Redrawing borders in the Western Balkans usually means war, which makes a recent comment by Slovenia’s president somewhat troublesome. A diplomatic row has broken...
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Schoolchildren in Hungary and Czechia will be heading back to class, and shops will be reopening. But some feel the relaxation in Covid-19 restrictions is too early. Two...
Poland and Hungary’s ruling parties could join Italy’s Lega to create the third-largest group of MEPs in the European Parliament. Polish Prime Minister...
The UN refugee agency says people seeking international protection, many of whom are fleeing war, violence and persecution, must have effective access to Hungarian...
Hungary faces a large fine unless it complies with a ruling from the European Court of Justice over the funding of NGOs. The European Union has taken an key step towards...
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...
Throughout Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Covid-19 pandemic has compounded existing democratic flaws, including weak checks and balances, persistent...
Despite again tweaking Hungary’s electoral system to favour his Fidesz party, a united opposition means that Viktor Orbán will face the biggest threat to his...
A new law that prohibits adoption by non-married couples and a female minister telling women that they shouldn’t expect to earn as much as men. It’s been...
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...
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...
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...
