARSAW, July 6 (Reuters) - Poland's unemployment rate fell to 4,9% in June according to preliminary data, Deputy Labour Minister Stanislaw Szwed was quoted as saying by state news agency PAP on…

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Israel, Poland to restore relations strained by Holocaust restitution row

JERUSALEM/WARSAW, July 4 (Reuters) - Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Szczecin Lagoon, Poland

A view of the new artificial island W-28, which was created in the Szczecin Lagoon, Poland. The works are related to the modernization of the 'awinoujucie-Szczecin' fairway to a depth…

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Czech Republic to protect Slovakia’s airspace from September

The Czech Republic will send fighter jets to protect Slovakia’s airspace starting in September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Sunday. “We will help Slovakia until it has new…

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Photo Story: ‘War Drawn with a Crayon’ exhibition in Szczecin, Poland

Drawings displayed during the opening of the exhibition titled 'War drawn with a crayon' at the Pomeranian Dukes' Castle in Szczecin, West Poland. The exhibition includes several dozen drawings made…

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Poland’s Kaczynski tells banks to give savers higher interest or expect more taxes

WARSAW, July 2 (Reuters) - Polish banks .BNKI will be taxed more if they don't offer clients higher interest on their deposits, the leader of Poland's ruling party said on Saturday, intensifying government pressure…

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Volvo to create 3,300 jobs at $1.25 bln EV plant in Slovakia

OSLO (Reuters) - Volvo Car Group will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.25 billion) to build an electric vehicle (EV) plant in Slovakia, the Sweden-based automaker said. The site, Slovakia's fifth, will bolster…

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Photo Story: Heavy rain hits West Poland

Motorists drive through a flooded street in Szczecin, West Poland. Heavy rainfall has passed over the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, causing poor road conditions. Via EPA-EFE/MARCIN BIELECKI

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Poland condemns Belarus for vandalism of Polish graves

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland accused the Belarusian authorities of creating an "atmosphere of acquiescence" to acts of vandalism against Polish graves and demanded authorities punish perpetrators, adding to tensions between…

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Photo Story: Czech Presidency of the EU Council starts

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala (L) welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) prior to College of the European Commission visit on the very first day of the…

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PM Orban says Hungary must radically increase its defence capabilities

BUDAPEST, July 1 (Reuters) - Hungary will speed up its defence development programme, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told state radio on Friday. "We must radically increase our defence capabilities," Orban…

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Polish PM says EU and Russia agree they need a plan for Kaliningrad

The European Union and Russia agree it is necessary to come up with a plan concerning the movement of goods between the Russian mainland and the Kaliningrad exclave, Poland's prime…

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Photo Story: Severe storms cause flooding and damage in southern Austria

A handout photo made available by the Austrian Federal Police in Carinthia (Kaernten) shows a flooded car after heavy rains and a mudslide in the southern region of Carinthia, Austria,.…

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Photo Story: Record breaking amber in Gdansk, Poland

The world's probably heaviest lump of amber on display during the official weighing before an attempt to enter it in the Guinness Book of Records at the Amber Museum in…

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Poland reaches deal with air traffic controllers, avoiding flight chaos

WARSAW, June 29 (Reuters) - Poland has reached an agreement with air traffic controllers in a dispute over pay and conditions, the head of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) said…

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Caution urged in Poland as drowning toll spikes

A total of 115 people have drowned in Poland since the beginning of April, authorities have said, urging people to be cautious when swimming and enjoying other water sports. On Friday alone,…

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Polish ruling party leader Kaczynski leaves government

Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader and deputy prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski has resigned from his position in government, PAP news agency reported. "I'm not in the government…

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Austria revives coal-fired power option as Russia cuts gas supply

VIENNA, (Reuters) - Austria's government agreed with utility Verbund to convert a reserve, gas-fired power plant so that it can produce electricity with coal should restricted gas supplies from Russia result in…

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