Country reports

Zaev to step aside as North Macedonia PM

Prime Minister of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev officially stood down as leader of the country's ruling party SDSM on Saturday,…

2 years ago

CEE region outperforms expectations in e-culture index

Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries are over-achievers regarding ‘digital quality of life’, according to the latest Digital Quality of…

2 years ago

Czechia on course for five-party coalition

Czechia looks set to be ruled by a liberal, centre-right coalition after five parties agreed on a joint programme on…

3 years ago

Four-star general nominated to head Romania’s government

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has designated his country's interim defence minister, Nicolae Ciuca, as prime minister to form Romania's new…

3 years ago

Mayor Peter Marki-Zay wins primary vote to run against PM Orban in spring 2022

Peter Marki-Zay, the 49-year-old conservative mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, south Hungary, was announced as the winner of the Hungarian opposition primaries…

3 years ago

Czechs vote out PM Babis

Czechs voted for a conservative shift in last weekend's elections on Friday and Saturday. The conservative coalition SPOLU (“Together”) formed by…

3 years ago

Austria’s Kurz steps back, FM Schallenberg to become Chancellor

Alexander Schallenberg is expected to be sworn in “within days” as Chancellor of Austria following the resignation of Sebastian Kurz over the weekend.  It would be an…

3 years ago

Polish court ruling challenges primacy of EU law

Poland's highest court ruled Thursday that some parts of the EU treaties are incompatible with the country’s own Constitution. Prime…

3 years ago

Babis under fire in Czech election week

Corruption allegations against prime minister Andrej Babis are dominating the headlines in Czechia as its citizens prepare to go to…

3 years ago

Germans vote, Central Europe shivers

The citizens of EU’s richest and most populous country go to the polls on September 26, and no foreign election…

3 years ago