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Total war on Ukrainian grain
Poland put an end to unlimited Ukrainian grain imports, followed by Slovakia, Hungary, and Bulgaria, as Romania also made restrictions. Kyiv is fighting while the European Commission is just watching. Analysis from Hype&Hyper.
We wrote just a week ago about how unlimited imports of Ukrainian grain are destroying farmers
strategy
Central Europe should be totally shuffled—interview with Pavlo Klimkin
The former Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs told Hype&Hyper that a successful Ukraine is a threat to Putin’s ideology, Hungary should be more empathetic, a new format of Central European cooperation is needed, and an existing Russian society would be beneficial, but there is only a mass of
strategy
Europe's strongest army is born
The development of the Polish army was a key point of regional security policy even before the Russo-Ukrainian war, and in the last six months, Warsaw has announced huge improvements—the Polish government is developing one of the most powerful armies in Europe. Calculations made this spring put the total
business
Mild winters and dry summers awaiting Europe?
Extreme cold swept across the United States this winter, while Europe had almost spring-like weather during the Christmas holidays. And last year’s continent-wide drought is likely to come back. We discussed the questions of weather and climate change with Erik Kovács. Interview.
Even laymen could observe that winters are
business
CPK the hub – Creating the new CEE
Airports and transport hubs—and their names—are inseparably connected to the metropolises where they are located. If in New York—you’ll land at JFK, if in London—it’s at Heathrow, and in Dubai—Dubai International Airport will be where your plane lands on the tarmac. In Dubai,
business
The cost of energy independence
„Moscow last year earned $50 billion from oil and gas supplies to the EU. And this year, due to the increased prices, the Russian revenues will reach $40 billion already in the coming days,” says energy expert Olivér Hortay. At what cost can Europe cut oil and gas imports from
business
Is this how to achieve climate neutrality? | Debate with experts
Nuclear energy, Chernobyl and Fukushima, renewable green energy and Greenpeace transparency were among the issues discussed by experts at the Climate Policy Institute event in Budapest. Read our report to find out how we can be climate neutral!
Is nuclear energy green? The question is particularly pressing today, as the
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What's up, youth? | Young people in time of a pandemic
Young people were among the most affected by the coronavirus outbreak, as they were forced to retreat from their university desks to their bedrooms, deprived of their communities. What is the current state of young people in Hungary and the region? Can we measure the behavioral pattern of Generation K
art
It doesn’t matter if you were born after 89, the iron playgrounds still shape your identity | Interview with curator Tamás Don
In the exhibition Borderline Case—which opened its doors to the public on 22 January—Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak and Romanian artists born after 1989 explore the relationship with their own regional identities. What can the region do, after being conditioned to forget its own past in order to move
business
Slovakia—the possible innovation capital in CEE
After reading about the flourishing startup ecosystem of Hungary and Poland, you now have the chance to dig deep into another fascinating scene since we continue our series of articles about the Visegrad region. It’s your turn Slovakia! Amaze us.
This should not come as a surprise since Slovaks
business
Communication is the path to innovation in the region | Interview with Claudia Patricolo
We talked to Claudia Patricolo, Editor-in-chief of CEEenergynews — who left Paris and Rome to build her career in Budapest — about the energy market in Central Europe, as well as discussing the gas and energy crisis, and innovation. Interview.
First of all, I’d like to ask you about your career.
tech
A new space age with exponential growth?—István Sárhegyi on the space industry
The Hungarian space industry can look back on several decades of history, the Russian radiation-detection equipment used on the International Space Station is supplied by Hungary, and the global space industry could be a trillion-dollar business by 2040, and Central Europe is not going to be left out of it.
design
World-class form and content – MOME renews
MOME’s new campus was handed over a year ago, resulting not only in the change of the physical environment: an entirely new approach and structure is being formed in Zugliget, while also keeping the changes of our world in mind. The management of Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
architecture
The best of contemporary public architecture in one place | PACE x HYPEANDHYPER
The PACE project was initiated by the professors of the Faculty of Architecture of Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), with headquarters in Budapest, – an online platform designed to serve as a relevant source of Central Eastern European contemporary architecture projects. In the upcoming weeks, we will present a
art
Contemporary movies from Central Europe
Although movie theaters have closed down for a while, we don’t have to give up
on watching movies. Here’s a top 5 selection featuring the best contemporary
films from the region that you can still watch from your couch.
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