Elections in the Balkans: Which Way Is Southeastern Europe Heading?
The Serbian election and the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election both suggest that political forces in Southeastern Europe are shifting.
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Central Europe Should Be Treated as a Single Destination, Sector Leaders Say
An interconnected destination approach would greatly benefit the Central European region from a marketing perspective, according to tourism leaders speaking at the Euronews Travel and Tourism Summit. Currently, national borders limit how visitors experience Central European destinations.
The Great Tax Overhaul of Hungary
This Monday, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar made significant announcements on 6th October via video message regarding Hungary’s tax system.
Debt brakes and vetoes: Slovakia, Czechia and Poland test their fiscal limits
Slovakia, Czechia and Poland are all writing 2027 budgets that push against their own debt and deficit limits. Defence is the obvious culprit, but weak growth, the energy shock and rising interest bills are doing just as much damage.
Poland’s Dilemma: Would It Go to the Defence of the Baltic States?
In an analysis published on September 28, Marcin Wyrwał, a journalist with Onet, raised a question that at first glance concerns Poland’s military commitments but in fact touches on the credibility of NATO’s entire eastern flank
Slovak coalition partner helps oust Environment Minister, putting Fico’s parliamentary majority under pressure
Slovakia’s governing coalition faces renewed uncertainty after seven MPs from the junior coalition SNS joined the opposition to oust Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba.
Romania once again in political turbulence: three options remain for Nicușor Dan
Romania is facing a political crisis, with the stakes now extending to fiscal stabilisation and access to EU funds.
Poland Goes to the Polls Next Year – What Are the Main Political Fault Lines?
For a long time, Polish politics was shaped by competition between two blocs of roughly similar size: the centre and the far right. The next parliamentary election, however, is likely to be different, as the political formation to the right of the centre is becoming increasingly fragmented.
How Poland Is Grappling with Rising Fuel Prices
Polish motorists are seeing increasingly higher figures on petrol-station price boards, and for now there is little indication that prices will return to the much lower levels seen at the beginning of the summer anytime soon.
The Drone War Is Knocking on Poland’s Door
Russia is deploying increasingly sophisticated jet-powered drones in the immediate vicinity of the Ukrainian-Polish border, while a recent Polish military analysis suggests that Warsaw’s armed forces have still not fully adapted to the type of warfare that has already become commonplace in Ukraine.
Is Prague Airport about to be privatised?
The Babiš government is weighing partial privatisations of explosives maker Explosia and Letiště Praha, the operator of Václav Havel Airport, but the Prime Minister and First Deputy PM Karel Havlíček (both ANO) are advancing markedly different justifications for the sales.
Poland Takes Off with Offshore Wind Energy
On July 10, a new chapter began in Poland’s history: for the first time, electricity generated by an offshore wind farm entered the country’s national power grid.
How Did the V4 React to the AfD’s Historic Victory?
The reaction in the Visegrád countries to the Alternative for Germany (AfD) victory in Sunday’s Saxony-Anhalt state election was far from uniform.
High-Speed Rail Reform in Poland: Trains Set to Race at 250 km/h
Polish media report that travel time between Warsaw and Kraków could fall to less than two hours.
Hungary’s Return to the EU: Already Underway, But Far from Complete
Based on the developments in Hungary over the past few days, it would be difficult to argue that relations between Hungary and the European Union are simply returning to where they were before Viktor Orbán came to power.