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Why Some Central Europeans Still Fear the Euro
Euro adoption? In Poland only a quarter of voters now back it, while in the Czech Republic more than seven‑in‑ten reject the idea outright. Add a court ruling that questions…
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Bridging the Gap: New Infrastructure Projects Linking the Balkans to the Baltics
The EU is finally turning talk into steel and spectrum, with a cascade of rail‑border upgrades and cross‑border 5G corridors set to stitch the Western Balkans, Central Europe and the…
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Bulgaria’s 25,000 New Workers: Migration Wave Hits the Balkans
Bulgaria has swallowed an unprecedented wave of foreign labour – nearly 25 000 third‑country nationals entered the market in 2025, a scale that dwarfs the 10 000‑plus recorded just four years earlier. The…
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Czech Economy on Thin Ice: Economist Warns of Long‑Term Erosion
The Czech economy is teetering on a cliff edge. Real‑GDP growth has slipped to a modest 2.3 % in 2024 – still above the EU average of 0.7 % but far from the…
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Turany Traffic Gridlock: D1 Bottleneck Highlights Infrastructure Strain
A truck overturned, ice turned the D1 into a parking lot, and Central Europe’s freight lifeline ground to a halt. By the evening of 22 December 2025 a “massive column of…
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From Local to Global: Czech Billionaires Join the World’s Elite
The Czech Republic’s billionaire club has shed its post‑communist back‑water image and now commands a global empire worth more than US $100 billion – a fortune that is quietly reshaping Prague’s fiscal playbook.…
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Slovenia Raises Minimum Wage – Croatia Lags Behind
Slovenia has ripped up the wage floor, lifting the statutory minimum to €1 277.72 gross – roughly €1 000 net – from 1 January 2025, while Croatia stubbornly keeps its floor at €970 gross…
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Poland’s €181 M Oder Bridge Set to Re‑connect Silesia – Boost for Trade
The Oder River bridge is finally rising from the ashes of a derelict 1926 span, and with a €181 million price tag it promises to stitch together Poland’s industrial heartland and…
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Kazakhstan and Japan Seal 14 Agreements – New East‑West Trade Bridge
Kazakhstan has turned its back on the old East‑West axis, sealing fourteen sweeping agreements with Japan in a May 2024 summit that reads like a blueprint for a new trade bridge…
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Lululemon Lands in Hungary – Fashion Meets Fitness Boom
Lululemon has finally planted its flag on Hungarian soil, opening a flagship store in the heart of Budapest and turning the capital into a new epicentre for premium active‑wear. The…