Hungary
Gas corruption scandal strengthens Croatian opposition
Revelations of large-scale corruption at Croatia’s largest energy company INA spell trouble for the Plenkovic government
CroatiaHungary and EU will most probably settle funding row
Hungary’s economic indicators mostly worsen as base rate rises to 11.75% and talks grind on with EU on funding
HungaryRussian gas cut would hurt EU’s eastern members most
Sudden closure of Nord Stream 1 would hurt Central European industry both directly and via manufacturing supply chains
Eastern EuropeRomanian coalition will weather rift over Orban speech
Trouble in Romania's governing coalition flared up when one member refused to condemn Orban's Baile Tusnad speech
RomaniaHungary’s Orban will not soften his illiberal rhetoric
The prime minister’s continuing election success is encouraging him in his stand against the European mainstream
HungaryEastern Europe’s reliance on Russian oil will endure
Trying to keep prices in check, Central-East European countries will find it hard to end oil dependence on Russia
Eastern EuropeSlowdown may upset Hungary’s 2023 budget assumptions
Some government measures are inflationary; sharp rate rises may tame it while helping the economy slow in late 2022
HungaryEU, Poland and Hungary remain far apart on standards
Budapest and Warsaw protest that they are meeting concerns about their democratic standards, but the EU requires more
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