Europe
What's happening in Brussels and what the rest of Europe is up to through the eyes of the Mainland Times. In simple terms, how the current events in the EU will affect the lives of EU citizens and expats.
Millennium buys Poland’s Euro Bank from Société Générale
France’s Société Générale has sold its Polish subsidiary Euro Bank to Millennium Bank for 1.83 billion zlotys (484 million US dollars). Euro Bank...
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Poland faces increasing competition for Ukrainian workers
Polish recruitment agencies operating in Ukraine have reported that competition for Ukrainian workers is growing in Europe, particularly in the...
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Recipients of Poland’s ‘500+’ Programme More Likely to Be Unemployed
Parents who receive the 500 plus (500+) benefits are more often out of work than those who are not eligible...
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Poland’s PM takes aim at EU leaders, citing ‘blackmail’ in Strasbourg address
During a tense debate in the European Parliament, Mateusz Morawiecki claimed the European Court of Justice was responsible for a...
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The Future of Work
The labour market is tightening, meaning that attracting the right talent will become an increasingly important issue for businesses. Many...
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UK and CEE tech trade is on the up, but Brexit threatens to throw a spanner in the works
Collaboration between the UK and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has been one of the economic success stories of the...
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Slovakian HB Reavis Continues its Expansion Beyond CEE
Stanislav Frnka, country manager for Poland at HB Reavis, spoke to Emerging Europe about the company’s operations in the UK...
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Solaris: Emerging Europe’s Global Champion Finds New Investor
The Polish company Solaris Bus and Coach entered into an agreement with CAF, a Spanish manufacturer of railway vehicles and...
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CEE’s largest businesses still concentrated in just a handful of countries
Insurance giant Coface has upgraded the country risk assessment of six emerging European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,...
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Poland’s LGBT community strong in the face of adversity
Poland’s LGBT community is showing unity and strength in the face of adversity with the hashtag #JestemLGBT (#IamLGBT), which has...
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