Poland
Hungary will ease immigration to meet labour shortage
Hungary trumps its V4 neighbours by fast-tracking new immigration strategy, aimed at fixing its talent shortfall
HungaryWarsaw may find better way to pick state firm managers
The new government is promising to improve appointments to state firm managements, long sinecures for party loyalists
PolandPoland’s population trends suggest long-term decline
Persistently falling birth rates accompany Poland’s rising old-age dependency and shrinking labour force
PolandPolish opposition’s combative tactics may cost votes
The opposition attempt to invalidate legislation has led the government to threaten early elections raising its majority
PolandPoland’s need for foreign workers will persist
Foreign workers’ unpopularity will be an enduring problem for Poland as demographic trends exacerbate labour shortages
PolandMinistry would depoliticise selecting Poland’s judges
Consensus may be building that the PiS judicial reforms were mistaken, but its supporters may not give in so easily
PolandOn some EU policies Tusk will maintain Polish interest
Tusk is suggesting Poland will be more amenable to ambitious climate targets than PiS but not on free trade with Ukraine
PolandIndustry needs may prompt East European school reform
The latest PISA assessments of school students’ attainment from the OECD show a split in the Visegrad Four
Eastern Europe
