In early May, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Europe for the first time since 2019. The destinations of the visit were France, Hungary and Serbia. China sought to improve its relationship with Europe, but relations remain tense.
Magyar's TISZA party seems to attract not the voters of Fidesz, but those of a few smaller opposition parties that may now struggle to cross the threshold to enter parliament.
Poland’s defence investment and its central position vis-à-vis Ukraine are contributing to the growth of Poland’s status in the EU.
Hudson Institute says move towards secession could in turn spark broader ethnic conflicts in Balkans.
Eastern EU members are growing much faster than the eurozone, but must focus more on innovation for a full catchup.
Apathy and lack of trust in national institutions, combined with ‘convergence fatigue’, have created favourable conditions for populist forces that have degraded the quality of institutions in many of the CEE states that joined the EU in 2004.
20 years after the accession of Central Europe, EU enlargement can be seen as an engine of economic growth, even if it was not a success everywhere and in all areas.
While digital infrastructure in the region is growing, support infrastructure designed to handle the growth in demand is what requires investment.
The economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which experienced a period of stagnation last year, are poised for a modest revival in 2024, but both the Russian and Turkish economies are already overheating.
Russian forces must only make an offensive push for 250km to cut the Baltic states from Europe.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban’s close ties with leaders of Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska have encouraged nationalism and authoritarian tendencies with negative consequences for stability, says paper published by EPC.
With important local elections coming up in April and to the European Parliament in June, the party faces one of its most serious crises.
Candidate states for EU accession such as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia remain in a zone of insecurity where Russia can intervene minimally in a hybrid way.