Hungary

Orban wants an EU that is a loose association that provides convergence funding but does not enforce common values

The cause of academic freedom may motivate some but anger could spread more widely over abuse of power and corruption

Pressures over minorities remain an important driver of interstate relations in Central-Eastern Europe

CEU is a symbol of everything that Orban sets himself against as a champion of rooted, traditional Hungarian values

A Commission signal that it will not hold member-states to account for graft may lead to more democratic backsliding

Record Czech car output could go unsold if another slump in Western Europe prompts buyers to delay new car purchases

Inflationary pressures are setting the stage for Central-East European rate hikes, in some cases late this year

Budapest residents may now vote on whether to pull out of staging expensive Olympic games