EU heads of state and government meeting in Brussels have agreed a deal that will see Hungary and Poland lift their veto of the bloc’s multi-year budget and Covid-19 recovery package. European Union leaders reached a deal on December 10 to end...
Tag - Rule of law
Markets are increasingly uneasy at Polish and Hungarian intransigence over a mechanism that will tie EU funding to respect for the rule of law, a row that threatens to...
Ukraine has pursued reform in many sectors over the past 12 months, but recent decisions by the Constitutional Court have called into question the country’s...
The Polish government’s war with both Brussels and a significant part of the Polish population over the rule of law is against the country’s national interests. On...
Media freedom in Europe is on the decline, according to the European Parliament. The European Parliament this week expressed its “deeply concern” about the...
Hungary and Poland find a way to block the EU’s new seven-year budget and Covid-19 recovery fund. The European Union is facing an almost unprecedented crisis after...
Barack Obama was indifferent to Central and Eastern Europe. Will his former vice-president be any different? After a tumultuous four years and an even more bruising...
A landmark agreement will for the first time link EU funds to respect for the rule of law. Hungary has already signalled its displeasure at the deal. European Union...
One of the most common misconceptions regarding authoritarian regimes is the widespread belief that they are opposed by business. The notion that authoritarian leaders...
Last week the European Commission issued its latest ‘Enlargement Package’ for the Western Balkans (WB) and Turkey. This means that the six WB countries (Albania, Bosnia...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Summers should be relaxed, with vacations at the seaside and little interesting news. But in July, following accusations of corruption and state protection of the mafia...
