Hungary

  • Oct 16, 2023
  • 2 min read

Bulgaria to leverage TurkStream flows against Gazprom

Bulgaria has raised transit fees for Russia's gas shipments over the TurkStream pipeline by 20%

Bulgaria
  • Oct 4, 2023
  • 7 min read

Migrant lack will worsen Eastern Europe’s skills set

Populist politicians’ anti-migrant policies have weaponised migration policy, for which industry is paying the price

Eastern Europe
  • Sep 29, 2023
  • 7 min read

Inflation in Eastern Europe will slow monetary easing

Politics may lie behind Poland’s ‘shock’ rate cut as caution delays the Czech central bank’s shift to policy easing

Eastern Europe
  • Sep 21, 2023
  • 7 min read

New Czech export strategy will focus on innovation

Policies supporting exporters reflects the importance of foreign trade for Central Europe’s highly open economies

Eastern Europe
  • Sep 13, 2023
  • 2 min read

Poland’s elections will drive ban on Ukrainian grain

Politicians backing farmers in four eastern EU members want ban on importing Ukrainian grain to be extended

Eastern Europe
  • Sep 11, 2023
  • 8 min read

Fading support for Ukraine will affect EU policymaking

Support for Ukraine is lowest in Bulgaria, little higher in Slovakia and Hungary, and has plunged in Romania

EU
  • Sep 7, 2023
  • 7 min read

Unity on Ukraine is at risk in EU’s eastern members

Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia are the main EU outliers when it comes to a united front on Ukraine

EU
  • Aug 24, 2023
  • 7 min read

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

Poland, Czechia and Slovakia have seen energy ties with Russia decline sharply, in contrast to neighbouring Hungary.

Eastern Europe